Monthly Archives: August 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) →

President Richard Nixon accepts Republican nomination for second term in Miami 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 23 1972)

1970s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Nixon's 1972 RNC Acceptance Speech'

(Wednesday, August 23, 1972, 10:27 p.m. EDT; during the 1972 Republican National Convention, the Watergate Scandal, and the Vietnam War) — President Richard Nixon of New York accepted the Republican party’s nomination for a second term tonight at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Florida, summoning the nation, and particularly the young, the old and disaffected Democrats, “to join our new majority.” Continue reading President Richard Nixon accepts Republican nomination for second term in Miami 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 23 1972) →

John Lennon, 21, of British rock music band The Beatles marries first wife Cynthia Powell, 22, in Liverpool, England 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 23 1962)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Beatles 1960s


Video: 'Cynthia Lennon Tribute//Jealous Guy'

(Thursday, August 23, 1962, booked for late in the morning British Summer Time) — John Lennon, a 21-year-old English musician and member of the still largely unknown rock music band The Beatles, married his first wife, Cynthia Powell, 22, today at Mount Pleasant Register office in Liverpool, England. Continue reading John Lennon, 21, of British rock music band The Beatles marries first wife Cynthia Powell, 22, in Liverpool, England 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 23 1962) →

The Doors perform on ‘The Dick Cavett Show’ in New York City 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 22 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Doors


Video: 'The Doors - The Dick Cavett Show (1972)'

(Tuesday, August 22, 1972) — Two years and 50 days after lead singer Jim Morrison was found dead in a bathtub in Paris, the surviving members of the American rock group The Doors — keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore — performed today at the Elysee Theater at 202 West 58th Street in New York City for the Friday, Aug. 25, 1972, edition of the ABC-TV late-night talk show ‘The Dick Cavett Show.’ Continue reading The Doors perform on ‘The Dick Cavett Show’ in New York City 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 22 1972) →

Irish revolutionary Michael Collins shot to death in ambush by anti-Treaty forces 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 22 1922)

1920s


Video: 'IRELAND: IRA leader Michael Collins killed in ambush (1922)'

(Tuesday, August 22, 1922, as Collins’ convoy approached Béal na Bláth between 7:30 and 8:00 p.m. Irish Standard Time; during the Irish Civil War, part of the Irish revolutionary period) — Michael Collins, a founder of the Irish Republican Army and a key figure in Ireland’s independence movement, was shot to death today in an ambush at Béal na Bláth in County Cork, Ireland, apparently by Irish Republican Army members opposed to the Anglo-Irish Treaty that Collins had co-signed. Continue reading Irish revolutionary Michael Collins shot to death in ambush by anti-Treaty forces 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 22 1922) →

Paul McCartney and Wings perform at Cine Roma in Antwerp, Belgium 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 22 1972)

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


Video: 'Paul McCartney Live In Cine Roma, Antwerp, Belgium (Tuesday 22nd August 1972)'

(Tuesday, August 22, 1972, 7:00 p.m. Central European Time; during the Wings Over Europe Tour) — Paul McCartney and his new band, Wings, performed tonight at the Cine Roma in Antwerp, Belgium, on the 24th 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 Cine Roma in Antwerp, Belgium 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 22 1972) →