(Saturday, August 25, 1984) — “Leave a Tender Moment Alone” by Billy Joel at #27 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Leave a Tender Moment Alone’ by Billy Joel peaks at #27 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 25 1984)
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Paris liberated from Nazi tyranny as German commander surrenders to Allies during World War II 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 25 1944)
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(Friday, August 25, 1944, 3:30 p.m. Western European Mean Time; during the Liberation of Paris, part of Operation Overlord, World War II) — Despite repeated orders from Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler that the French capital “must not fall into the enemy’s hand except lying in complete debris,” General Dietrich von Choltitz, German military governor of Paris, surrendered the City of Light to Free French troops this afternoon at the Hôtel Meurice. Continue reading Paris liberated from Nazi tyranny as German commander surrenders to Allies during World War II 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 25 1944)
