Daily Archives: July 8, 2025

Ringo Starr performs at Star Plaza Theatre in Merrillville, Indiana 30 years ago this hour (July 8 1995)


Video: 'Star Plaza Theatre 1995' (21 videos)

(Saturday, July 8, 1995, 7:00 p.m. CDT) — Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band performed tonight at Star Plaza Theatre in Merrillville, Indiana, with John Entwistle, Randy Bachman, Mark Farner, Felix Cavaliere, Billy Preston, Zak Starkey and Mark Rivera.

52 killed as bomb destroys Canadian Pacific Air Lines flight 60 years ago this hour (July 8 1965)


Video 'Bomb on Board: Uncovering the largest unsolved murder on Canadian soil'

(Thursday, July 8, 1965, 3:40 p.m. PDT)Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21, a Douglas DC-6B, crashed today in British Columbia after the tail separated from the fuselage; all 52 people on board were killed in what authorities said was the result of an apparent bombing.

Jim Morrison bumps into Ray Manzarek, agree to form a band 60 years ago this hour (July 8 1965)


Video: 'Ray Manzarek in Venice' (July 8, 1965, at 5:02)

(Thursday, July 8, 1965, at approximately 1:00 p.m. PDT) — Jim Morrison ran into former UCLA classmate Ray Manzarek today in Venice Beach, California, and after hearing some of Morrison’s songs, Manzarek agreed to form The Doors with him.