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(Emmy Awards For Best Comedy)


1980 - Taxi
1981  - Taxi
1982  - Barney Miller
1983  - Cheers
1984  - Cheers
1985  - The Cosby Show
1986  - The Golden Girls
1987  - The Golden Girls
1988  - The Wonder Years

1989  - Cheers​


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Fun Baseball Facts

(Attendance Leaders)


1980 - Los Angeles Dodgers    
Attendance:  3,249,287
Average:  39,625

1981 - Los Angeles Dodgers
Attendance:  2,381,292
Average:  42,523

1982 - Los Angeles Dodgers
Attendance:  3,608,881
Average:  44,554

1983 - Los Angeles Dodgers
Attendance:  3,510,313
Average:  43,879

1984 - Los Angeles Dodgers
Attendance:  3,134,824
Average:  38,702

1985 - Los Angeles Dodgers
Attendance:  3,264,593
Average:  40,304

1986 - Los Angeles Dodgers
Attendance:  3,023,208
Average:  37,324

1987  St. Louis Cardinals
Attendance:  3,072,122
Average:  37,927

1988  New York Mets
Attendance:  3,055,445
Average:  38,193

1989  Toronto Blue Jays
Attendance:  3,375,883
Average:  41,678


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M*A*S*H

​​On  January 14th  1984 Madonna Told Dick Clark That She Wanted to "Rule the World" on an Episode of American Bandstand


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First All-Star Grand Slam

Sarah Jessica Parker Made Her Film Debut in Somewhere Tomorrow (1983)


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"Escape" (The Piña Colada Song) by Rupert Jones Was the #1 Song in America Entering the 1980's


A Standard Piña Colada Drink
1 oz Coconut Cream
​1 oz White Rum
3 ounces Pineapple Juice
Mix with Crushed Ice
Serve in a Chilled Glass


Fun Fact!

Indonesia Produces the Most Coconut in the World

#2  Phillipines

​#3  India

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On  October 26  1984 Michael Jordan Injured Himself on His Very First NBA Dunk Attempt


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Voted #1 80s Site on the Web

Memorable 80s Date

In 1981 Christopher Cross Became the First Singer to Win "Album of the Year", "Song of the Year", "Record of the Year" and "Breakthrough Artist of the Year" on the Same Night


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Mike Tyson

On  March 6th  1985 Mike Tyson Beat Trevor Berbick at Age 20 to Become the Youngest Heavyweight Champion of All-Time


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On  July 6  1983 Fred Lynn Hit the First Grand Slam in All-Star History


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Young Burger King Stars

Michael Jordan's Debut

Grammy Award History

Sarah Jessica Parker

Happy 80s Birthdays

(April 23rd)


1939 - Lee Majors (Actor)  Fall Guy
Birthplace:  Wyandotte, Michigan
1949 - Joyce Dewitt (Actress)  Three's Company (Janet)
Birthplace:  Wheeling, West Virginia
1953 - James Russo (Actor)  Beverly Hills Cop (Mikey Tandino)
Birthplace:  New York City
1954 - Tony Atlas (Wrestler)
Birthplace:  Roanoke, Virginia
1954 - Michael Moore (Filmmaker)  Roger & Me
Birthplace:  Flint, Michigan
1959 - Valerie Bertinelli (Actress)  One day at a Time
Birthplace:  Wilmington, Delaware
​1959 - Dan Frischman (Actor)  Head of the Class (Arvid)
Birthplace:  Whippany, New Jersey
1960 - Craig Sheffer (Actor)  Some Kind of Wonderful (Hardy)
Birthplace:  York, Pennsylvania
1961 - George Lopez (Comedian)​
Birthplace:  Los Angeles, California


Fun Fact!

Lee Majors (The Fall Guy) Also Played Steve Austin in the Six Million Dollar Man From 1973  to 1978
* Lee Majors Was Married to Farrah Fawcett From 1973 to 1982


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#1 Songs in America

(On 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 - "Footloose"
Kenny Loggins
3/31 - 4/20
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 - 5/11


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Movie Facts!

(Highest Grossing Movies From 1980)


1.    Empire Strikes Back
$209,398,025
2.    9 to 5
$103,290,500
3.    Stir Crazy
$101,300,000
4.    Airplane
$83,453,539
5.    Any Which Way You Can
$70,687,344
6.    Private Benjamin​
$69,847,348
7.    Coal Miner's Daughter
$67,182,787
8.    Smokey and the Bandit II
$66,132,626
9.    The Blue Lagoon
$58,853,106
10.  The Blues Brothers

$57,229,890


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On  February 28th  1983 the Final Episode of M*A*S*H Aired in Front of 105 Million Viewers
* The Most Watched Non Sporting Event


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The Piña Colada Song

Lea Thompson, Elisabeth Shue and Sarah Michelle Gellar Got Their Start In the Early 80s on Burger King Commercials


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April 23rd

(On This Day in 80s History)


1982 - The Final Episode of the Skit Comedy Show Friday’s Aired
Seasons:  3
Episodes:  58

Michael Richards and Guest Host Andy Kaufman Got Into a Fight During a Live Filming of Fridays

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​
Dexy’s Midnight Runners Formed in Birmingham, England in 1978

1985 - Coca-Cola Released the “New” Coke
* Considered One of the Biggest Marketing Blunders​ in American History

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​


Fun Fact!

The Beatles Hold the Record For the Most #1 Songs in America (20)
#2  Mariah Carey (19)
#3  Rihanna (14)


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