80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1989 - National Lampoon's: Christmas Vacation
Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik
Starring: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Randy Quaid, Juliette Lewis and Johnny Galecki
Budget: $25 Million
Box Office: $71.3 Million
1980 - A Change of Season
Director: Richard Lang
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Shirley MacLaine and Bo Derek
Budget: $6 Million
Box Office: $7.2 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1981 - Bret Maverick Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 18
James Garner Reprised His Role as Maverick From the 50s and 60s
1984 - Ed Bagley, Jr. Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Billy Squier
1986 - The Cavanaughs Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 26
1989 - Final Episode of The Legend of Zelda
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - Inside You
The Isley Brothers (20th Album)
Billboard Charts: #45
1986 - Hot, Cool & Vicious
Salt-N-Pepa (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #26
* #7 in R&B
Featuring “Push It”
First Commercial Rap Album With All Females
1986 - Live Magic (Live Album)
Queen
* Reached #3 in the UK
1986 - Anything
The Damned (7th Album)
* Reached #40 in the UK
1987 - Persecution Mania
Sodom (2nd Album)
1989 - Gutter Ballet
Savatage (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #124
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - George Rogers (RB) Won the 46th Heisman Trophy Award
College: University of South Carolina
* First Overall Pick in the 1981 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints
1983 - The Los Angeles Raiders Beat the San Diego Chargers 42 - 10 at Jack Murphy Stadium
* Thursday Night Football
Spread
Raiders -1.5
O/U 54.0
Todd Christensen Had 8 Receptions 140 Yards and 3 Touchdowns
1984 - Doug Flutie (QB) Won the 50th Heisman Trophy Award
College: Boston College
* Drafted in the 11th round (285 overall) in the 1985 Draft by the Los Angeles Rams but Decided to Play in the USFL with the Washington Generals
1984 - Greg Page KO’d Gerrie Coetzee (8 Rounds) to Win the WBA Heavyweight Championship
1985 - The Green Bay Packers Held the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to Only 65 Yards of Offense
* The Packers Shutout the Bucs 21 - 0 at Lambeau Field
Spread
Packers 6.5
O/U 44.5
Bucs Quarterback Steve Young Was Sacked 5 Times
1985 - The New Orleans Saints Recorded 9 Sacks Against the Los Angeles Rams
* The Saints Beat the Rams 29 - 3 at the Louisiana Superdome
Spread
Rams -5.5
O/U 40.0
Morton Anderson (Saints) Made 6 Field Goals
1988 - NBC Bid a Record $401 Million For the Rights to Air the 1992 Barcelona Olympics
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1988 - World AIDS Day Was Recognized Worldwide For the First Time
December 1st in 80s History
#1 Songs in America
(December 1st)
1980 - "Lady"
Kenny Rogers
11/15 - 12/26
1981 - "Physical"
Olivia Newton-John
11/21 - 1/29
1982 - "Truly"
Lionel Richie
11/27 - 12/10
1983 - "All Night Long"
Lionel Richie
11/12 - 12/9
1984 - "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go"
Wham!
11/17 - 12/7
1985 - "Separate Lives"
Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin
11/30 - 12/6
1986 - "You Give Love a Bad Name"
Bon Jovi
11/29 - 12/5
1987 - “(I've Had) The Time of My Life”
Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
11/28 - 12/4
1988 - "Bad Medicine"
Bon Jovi
11/19 - 12/2
1989 - "Blame It on the Rain"
Milli Vanilli
11/25 - 12/8
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1989 - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Chevy Chase and Beverly D’ Angelo
Did You Know?
The Films Christmas Vacation and Prancer Were the Only 2 Christmas Movies That Came Out in 1989 and Johnny Galecki Was in Both of Them
* Johnny Galecki is Best Known For Playing Leonard Hofstadter The Big Bang Theory
Headlines
(December 1st)
1980 - South Carolina Running Back, George Rogers Won the 46th Heisman Trophy Award
Runner Up: Hugh Green DL (Pitt)
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1984 - Boston College Quarterback, Doug Flutie Won the 50th Heisman Trophy Award
Runner Up: Keith Byars RB (Ohio State)
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Doug Flutie Won The 50th Heisman
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Other Notable Birthdays
Walter Alston (Baseball Manager)
December 1, 1911 - October 1, 1984
Passed Away at Age 72 from a Heart Attack
Managed the Los Angeles Dodgers From 1954 to 1976
* Won 4 World Series (1955, 1959, 1963, 1965)
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983
Lou Rawls (Singer)
December 1, 1933 - January 6, 2006
Passed Away at Age 72 from Lung Cancer
Recorded 61 Albums With Over 40 Million Copies Sold
* A 3x Grammy Award Winner For Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Richard Pryor (Comedian)
December 1, 1940 - December 10, 2005
Passed Away at Age 65 from a Heart Attack
Rolling Stone Magazine and Comedy Central Voted Richard Pryor as the Best Stand-Up Comedian of All-Time
* 5x Grammy Award Winner and 1 Emmy Award
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Paul Benedict (Actor)
Passed Away on December 1, 2008 at Age 70 from Natural Causes
Played Mr. Bentley on the TV Series, The Jeffersons
Rick Majerus (College Basketball Coach)
Passed Away on December 1, 2012 at Age 64 from Heart Failure
* 5x WAC Coach of the Year (Utah)
Elected to the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019
Ken Berry (Actor)
Passed Away on December 1, 2018 at Age 85 from Heart Complications
Played Vinton in the TV Series, Mama’s Family
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Other Notable Dates
(On December 1st))
1865 - The First Black University in the South Opened (Shaw University)
* Located in Raleigh, North Carolina
1924 - The Boston Bruins Played Their First NHL Game
* The First US NHL Franchise
1952 - Christine Jorgensen, Who Was Born a Man, Became the First Person to Successfully Have Sexual Reassignment Surgery
1955 - Rosa Parks Refused to Give Her Bus Seat Up for a White Man in Montgomery, Alabama
* Parks Was Arrested For Violating the Racial Segregation Laws
1969 - The Vietnam War Led to the First Draft Lottery Since World War II
Happy 80s Birthdays
1935 - Woody Allen (Actor and Director) Hannah and Her Sisters
1939 - Lee Trevino (Golfer)
1944 - John Densmore (Drummer)
1944 - Eric Bloom (Vocalist and Guitarist) Blue Öyster Cult
1945 - Bette Midler (Actress and Singer) Beaches
1948 - George Foster (Baseball)
1951 - Treat Williams (Actor) Prince of the City
1958 - Charlene Tilton (Actress) Dallas
1960 - Carol Alt (Model)
Fun Fact!
Lee Trevino Won 6 Career Majors
PGA Championship (1974, 1984)
U.S. Open (1968, 1971)
The British Open (1971, 1972)