________________________
1983 - The Final Episode of the Greatest American Hero Aired
* Ran 3 Seasons with 45 Episodes
Considered One of the Best Opening Theme Songs of All-Time
1983 - The Final Episode of The Greatest American Hero
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 45
Network: ABC
_________________________
80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - Difficult to Cure
Rainbow (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #50
1983 - Powerlight
Earth, Wind & Fire (12th Album)
Billboard Charts: #12
1986 - Mean Business
The Firm (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #22
_________________________
80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - Larry Holmes Knocked Out Lorenzo Holmes in the 6th Round to Win the Heavyweight Championship
1980 - The East Beat the West 144 - 136 in the NBA All-Star Game
Location: Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland
MVP: George Gervin (34 pts. 10 Rebounds)
East Coach: Billy Cunningham
West coach: Lenny Wilkins
George Gervin Was the Leading Vote Getter
1981 - Australia Beat New Zealand 3 - 1 to Win Cricket’s World Series Cup
_________________________
In Other 80s News
(On February 3rd)
1984 – The First Embryo Was Transferred From One Woman to Another That Resulted in a Live Birth
* Performed by John Buster and the Harbor-UCLA Medical Research Team
_________________________
<- February 2nd February 4th ->
_________________________
Other Notable Birthdays
Kerry Von Erich (Wrestler)
February 3, 1960 - February 18, 1993
Passed Away at Age 33 from a Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound to the Heart
Beat Ric Flair in 1984 to Win the NWA Heavyweight Championship
_________________________
Passed Away
(On This Day)
Woodrow Wilson (Former President)
Passed Away on February 3, 1924 at Age 67 (Declining Health)
28th President of the United States
Richie Valens (Singer)
Passed Away on February 3, 1959 at Age 17 in a Plane Accident
Best Known For the Hit Song "La Bamba"
Buddy Holly (Singer)
Passed Away on February 3, 1959 at Age 22 in a Plane Accident
Best Known For the Hit Song "That'll Be the Day"
The Big Bopper (Singer)
Passed Away on February 3, 1959 at Age 28 in a Plane Accident
Best Known For the Hit Song "Chantilly Lace"
Richie Valens, Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper Were on the Same Plane
Nancy Culp (Actress)
Passed Away on February 2, 1991 at Age 69 from Cancer
Played Miss Jane Hathaway on The Beverly Hillbillies
Audrey Meadows (Actress)
Passed Away on February 2, 1996 at Age 73 from Lung Cancer
Played Alice Kramden (Housewife) on The Honeymooners
* Also Iris Martin on Too Close for Comfort
Al Lewis (Actor)
Passed Away on February 2, 2006 at Age 82 (Natural Causes)
Played Grandpa on the Munsters
Frances Reid (Actress)
Passed Away February 2, 2010 at Age 95 (Unknown Cause)
Played Alice Horton on Days of Our Lives From 1965 to 2007
Ben Gazzara (Actor)
Passed Away on February 2, 2012 at Age 81 from Pancreatic Cancer
Played Brad Wesley in Roadhouse
_________________________
80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1984 - Reckless
Director: James Foley
Starring: Aidan Quinn, Daryl Hannah, Kenneth McMillan, Cliff De Young, Lois Smith and Adam Baldwin
Budget: $3 Million
Box Office: $8.3 Million
1989 - Her Alibi
Director: Bruce Beresford
Starring: Tom Selleck, Paulina Porizkova, William Daniels and James Farentino
Budget: $15 Million
Box Office: $18 Million
1989 - Who’s Harry Crumb?
Director: Paul Flaherty
Starring: John Candy, Jeffrey Jones, Annie Potts and Shawnee Smith
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $10.9 Million
1989 - KinJite: Forbidden Subjects
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Starring: Charles Bronson
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $3.4 Million
1989 - Wicked Stepmother
Director: Larry Cohen
Starring: Bette Davis and Barbara Carrera
Budget: $2.5 Million
Box Office: $43,000
_________________________
80s Television
(On This Day)
1980 - Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours Aired on NBC
* A 2-Part of More Than 30 years of Bob Hope Entertaining at Military Bases
1982 - Jermaine Jackson Appeared on The Facts of Life
* In the episode “Starstruck” Tootie is the President of Jermaine Jackson’s Fan Club and Tearfully Begs Mrs. Garrett to Take Her to His Concert
On February 3, 1989 Her Alibi Starring Tom Selleck Premiered in Theaters
Headlines
(February 3rd)
1982 - Ms. Pac-Man (Arcade Game) Was Released in America
* Considered the Most Popular Arcade Game of All-Time
February 3rd in 80s History
_________________________
Who's Harry Crumb?
1989 - Bill White Was Named the National League President, Making Him the First African-American President in Major League Baseball
1984 - Space Shuttle Challenger Was Launched to Deploy 2 Communications Satellites
* Space Shuttle Program STS-41-B
_________________________
#1 Songs in America
(February 3rd)
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
2/1 - 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
Click Here For More Music Fun Facts and Awards
_________________________
On February 3, 1983 Earth Wind & Fire Released Their 12th Album (Powerhouse) Featuring "Fall in Love with Me"
_________________________
Other Notable Dates
(On February 3rd)
1870 - The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was Ratified
* Every Male Has the Right to Vote (Despite Race)
1913 - The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was Ratified
* Allows Congress to Impose an Income Tax Without Dividing it Among the States on the Basis of Population
1918 - The Twin Peaks Tunnel in San Francisco Was Opened to the Public
* The Longest Streetcar Tunnel in the World at the Time
Length: 11,920 feet (3,633 meters)
1930 - The Communist Party of Vietnam Was Founded at a Unification Conference in Kowloon, British Hong Kong
1959 - Ritchie Valen, Buddy Holly, J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson and the Pilot Died in a Plane Crash Near Clear Lake, Iowa
* Known as “The Day the Music Died”
1971 - Frank Serpico (New York Police Officer) Was Shot During a Drug Bust in Brooklyn
* Survived to Later Testify Against Police Corruption
Al Pacino Portrayed This Role in Serpico (1973)
_________________________
Her Alibi
On February 3, 1989 Who's Harry Crumb Starring John Candy Premiered in Theaters
Ms. Pac-Man Was Released
Earth Wind & Fire
_________________________
Happy 80s Birthdays
1940 - Fran Tarkenton (Football) That’s Incredible Host
1943 - Blythe Danner (Actress) Brighton Beach Memoirs
1945 - Bob Griese (Football)
1947 - Dave Davies (Musician) The Kinks
1950 - Morgan Fairchild (Actress) Falcon Crest
1952 - Fred Lynn (Baseball)
1956 - John Jefferson (Football)
1956 - Nathan Lane (Actor) Just One of the Boys
1959 - Haku (Wrestler)
1960 - Marty Jannetty (Wrestler) The Rockers
1961 - Keith Gordon (Actor) Back to School
1962 - Michele Green (Actress) L.A. Law
1965 - Kathleen Kinmont (Actress) Hardbodies
1965 - Maura Tierney (Actress) The Van Dyke Show
1970 - Warwick Davis (Actor) Return of the Jedi (ewok)
Fun Fact!
In 1983 Fred Lynn Hit the First All-Star Grand Slam in Major League History
* At Comiskey Park in Chicago