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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 26th)


1933 - Carol Burnett (Actress)  Annie
Birthplace:  San Antonio, Texas
1940 - Giorgio Moroder (Italian Singer)  "Father of Disco"
Birthplace:  South Tyrol, Italy
1958 - Giancarlo Esposito (Actor)  Do the Right Thing
Birthplace:  Copenhagen, Denmark
1960 - Roger Taylor (English Drummer)  Duran Duran​
Birthplace:  Birmingham, England


Fun Fact!

Queen's Drummer and Duran's Duran Drummer Share the Same Name
Roger Taylor (Queen)
Roger Taylor (Duran Duran)


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#1 Songs in America

(On April 26th)


1980 - "Call Me"
Blondie
4/19 - 5/30​
1981 - "Kiss on My List"
Hall & Oates
4/11 - 5/1

1982 - "I Love Rock 'n' Roll
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
3/20 - 5/7​
1983 - "Come on Eileen"
Dexys Midnight Riders
4/23 - 4/29
1984 - "Against All Odds"
Phil Collins
4/21 - 5/11
1985 - "We Are the World"
USA for Africa​
4/13 - 5/10
1986 - "Kiss"
Prince
4/19 - 5/2
1987 - "I Knew You Were Waiting"
Aretha Franklin and George Michael
4/18 - 5/1​
1988 - "Where Do Broken Hearts Go"
Whitney Houston
4/23 - 5/6
1989 - "Like a Prayer"
Madonna
​4/22 - 5/11


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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 26th

(On This Day in 80s History)


1982 - Former Beatle Paul McCartney Released His 3rd Solo Album Tug of War
Billboard Charts:  #1
Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Netherlands and Japan
* Featuring “Ebony and Ivory”

1983 - John Elway Was the #1 Overall Pick by the Baltimore Colts Before Getting Traded to the Denver Broncos
College:  Stanford
Position:  Quarterback
NFL Seasons:  16
Pro Bowl:  9
NFL MVP:  1987

John Elway Led the Denver Broncos to 5 Super Bowls (Won 2)
* Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2004

1986 - Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Soviet Union Exploded
* The World’s Worst Nuclear Disaster of All-Time
Nearly 100 Deaths Were Directly Attributed to the Accident and Over 9,000 Deaths Were Related to Cancer From the Radiation

1988 - Just the Ten Of Us Premiered on ABC
Seasons:  3
Episodes:  47

The Theme Song Was Sang by Bill Medley


Fun Fact!

Just the Ten of Us Was a Spinoff From Growing Pains​


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