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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 2nd)


1930 - Roddy Maude-Roxby (Actor)  Plenty
Birthplace:  London, England
1942 - Roshan Seth (Actor)  Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Birthplace:  Patna, Bihar, British, India
1945 - Linda Hunt (Actress)  The Year of Living Dangerously
Birthplace:  Morristown, New Jersey
1945 - Reggie Smith (Baseball)
Birthplace:  Shreveport, Louisiana
1949 - Pamela Reed (Actress)  Best of Times
Birthplace:  Tacoma, Washington
1949 - David Robinson (Drummer)  The Cars
Birthplace:  Malden, Massachusetts
1954 - Gregory Abbott (Singer)  “Shake You Down”
Birthplace:  New York City
1954 - Donald Petrie (Actor)  Mystic Pizza
Birthplace:  New York City
1961 - Keren Woodward (English Singer)  Bananarama
Birthplace:  Bristol, England
1964 - Pete Incaviglia (Baseball)
Birthplace:  Pebble Beach, California
1966 - Bill Romanowski (Football)​
Birthplace:  Vernon, Connecticut
1978 - Deon Richmond (Actor)  The Cosby Show (Kenny)
Birthplace:  Washington Heights, New York


Fun Fact!

Mark Jackson Was the 18th Overall Pick in the 1987 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks
* Won 1987 Big East Defensive Player of the Year at St. John's


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#1 Songs in America

(On April 2nd)


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 - "Lean on Me"
Club Nouveau
3/21 - 4/3
1987 - "Lean on Me"
Club Nouveau
3/21 - 4/3
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 2nd

(On This Day in 80s History)


1984 - Georgetown Beat Houston to Win the NCAA National Championship
Venue:  The Kingdome
City:  Seattle, Washington
Head Coach:  John Thomspon
Most Outstanding Player:  Patrick Ewing
​Top Scorer:  Roosevelt Chapman (Dayton)

John Thompson Became the First African-American Head Coach To Win the NCAA Tournament


Fun Fact!

Patrick Ewing Was the #1 Overall Pick in the 1985 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks
* Won Rookie of the Year

All-Star:  11

1986 - The 3-Pointer Was Adopted by the NCAA
* The Southern Conference Had Been Using the 3-Pointer Since 1980​​
Ronnie Carr (Western Carolina) Became the First Player to Make a 3-Point Shot on November 29, 1980

1989 - Tennessee Beat Auburn 76 - 70 to Win the Women’s NCAA National Championship
Location:  Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington
Head Coach:  Pat Summitt
Most Outstanding Player:  Bridgette Gordon


1989 - Wrestlemania V
Venue:  Trump Plaza
City:  Atlantic City, New Jersey


Notable Matches
Hulk Hogan Beat Randy Macho Man Savage to Win the WWF Heavyweight Championship​


“Ravishing” Rick Rude Beat The Ultimate Warrior to Win the Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship


Demolition Defended Their Tag-Tag Championship Against The Powers of Pain (The Warlord and The Barbaran) and Mr. Fuji


Fun Fact!

Linda Hunt Won an Academy Award For Best Supporting Actor For Her Role as Billy Kwan in the 1982 Film The Year of Living Dangerously


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