Headlines
(February 21st)
1980 - American Speed Skater Eric Heiden Won His 4th Gold Medal at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid
* Finished With 5 Gold Medals
Other Notable Birthdays
Rue McClanahan (Actress)
February 21, 1934 - June 3, 2010
Birthplace: Healdtown, Oklahoma
Passed Away at Age 76 From a Brain Hemorrhage
* Best Known For Playing Blanche in The Golden Girls
McClanahan Won an Emmy in 1986 For Most OutstandingActress in a Comedy Series
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Billy Graham (Televangelist)
November 7, 1918 - February 21, 2018
Birthplace: Charlotte, North Carolina
Passed Away at Age 99 in His North Carolina Home From Natural Causes
* Graham Was a Southern Baptist Minister
Considered the Most Influential Christian Leader of the 20th Century
Peter Tork (Keyboardist)
February 13, 1942 - February 21, 2019
Birthplace: Washington, D.C.
Passed Away at Age 77 From Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
* A Rare Form of Head and Neck Cancer
The Keyboardist and Bassist For The Monkees
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1986 - 9 1/2 Weeks
Director: Adrian Lyne
Starring: Mickey Rourke and Kim Bassinger
Budget: $17 Million
Box Office: $100 Million
1986 - The Hitcher
Director: Robert Harmon
Starring: Rutger Hauer, C. Thomas Howell, Jeffrey DeMunn and Jennifer Jason Leigh
Budget: $5.8 Million
Box Office: $7.9 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1981 - Charlene Tilton Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guests: Prince and Todd Rundgren
Debut of Eddie Murphy’s "Mister Rogers Neighborhood"
1987 - Willie Nelson Hosted Saturday Night Live
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1986 - King of America
Elvis Costello (10th Album)
Billboard Charts: #39
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - American Eric Heiden (Speed Skater) Won His 4th of the 5 Gold Medals from the Winter Olympics at Lake Placid
1985 - Tim Raines Received $12 Million Dollars in Arbitration
1989 Pete Rose Met with Commissioner Ueberroth to Discuss His Gambling Problem
* Rose Would Get Banned by Major League Baseball for Betting on Games
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In Other 80s News
(On February 21st)
1986 - Nintendo Released The Legend of Zelda in Japan
* Released in the United Stated on August 22, 1987
Price: $49.99
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1981 - Charles Rocket Was Fired From Saturday Night Live For Saying the "F" Word on Live TV
* Rocket is Best Known For Playing the Scheming Villain in the 1994 Film Dumb and Dumber
On February 21, 1986 9 1/2 Weeks Starring Mickey Rourke and Kim Bassinger Premiered in Theaters
1981 - Eddie Murphy Premiered “Mister Rogers Neighborhood” on Saturday Night Live
#1 Songs in America
(February 21st)
1980 - "Do It To Me One More Time"
Captain & Tennille
2/16 - 2/22
1981 - "9 to 5"
Dolly Parton
2/21 - 2/27
1982 - "Centerfold"
J. Geils Band
2/6 - 3/19
1983 - "Baby, Come to Me"
Patti Auston and James Ingram
2/19 - 3/4
1984 - "Karma Chameleon"
Boy George
2/4 - 2/24
1985 - "Careless Whisper"
Wham!
2/16 - 3/8
1986 - "How Will I Know"
Whitney Houston
2/15 - 2/28
1987 - "Livin' on a Prayer"
Bon Jovi
2/14 - 3/13
1988 - "Seasons Change"
Expose
2/20 - 2/26
1989 - "Straight Up"
Paula Abdul
2/11 - 3/3
Click Here For More Music Fun Facts and Awards
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"9 to 5" Became the #1 Song in America
1981 - "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from February 21 - 27
Also Hit #1 in Canada
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February 21st in 80s History
9 1/2 Weeks
Other Notable Dates
(On February 21st)
1948 - NASCAR Was Founded by William France, Sr. (With the Help of Several Other Drivers)
Did You Know?
The First NASCAR Race Was the “Strictly Stock” at Charlotte Speedway on June 19, 1949
* Glenn Dunaway Won But Was Disqualified For Altering His Rear Springs and Jim Roper Was Given the Victory
1874 - The Oakland Tribune (Newspaper) Was First Published
1878 - The First United States Phone Book Was Issued in New Haven Connecticut
1885 - The Washington Monument Was Completed
1925 - The New Yorker (Magazine) Was First Published
1965 - Malcolm X Was Assassinated at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem
1975 - Attorney General John N. Mitchell and White House Aides H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman Were Sentenced to Prison For the Watergate Scandal
Happy 80s Birthdays
1946 - Tyne Daly (Actress) Cagney & Lacey
Birthplace: Madison, Wisconsin
1946 - Anthony Daniels (Actor) C3PO
Birthplace: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
1949 - Jerry Harrison (Musician) Talking Heads
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1953 - Christine Ebersole (Actress) The Kavanaughs
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
1953 - William Peterson (Actor) Cousins
Birthplace: Evanston, Illinois
1955 - Kelsey Grammer (Actor) Cheers
Birthplace: Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
1958 - Alan Trammell (Baseball)
Birthplace: Garden Grove, California
1961 - Christopher Atkins (Actor) Blue Lagoon
Birthplace: Rye, New York
1963 - William Baldwin (Actor) Born on the Fourth of July
Birthplace: Massapequa, New York
Fun Fact!
Tyne Daly Won 4 Primetime Emmy Awards (1983, 1984, 1985, 1988 for Her Role as Lacey in Cagney and Lacey
* Sharon Gless (Cagney) Won in 1985 & 1986
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