Daily Archives: August 24, 2022

Paul McCartney and Wings perform at Deutschlandhalle in West Berlin, West Germany 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 24 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Beatles 1970s


Video: 'Paul McCartney & Wings - Live in Berlin, Germany (August 24, 1972)'

(Thursday, August 24, 1972, 8:00 p.m. Central European Time; during the Wings Over Europe Tour) — Paul McCartney and his new band, Wings, performed tonight at the Deutschlandhalle in West Berlin, West Germany, on the 25th and final stop of their 25-city, 26-show 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 Wings perform at Deutschlandhalle in West Berlin, West Germany 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 24 1972) →

44 people killed in Florida as Hurricane Andrew makes landfall south of Miami 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 24 1992)

1990s


Video: 'Hurricane Andrew 1992 Landfall'

(Monday, August 24, 1992, 5:05 a.m. EDT) — Hurricane Andrew, a very powerful and destructive Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that struck the Bahamas, Florida, and Louisiana, smashed into Florida south of Miami today with sustained winds of 145 mph. Continue reading 44 people killed in Florida as Hurricane Andrew makes landfall south of Miami 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 24 1992) →