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#1 Songs in America
(April 23rd)
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 - 5/12
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"Come on Eileen" Became the #1 Song in America
Happy 80s Birthdays
1939 - Lee Majors (Actor) Fall Guy
1946 - Blair Brown (Actress) Continental Divide
1949 - Joyce Dewitt (Actress) Three's Company
1954 - Tony Atlas (Wrestler)
1954 - Michael Moore (Filmmaker) Roger & Me
1955 - Judy Davis (Actress) A Passage to India
1959 - Valerie Bertinelli (Actress) One day at a Time
1959 - Dan Frischman (Actor) Head of the Class
1960 - Craig Sheffer (Actor) Some Kind of Wonderful
1961 - George Lopez (Comedian)
Fun Fact!
Lee Majors (The Fall Guy) Also Played Steve Austin in the Six Million Dollar Man (1973 - 1978)
Did You Know?
Lee Majors Was Married to Farrah Fawcett From 1973 to 1982
April 23rd in 80s History
1983 - “Come on Eileen” by Dexys Midnight Runners Hit #1 on the US Billboard Charts
* #1 Song in America from April 23 - 29
Also Hit #1 in the UK, Ireland, Switzerland, Belgium, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa
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1988 - "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" by Whitney Houston Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from April 23 - May 6
Also Hit #1 in Canada
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Other Notable Birthdays
James Buchanan (Former U.S. President)
April 23, 1791 - June 1, 1868
Passed Away at Age 77 From Respiratory Failure
15th President of the United States
Shirley Temple (Singer and Actress)
April 23, 1928 - February 10, 2014
Passed Away at Age 85 From Lung Disease
The #1 Box Office Draw From 1934 to 1938
Steve Clark (Guitarist)
April 23, 1960 - January 8, 1991
Passed Away at Age 30 From Alcohol Poisoning
Lead Guitarist For Def Leppard
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Howard Cosell (Sportscaster)
March 25, 1918 - April 23, 1995
Passed Away at Age 77 From a Cardiac Embolism (Blood Clot)
Worked For ABC Sports From 1953 to 1985
James Earl Ray (Activist)
Passed Away at Age 70 From Kidney Disease and Liver Failure (Caused by Hepatitis C)
James Earl Ray Shot and Killed Martin Luther King Jr.
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1982 - Tag: The Assassination Game
Director: Nick Castle
Starring: Robert Carradine, Linda Hamilton and Michael Winslow
Budget: N/A
Box Office: N/A
1989 - Teen Witch
Director: Dorian Walker
Starring: Robyn Lively, Zelda Rubinstein and Carol Kaye
Budget: $2.5 Million
Box Office: $27,843
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1982 - Final Episode of Blockbuster (Game Show)
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 372
Network: NBC
1982 - Final Episode of Friday’s (Comedy Show)
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 58
Network: ABC
1986 - Final Episode of Fast Times
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 7
Starring Patrick Dempsey and Courtney Thorne-Smith
* Based on the 1982 Film
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1982 - Complete Madness (Compilation Album)
Madness
1985 - Two Hearts
Men at Work (3rd and Final Album)
Billboard Charts: #50
1987 - Introduce Yourself
Faith No More (2nd Album)
1987 - The Ultra-Violence
Death Angel (Debut Album)
* Bay Area Thrash Band
1988 - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Iron Maiden (7th Album)
Billboard Charts: #12
* Hit #1 in the UK and Finland
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1989 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Played in His Final "Regular" Season NBA Game
* Kareem’s Official Last Game Was on June 13, 1989 in Game 4 of the NBA Finals
1989 - Nolan Ryan Lost a No-Hitter with 1 Out in the 9th Inning When Nelson Liriano Hit a Triple to Right Field
* The Rangers Beat the Blue Jays 4 - 1 at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto on a Sunday Afternoon
Attendance: 31,473
1989 - Troy Aikman (UCLA) Was the #1 Overall Pick in the NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys
Top 10 Picks
#1 Troy Aikman QB (Dallas Cowboys)
College: UCLA
#2 Tony Mandarich OT (Green Bay Packers)
College: Michigan State
#3 Barry Sanders RB (Detroit Lions)
College: Oklahoma State
#4 Derrick Thomas LB (Kansas City Chiefs)
College: Alabama
#5 Deion Sanders CB (Atlanta Falcons)
College: Florida State
#6 Broderick Thomas LB (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
College: Nebraska
#7 Tim Worley RB (Pittsburgh Steelers)
College: Georgia
#8 Burt Grossman DE (San Diego Chargers)
College: Pittsburgh
#9 Sammie Smith RB (Miami Dolphins)
College: Florida State
#10 Eric Hill LB (Phoenix Cardinals)
College: Louisiana State
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In Other News
(On April 23rd)
1965 - The First Public School in the United States Opened in Boston
* The Boston Latin School
1914 - The First Baseball Game at Wrigley Field (Chicago) Was Played
* Named Weeghman Park at the Time (1913 - 1915)
1995 - The First World Book Day Was Celebrated
2005 - The First YouTube Video Was Posted
* "Me at the Zoo" by Co-Founder Jawed Karim
1985 - Coca-Cola Released the “New” Coke
* Considered One of the Biggest Marketing Blunders in American History
2018 - A Vehicle-Ramming Attack Killed 11 people and Injured 15 in Toronto
* A 25-Year-Old Suspect, Alek Minassian Was Arrested
2019 – The Hpakant Jade Mine Collapsed in Myanmar Killing 4 Miners and 2 Rescuers
* At Least 50 Others Missing and Presumed Dead
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Headlines
(April 23rd)
1982 - The Final Episode of the Skit Comedy Show, Friday’s Aired
Ran 3 Seasons with 58 Episodes
Starring Michael Richards
* Kramer From Seinfeld
Did You Know?
Michael Richards and Andy Kaufman Got Into a Fight During a Live Filming of Fridays