THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: supporting Talking Heads / 200 people at Bayou Club / a fan kiss Edge's cheeks / "Achtung Baby" number 1!

"London Club" tour - december 7, 1979 - U2 perform in Camden, England at the Electric Ballroom as support for "The Talking Heads" and Orhestral Manceuvres In The Dark.

"Boy" tour - december 7, 1980 - U2 perform in Washinton D.C., at the Bayou Club, with 200 people.

"October" tour - december 7, 1981 - U2 perform in East Lansing, Michigan at Dooley's.

"The Unforgettable Fire" tour - december 7, 1984 - U2 perform in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at Massey Hall. The crowd is ecstatic this night (the crowd's energy and dancing shakes the balcony, which moves 10 inches up and down to the rhythm of the music) and screams even through slower songs like "MLK". During "Party Girl" several girls jump on stage, and one runs towards The Edge and starts kissing him on the cheeks. Bono remarks during the song, "I can never think of myself as a popstar or anything like that..." Bono dances with every girl that jumps on stage, and returns them to the crowd afterwards. Support is "The Waterboys".

"Achtung Baby" - december 7, 1991."Achtung Baby" by U2 debuts at No. 1 on Billboard's pop albums chart.

"Vertigo" gets three Grammy nods - december 7, 2004. "Vertigo" receives three Grammy nominations today: Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal, Best Rock Song (songwriters award), and Best Short Form Music Video. The awards are scheduled for mid-February in Los Angeles.