(Saturday, August 8, 1992) — “This Used to Be My Playground” by Madonna peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘This Used to Be My Playground’ by Madonna peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 8 1992)
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Paul McCartney and new band perform at Idretshalle in Örebro, Sweden during Wings Over Europe Tour 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 8 1972)
Video: 'Paul McCartney & Wings - Live in Orebro, Sweden (August 8, 1972)'
(Tuesday, August 8, 1972, evening Central European Time) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his new group, Wings, performed tonight at Idretshalle in Örebro, Sweden, the 13th stop on the 25-city Wings Over Europe Tour, McCartney’s first tour of Continental Europe since The Beatles made a three-city swing through Germany in June 1966. Continue reading Paul McCartney and new band perform at Idretshalle in Örebro, Sweden during Wings Over Europe Tour 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 8 1972)
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U.S. Navy opens way for coed crews on warships 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 8 1972)
Video: 'Women in the Navy Overview' (Aug. 1972 at 7:59)
(Tuesday, August 8, 1972) — Admiral Elmo R. “Bud” Zumwalt Jr., the Chief of Naval Operations, who has already done away with Navy bans on beards and beer, announced today changes in the United States Navy’s rules to allow women to serve on ships, become aviators, and attend the U.S. Naval Academy. Continue reading U.S. Navy opens way for coed crews on warships 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 8 1972)
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Six Nazi saboteurs who recently landed on U.S. shores are executed in Washington, D.C. 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 8 1942)
Video: 'Operation Pastorius - Hitler's Dream to See New York in Flames'
(Saturday, August 8, 1942, executions started at about noon EDT; the result of Operation Pastorius, part of the American Theater of World War II) — Six of the eight Nazi saboteurs who were captured after landing on U.S. soil two months ago were executed in the electric chair today at the District of Columbia Jail, while the two others were sentenced to serve hard labor for life and for thirty years, respectively. Continue reading Six Nazi saboteurs who recently landed on U.S. shores are executed in Washington, D.C. 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 8 1942)
