Daily Archives: September 25, 2018

Bush, Dukakis clash on deficits, drugs in first debate 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 25 1988)


Video: '1988 Presidential Candidates Debate 1 - September 25, 1988'

(Sunday, September 25, 1988, 8:00-9:30 p.m. EDT; during the United States presidential election, 1988 campaign) — U.S. Vice President and Republican presidential nominee George H.W. Bush and Massachusetts Governor and Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis clashed over deficits, drugs and the Pledge of Allegiance in their first of two debates tonight at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Continue reading Bush, Dukakis clash on deficits, drugs in first debate 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 25 1988)

The Beatles complete ‘Happiness Is a Warm Gun’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 25 1968)


Video: 'Happiness Is A Warm Gun (Remastered 2009)'

(Wednesday, September 25, 1968, 7:30 p.m.-5:00 a.m. BST; during sessions for The Beatles, also known as “The White Album”) — The Beatles completed John Lennon’s “Happiness Is a Warm Gun” at EMI Studio 2 in London tonight, adding various overdubs. Continue reading The Beatles complete ‘Happiness Is a Warm Gun’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 25 1968)

144 killed in San Diego mid-air collision 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 25 1978)


Video: 'News 8 raw video of aftermath of PSA Flight 182 crash'

(Monday, September 25, 1978, 9:01 a.m. PDT) — Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) Flight 182, a Boeing 727-214 commercial airliner, collided with a private Cessna 172 light aircraft over San Diego, California, this morning, killing 144 people, including seven on the ground. Continue reading 144 killed in San Diego mid-air collision 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 25 1978)