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(Emmy Awards For Best Comedy)


1980 - Taxi
1981  - Taxi
1982  - Barney Miller
1983  - Cheers
1984  - Cheers
1985  - The Cosby Show
1986  - The Golden Girls
1987  - The Golden Girls
1988  - The Wonder Years

1989  - Cheers​


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Fun Baseball Facts

(Attendance Leaders)


1980 - Los Angeles Dodgers    
Attendance:  3,249,287
Average:  39,625

1981 - Los Angeles Dodgers
Attendance:  2,381,292
Average:  42,523

1982 - Los Angeles Dodgers
Attendance:  3,608,881
Average:  44,554

1983 - Los Angeles Dodgers
Attendance:  3,510,313
Average:  43,879

1984 - Los Angeles Dodgers
Attendance:  3,134,824
Average:  38,702

1985 - Los Angeles Dodgers
Attendance:  3,264,593
Average:  40,304

1986 - Los Angeles Dodgers
Attendance:  3,023,208
Average:  37,324

1987  St. Louis Cardinals
Attendance:  3,072,122
Average:  37,927

1988  New York Mets
Attendance:  3,055,445
Average:  38,193

1989  Toronto Blue Jays
Attendance:  3,375,883
Average:  41,678


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M*A*S*H

​​On  January 14th  1984 Madonna Told Dick Clark That She Wanted to "Rule the World" on an Episode of American Bandstand


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First All-Star Grand Slam

Sarah Jessica Parker Made Her Film Debut in Somewhere Tomorrow (1983)


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"Escape" (The Piña Colada Song) by Rupert Jones Was the #1 Song in America Entering the 1980's


A Standard Piña Colada Drink
1 oz Coconut Cream
​1 oz White Rum
3 ounces Pineapple Juice
Mix with Crushed Ice
Serve in a Chilled Glass


Fun Fact!

Indonesia Produces the Most Coconut in the World

#2  Phillipines

​#3  India

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On  October 26  1984 Michael Jordan Injured Himself on His Very First NBA Dunk Attempt


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Voted #1 80s Site on the Web

Memorable 80s Date

In 1981 Christopher Cross Became the First Singer to Win "Album of the Year", "Song of the Year", "Record of the Year" and "Breakthrough Artist of the Year" on the Same Night


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Mike Tyson

On  March 6th  1985 Mike Tyson Beat Trevor Berbick at Age 20 to Become the Youngest Heavyweight Champion of All-Time


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On  July 6  1983 Fred Lynn Hit the First Grand Slam in All-Star History


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Young Burger King Stars

Michael Jordan's Debut

Grammy Award History

Sarah Jessica Parker

Happy 80s Birthdays

(July 5th)


1950 - Huey Lewis (Singer)
Birthplace:  New York City
1951 - Goose Gossage (Baseball)
Birthplace:  Colorado Springs, Colorado
1952 - Hillbilly Jim (Wrestler)
Birthplace:  Scottsville, Kentucky
1954 - Jimmy Crespo (Guitarist)  Aerosmith
Birthplace:  Brooklyn, New York
1956 - James Lofton (Football)
Birthplace:  Fort Ord, California
1957 - Doug Wilson (Hockey)
Birthplace:  Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1966 - Claudia Wells (Actress) Back to the Future (Jennifer)
Birthplace:  Kuala, Lumpur, Malaysia


Fun Fact!

Huey Lewis Scored a Perfect 800 on the Math Portion of the SAT


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#1 Songs in America

(July 5th)


1980 - "Coming Up"
Paul McCartney
6/28 - 7/18​
1981 - "Bette Davis Eyes"
Kim Carnes
6/27 - 7/24

1982 - "Don't You Want Me"
The Human League
7/3 - 7/23​
1983 - "Flashdance... What a Feeling"
Michael Sembello
​5/28 - 7/8
1984 - "The Reflex"
Duran Duran
6/23 - 7/6
1985 - "Heaven"
Bryan Adams
6/22 - 7/5​
1986 - "There'll Be Sad Songs"

Billy Ocean
7/5 - 7/11
1987 - "I Wanna Dance With Somebody"
Whitney Houston
6/27 - 7/10​
1988 - "Dirty Diana"
Michael Jackson
​7/2 - 7/8
1989 - “Baby Don’t Forget My Number"
Milli Vanilli
7/1 - 7/7


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Movie Facts!

(Highest Grossing Movies From 1980)


1.    Empire Strikes Back
$209,398,025
2.    9 to 5
$103,290,500
3.    Stir Crazy
$101,300,000
4.    Airplane
$83,453,539
5.    Any Which Way You Can
$70,687,344
6.    Private Benjamin​
$69,847,348
7.    Coal Miner's Daughter
$67,182,787
8.    Smokey and the Bandit II
$66,132,626
9.    The Blue Lagoon
$58,853,106
10.  The Blues Brothers

$57,229,890


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On  February 28th  1983 the Final Episode of M*A*S*H Aired in Front of 105 Million Viewers
* The Most Watched Non Sporting Event


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The Piña Colada Song

Lea Thompson, Elisabeth Shue and Sarah Michelle Gellar Got Their Start In the Early 80s on Burger King Commercials


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​​Welcome ​​​Back to the 80s!

​​​​​July 5th

(On This Day in 80s History)


1980 - Björn Borg Won His 5th Straight Wimbledon (94th Wimbledon)
* Defeated John McEnroe 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-7, 8-6
Considered One of the Greatest Wimbledon Finals of All-Time


Fun Fact!

Björn Borg Won 11 Major Championships
Wimbledon:  1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
French Open:  1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980


1986 - “There’ll Be Sad Songs” by Billy Ocean Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from July 5 - 11
Also Hit #1 in Canada​

1989 - Seinfeld Premiered on NBC
Seasons:  9
Episodes:  180​

The #1 Show in America in 1994 and 1997

1989 - Weekend at Bernies Premiered in Theaters
Budget:  $15 Million
Box Office:  $30.2 Million


Fun Fact!

Terry Kiser's (Bernie) Stunt Double Suffered Broken Ribs Filming the Ocean Scenes in Weekend at Bernie's


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