#1 Songs in America
(February 2nd)
1980 - "Rock With You"
Michael Jackson
1/19 - 2/15
1981 - "The Tide is High"
Blondie
1/31 - 2/6
1982 - "I Can't Go For that"
Daryl Hall & John Oates
1/30 - 2/5
1983 - "Down Under"
Men at Work
1/15 - 2/4
1984 - "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
Yes
1/21 - 2/3
1985 - "I Want To Know What Love Is"
Foreigner
2/2 - 2/15
1986 - "That's What Friends Are For"
Dionne & Friends
1/18 - 2/14
1987 - "At This Moment"
Bill Vera and the Beaters
1/24 - 2/6
1988 - "Need You Tonight"
INXS
1/30 - 2/5
1989 - "Two Hearts"
Phil Collins
1/21 - 2/3
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1985 - “I Want to Know What Love Is” by Foreigner Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America From February 2 - 15
Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Poland and Israel
Elton John
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1942 - Graham Nash (Musician) Crosby, Stills, & Nash
1946 - Al McKay (Guitarist) Earth, Wind, and Fire
1949 - Brent Spiner (Actor) Star Trek: The Next Generation
1949 - Ross Valory (Musician) Journey
1954 - Christie Brinkley (Model)
1954 - John Tudor (Baseball)
1955 - Kim Zimmer (Actress) Guiding Light
1966 - Robert DeLeo (Musician) Stone Temple Pilots
Fun Fact!
Christie Brinkley Was Married to Billy Joel from 1985 to 1994
* 1 Child Together
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On February 2, 1986 OJ Simpson Married Nicole Brown
1987 - Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart Admitted to Paying Prostitutes
* Begged His Followers to Forgive Him
Other Notable Birthdays
George Halas (Football)
February 2, 1895 - October 31, 1983
Passed Away at Age 89 from Pancreatic Cancer
Founder of the Chicago Bears
Robert Mandan (Actor)
February 2, 1932 - April 29, 2018
Passed Away at Age 86 from Cancer
Played Chester on the Sitcom, Soap
* Also Mr. Bradford on Three’s a Crowd
Farrah Fawcett (Actress and Model)
February 2, 1947 - June 25, 2009
Passed Away at Age 62 from Anal Cancer
Played Jill Munroe on Charlie’s Angels
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Sid Vicious (Bassist)
Passed Away at Age 21 from a Drug Overdose
* Heroin in Quaaludes
Bassist For The Sex Pistols
Gene Kelly (Actor and Dancer)
Passed Away on February 2, 1996 at Age 83 from Stroke
Best Known For the 1952 Musical, Singin' in the Rain
* Won Best Picture
Bill Henderson (Singer)
Passed Away on February 2, 2007 at Age 67 from Complications of Diabetes
Founder of the Spinners
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
No 80s Movies Released On This Day
Fun fact!
In 1989 Michael Douglas Became the First Presenter to Say “and the Oscar goes to” Instead of the Traditional “and the Winner is”
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1981 - The Gangster Chronicles Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
1985 - Alex Karras Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Tina Turner
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - After Dark
Andy Gibb (3rd Album)
Reached #21 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
1981 - Killers
Iron Maiden (2nd Album)
Reached #78 on the US Billboard Charts
1988 - Ain't Misbehavin' (EP)
UFO
1988 - I’m Your Man
Leonard Cohen (8th Album)
Hit #1 in Norway
1988 - Lita
Lita Ford (3rd Solo Album)
Reached #29 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
Singles Released
1981 - “Planet Earth”
Duran Duran
Reached #12 in the UK and Hit #1 in France
* “Planet Earth was the debut single for Duran Duran
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - Salvador Sanchez Beat Danny "Little Red" Lopez by TKO in the 13th Round to Win the WBC Featherweight Championship
1986 - The NFC Beat the AFC 28-24 in the NFL Pro Bowl
Location: Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
MVP: Phil Simms (Giants)
NFC Coach: John Robinson (Rams)
AFC Coach: Don Shula (Dolphins)
Location: Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 50,101
Payouts
Winning Team: $5000
Losing Team: $2500
1987 - Dennis Leonard Retired From Baseball
* Played 12 Seasons with the Kansas City Royals
3x 20-Game Winner
Career Record: 144 - 106
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Headlines
(February 2nd)
1980 - Reports Surfaced That the FBI Was Targeting Corrupt Members of Congress
* Known as the Abscam Operation
"I Want to Know What Love Is" Became the #1 Song in America
On February 2, 1986 Elton John Did an Interview on "Countdown" in Australia
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1983 - "Menudomania" Officially Began When 3500 Screaming Girls Met Menudo at the Kennedy Airport in New York
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OJ Simpson and Nicole
February 2nd in 80s History
Other Notable Dates
(On February 2nd)
1653 - New York City Was Incorporated
* Originally Called New Amsterdam
1876 - The National League (Baseball) Was Formed in Manhattan, New York
1935 - The Lie Detector Test Was Used For the First Time in a Court Case
* Administered by the Inventor Leonarde Keeler