Non-musical history for today: 1786 – Mont Blanc on the French-Italian border was climbed for the first time by Jacques Balmat and Dr. Michel-Gabriel Paccard. I hear they found many expensive (but not premium quality) pens up there.

Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for August 8.

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