1988 Democratic presidential candidates hold first debate 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 1 1987)

(Wednesday, July 1, 1987, 9:00 p.m. EDT) — Seven Democratic presidential hopefuls gathered tonight in Houston for their first debate of the 1988 campaign, during which they fired salvo after salvo at Republican term-limited President Ronald Reagan, but hardly a shot at each other.