Happy 80s Birthdays
(March 21st)
1937 - Tom Flores (Football Coach)
Birthplace: Sanger, California
1945 - Rose Stone (Singer) Sly and the Family Stone
Birthplace: Dallas, Texas
1946 - Timothy Dalton (Actor) License to Kill
Birthplace: Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire, Wales
1950 - Roger Hodgson (English Singer) Supertramp
Birthplace: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
1951 - Conrad Lozano (Guitarist) Los Lobos
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
1951 - Russell Thompkins (Singer) The Stylistics
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1958 - Gary Oldman (Actor)
Birthplace: London, England
1958 - Sabrina Le Beauf (Actress) The Cosby Show (Sondra)
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana
1961 - Slim Jim Phantom (Drummer) Stray Cats
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York
1962 - Matthew Broderick (Actor) Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Birthplace: New York City
1962 - Rosie O’Donnell (Comedian)
Birthplace: Commack, New York
1963 - Shawon Dunston (Baseball)
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York
Fun Fact!
Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker Have Been Married Since 1997
* They Have 3 Children
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#1 Songs in America
(March 21st)
1980 - "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
Queen
2/23 - 3/21
1981 - "Keep on Loving You"
REO Speedwagon
3/21 - 3/27
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 - "Jump"
Van Halen
2/25 - 3/30
1985 - 'Can't Fight This Feeling"
REO Speedwagon
3/9 - 3/29
1986 - "Sara"
Starship
3/15 - 3/21
1987 - "Lean on Me"
Club Nouveau
3/21 - 4/3
1988 - "Never Gonna Give You Up"
Rick Astley
3/12 - 3/25
1989 - "Lost in Your Eyes"
Debbie Gibson
3/4 - 3/24
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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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The Piña Colada Song
Welcome Back to the 80s!
Fun TV Facts!
(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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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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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
"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
Michael Jordan's Debut
Grammy Award History
Sarah Jessica Parker
March 21st
(On This Day in 80s History)
1980 - President Jimmy Carter Announced the United States Would Boycott the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow to Protest the Soviet Union's Invasion of Afghanistan
* The Soviet Union Responded by Boycotting the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
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1980 - J.R. Ewing Was Shot in the Season Finale of Dallas, Spawning the “Who Shot J.R.?” Phenomenon
Fun Fact!
The Global Phenomenon of Who shot J.R. Was Revealed On November 21, 1980
* The Highest-Rated Television Episode in U.S. History at the Time With Over 83 Million Viewers
The Sister of Sue Ellen Ewing, Kristin Shepard Was the Shooter
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1981 - "Keep on Loving You" by REO Speedwagon Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from March 21 - 27
Fun Fact!
REO Speedwagon Was Formed in Champaign, Illinois in 1967
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1987 - "Lean on Me" by Club Nouveau Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from March 21 - April 3
Also Hit #1 in Canada and New Zealand
Fun Fact!
Club Nouveau Was Formed in Sacramento, California in 1986
* "Lean On Me" Was Originally Performed by Bill Withers in 1972
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