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Today In History: A Very Serious Rating

September 26, 2025

The Almanac

September 26. On this day in history, the U.S. Army established the Military Police Corps in 1941. In 1957, West Side Story opened on Broadway, redefining the American musical. In 1960, the first televised presidential debate aired between Nixon and Kennedy, changing political media forever. Four years later, in 1964, Gilligan’s Island made its debut on CBS. In 1990, the MPAA introduced the NC-17 rating, replacing the old X. Fast forward to 2023: Donald Trump was found guilty of fraud for inflating his assets. That same year, Joe Biden became the first sitting president to walk a picket line,

September 26. On this day in history, the U.S. Army established the Military Police Corps in 1941. In 1957, West Side Story opened on Broadway, redefining the American musical. In 1960, the first televised presidential debate aired between Nixon and Kennedy, changing political media forever. Four years later, in 1964, Gilligan’s Island made its debut on CBS. In 1990, the MPAA introduced the NC-17 rating, replacing the old X. Fast forward to 2023: Donald Trump was found guilty of fraud for inflating his assets. That same year, Joe Biden became the first sitting president to walk a picket line, joining striking autoworkers in Michigan. In music history, Bruno Mars topped the charts on this day in 2010 with “Just the Way You Are.” And that’s your Almanac for today, on Northwest Newsradio.