Today in History: August 8th

Each day around 10:20 am and 2:20 pm we step into a time machine and take a look back. Who was born? What was going on in the world? What happened in music?

Today on August 8th

In 1976-J.C. Chasez from N'Sync and Drew Lachey of 98 Degrees were both born. They're 43 today.

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In 1978-Garfield's comic strip sidekick/frienemy, Odie was born...um...debuted? So he's 41 today!

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In 1995-Weezer's iconic self-titled album went double platinum.

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And that's what happened today in history.

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