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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

(April 4th)


1944 - Craig T. Nelson (Actor)  Poltergeist
Birthplace:  Spokane, Washington
1946 - Dave Hill (Guitarist)  Slade
Birthplace:  Holbeton, Devon, England
1956 - Tom Herr (Baseball)
Birthplace:  Lancaster, Pennsylvania
1959 - Phil Morris (Actor)  Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Birthplace:  Iowa City, Iowa
1963 - Jack Del Rio (Football)
Birthplace:  Castro Valley, California
1965 - Robert Downey Jr. (Actor)  Weird Science
Birthplace:  New York City
1966 - Nancy McKeon (Actress)  Facts of Life “Jo”
Birthplace:  Westbury, New York


Fun Fact!

Phil Morris is Best Known For Playing Jackie Chiles on Seinfeld


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#1 Songs in America

(On April 4th)


1980 - "Another Brick in the Wall Part II"
Pink Floyd
3/22 - 4/18​
1981 - "Rapture"
Blondie
3/28 - 4/10

1982 - "I Love Rock 'n' Roll
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
3/20 - 5/7​
1983 - "Billie Jean"
Michael Jackson
3/5 - 4/22
1984 - "Footloose"
Kenny Loggins
3/31 - 4/20
1985 - "One More Night"
Phil Collins
3/30 - 4/12
1986 - "Rock Me Amadeus"
Falco
3/29 - 4/18
1987 - "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
Starship
4/4 - 4/17
1988 - "Man in the Mirror"
Michael Jackson
3/26 - 4/8

1989 - "Eternal Flame"
The Bangles
​4/1 - 4/7​


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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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April 4th

(On This Day in 80s History)


1983 - North Carolina State Beat Houston 54 - 52 to Win the NCAA National Championship
Venue:  The Pit
City:  Albuquerque, New Mexico
​Head Coach:  Jim Valvano
Most Outstanding Player:  Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston) Losing Team
Top Scorer:  Dereck Whittenburg (NC State) 120

Hakeem Olajuwan is the Last Player To Win MVP on the Losing Team


Fun Fact!

Hakeem Olajuwan Was the #1 Overall Pick in the 1984 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets
NBA Seasons:  18
All-Star:  12
All-NBA First Team:  6
NBA Champion:  2 (1994, 1995)

Elected to the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008

1986 - The Final Episode of Knight Rider Aired
Seasons:  4
Episodes:  90
Starring:  David Hasselhoff

The Car (Kitt) Was a 1982 Pontiac Trans Am

1987 - "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" by Starship Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from April 4 - 17
Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Ireland and Portugal
“Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” Was the Theme Song For the Film Mannequin​

1988 - Kansas Beat Oklahoma 89 - 73 to Win  the NCAA National Championship
Venue:  Kemper Arena
City:  Kansas City, Missouri
Location:  Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri
Coach:  Larry Brown
Most Outstanding Player:  Danny Manning
Top Scorer:  Danny Manning (Kansas) 163​


Fun Fact!

Danny Manning Was the #1 Overall Pick in the 1988 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers
NBA Seasons:  14
All-Star:  2
* Won the 6th Man of the Year in 1998 (Phoenix Suns)


Fun Fact!

Oregon Beat Ohio St. 46 - 33 in the First NCAA National Championship On March 27, 1939


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