#1 Songs in America
(January 9th)
1980 - "Please Don't Go"
KC and the Sunshine Band
1/5 - 1/11
1981 - "(Just Like) Starting Over"
John Lennon
12/27 - 1/30
1982 - "Physical"
Olivia Newton-John
11/21 - 1/29
1983 - "Maneater"
Daryl Hall and John Oates
12/18 - 1/14
1984 - "Say Say Say"
Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
12/10 - 1/20
1985 - "Like a Virgin"
Madonna
12/22 - 2/1
1986 - "Say You Say Me"
Lionel Richie
12/21 - 1/17
1987 - "Walk Like an Egyptian"
The Bangles
12/20 - 1/16
1988 - "So Emotional"
Whitney Houston
1/9 - 1/15
1989 - "Every Rose Has It's Thorn"
Poison
12/24 - 1/13
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1987 - Star Tours Opened at Disneyland
* The First Disneyland Ride That Wasn't Originally Licensed by Disney
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January 9th in 80s History
Happy 80s Birthdays
1944 - Jimmy Page (English Guitarist) Led Zeppelin
Birthplace: Heston, Middlesex, England
1951 - Crystal Gayle (Country Singer)
Birthplace: Paintsville, Kentucky
1959 - Otis Nixon (Baseball)
Birthplace: Evergreen, North Carolina
1964 - Stan Javier (Baseball)
Birthplace: San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic
1965 - Joely Richardson (Actress) Wetherby
Birthplace: London, England
Fun Fact!
Jimmy Page First Played Guitar at Age 12 After the Previous Tenants of Their New House Left an Old Spanish Guitar Behind
* Page is Credited For Creating Guitar Riffs
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Other Notable Birthdays
Richard Nixon (Former President)
January 9, 1913 - April 22, 1994
Birthplace: Yorba Linda, California
Passed Away at Age 81 From a Cerebral Edema (Causes Impaired Nerve Function)
* The 37th President of the United States
Nixon Was Impeached on August 9, 1974 For the Watergate Scandal
Bart Starr (Football)
January 9, 1934 - May 26, 2019
Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama
Passed Away at Age 85 From Failing Health After Suffering a Stroke
* Played All 16 Seasons with the Green Bay Packers (Quarterback)
NFL MVP: 1966
Super Bowl I & II MVP
Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1977
Bob Denver (Actor)
January 9, 1935 - September 2, 2005
Birthplace: New Rochelle, New York
Passed Away at Age 70 From Pneumonia Following Throat Cancer Surgery
* Played Gilligan on Gilligan’s Island
Dick Enberg (Sportscaster)
January 9, 1935 - December 21, 2017
Birthplace: Mount Clemens, Michigan
Passed Away at Age 82 From a Heart Attack
* 9x Sportscaster of the Year
Won 13 Emmy Awards
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Roy Tarpley (Basketball)
November 28, 1964 - January 9, 2015
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away at Age 50 From Liver Failure
* The 7th Overall Pick in the 1986 Draft by the Dallas Mavericks
Won the NBA 6th Man of the Year in 1988
Bob Saget (Actor and Comedian)
May 17, 1956 - January 9, 2022
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Passed Away at Age 65 From a Head Trauma
* Played Danny Tanner on Full House
The Original Host of America’s Funniest Videos
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80s Movies
(On This Day)
1987 - Assassination
Director: Peter R. Hunt
Starring: Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Charles Howerton, Jan Gan Boyd, Stephen Elliott and Chris Alcaide
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $6 Million
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1988 - “So Emotional” by Whitney Houston Hit #1 on the U.S. Billboard Charts
* #1 Song in America from January 9 - 15
Did You Know?
"So Emotional" Was Written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly Who Wrote 4 Other #1 Songs
"Like a Virgin" Madonna
“True Colors” and “Heart Alone” Cyndi Lauper
“Eternal Flame” The Bangles
“Alone” Heart
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1984 - Van Halen Released Their 6th Album, 1984
* Reached #2 on the US Billboard Charts
Featuring "Jump"
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1984 - Wendy's Catchphrase "Where's the Beef" Premiered on TV
* Said by Clara Peller
1989 - Inside Edition Premiered in Syndication
* Still on the air
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1984 - 1984
Van Halen (6th Album)
Billboard Charts: #2
* Featuring “Jump”
1989 - A Show of Hands (Live Album)
Rush
Billboard Charts: #21
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - Al Kaline and Duke Snider Were Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
* Induction Ceremony Was Held on August 3, 1980
1983 - The “Super Bowl Tournament” (NFL Playoffs) Continued
* The NFL Playoffs Were Re-Formatted Because of the Players Strike (Only 9 Regular Seasons Games Played)
1983 - The Dallas Cowboys Beat the Tampa Bay Bucs 30 - 17 in the First Round
Location: Texas Stadium
Spread
Cowboys - 8
O/U 38.5
Danny White (Cowboys) 312 Yards Passing 2 TD’s
1983 - The San Diego Chargers Beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31 - 28 in the First Round
Location: Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh
Spread
Steelers -1
O/U 53.0
Dan Fouts (Chargers) 333 Yards Passing 3 TD’s
1983 - The New York Jets Beat the Cincinnati Bengals 44 - 17 in the First Round
Location: Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati
Spread
Bengals -4
O/U 44.5
Freeman McNeil (Jets) 202 Yards Rushing 1 TD
1983 - The Minnesota Vikings Beat the Atlanta Falcons 30 - 24 in the First Round
Location: Minnesota’s Metrodome
Spread
Viking -2
O/U 46.5
John Turner (Vikings) 2 Interceptions
1984 - Atlanta Braves Pitcher Pascual Perez Was Arrested For Cocaine Possession
1988 - The Cleveland Browns Beat the Indianapolis Colts 38 - 21 in the AFC Divisional Round of the Playoffs
Location: Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Spread
Browns -8
O/U 37.0
Earnest Byner (Browns) 122 Yards Rushing 36 Receiving 2 TD’s
The Browns Lost to the Denver Broncos 38 - 33 in the AFC Championship Game
1988 - The Minnesota Vikings Beat the San Francisco 49ers 36 - 24 in the NFC Divisional Round of the Playoffs
Location: Candlestick Park in San Francisco
Spread
49ers -11
O/U 47.0
Anthony Carter (Vikings) 10 Receptions 227 Yards
The Vikings Lost to the Washington Redskins 17 - 10 in the NFC Championship Game
1988 - Brian Boitano Won the US Male Figure Skating Championship
1989 - Johnny Bench and Carl Yastrzemski Were Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
* Induction Ceremony Was Held on July 23, 1989
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Headlines
(January 9th)
1984 - Wendy’s “Where’s the Beef” Commercial Made Its Debut
* Starring Clara Peller
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Other Notable Dates
(On January 9th)
1788 - Connecticut Became the 5th U.S. State
* Population Was 235,000
Now 3.6 Million
Largest Ancestry Group: Italian (19.2%)
Most Popular Religion: Protestant (35%)
"So Emotional" Became the #1 Song in America
1857 - The 7.9 Fort Tejon Earthquake Hit Central California (San Andreas Fault)
* 2 People Killed
1914 - The Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Was Founded by 3 African-American Students at Howard University in Washington D.C.
* Founded by Abram Langston Taylor, Leonard Frances Morse, and Charles Ignatius Brown