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AWA Wrestling
July 1st in 80s History
#1 Songs in America
(July 1st)
1980 - "Coming Up"
Paul McCartney
6/28 - 7/18
1981 - "Bette Davis Eyes"
Kim Carnes
6/27 - 7/24
1982 - "Ebony and Ivory"
Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
5/15 - 7/2
1983 - "Flashdance... What a Feeling"
Michael Sembello
5/28 - 7/8
1984 - "The Reflex"
Duran Duran
6/23 - 7/6
1985 - "Heaven"
Bryan Adams
6/22 - 7/5
1986 - "On My Own"
Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald
6/14 - 7/4
1987 - "I Wanna Dance With Somebody"
Whitney Houston
6/27 - 7/10
1988 - "Foolish Beat"
Debbie Gibson
6/25 - 7/1
1989 - “Baby Don’t Forget My Number” Milli Vanilli
7/1 - 7/7
Click Here For More Music Fun Facts and Awards
Reds vs. Dodgers
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Headlines
(July 1st)
1984 - PG-13 Was Introduced by the MPAA
* Red Dawn Was the First Film to Get a PG-13 Rating
Enjoy an Episode of AWA Championship Wrestling From July 1, 1987 on ESPN
On July 1, 1985 The Cincinnati Reds Played the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday Night Baseball
* The Dodgers Beat the Reds 8 - 1 at Dodger Stadium.
Orel Hershiser Pitched a Complete Game
1989 - “Baby Don’t Forget My Number” by Milli Vanilli Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from July 1 - 7
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1986 - Cleveland Indians Manager Pat Corrales Charged the Mound Towards Oakland A’s Pitcher Dave Stewart
* Wasn't a Good Idea Because Stewart Was a High-Ranked Belt in Martial Arts
1987 - WFAN in New York Became the First 24-Hour Sports Radio Station
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1934 - Jamie Farr (Actor) M*A*S*H*
1934 - Jean Marsh (Actor) Return to Oz
1935 - David Browse (Actor) Star Wars
1936 - Wally Amos (Entrepreneur) Famous Amos Cookies
1942 - Genevieve Bujold (Actress) Tightrope
1945 - Debbie Harry (Singer) Blondie
1951 - Fred Schneider (Singer) B-52’s
1951 - Victor Willis (Singer) Village People (Policeman)
1952 - Dan Aykroyd (Actor) Trading Places
1961 - Evelyn “Champagne” King (Singer)
1961 - Carl Lewis (Track) Won 9 Gold Medals
1963 - Roddy Bottum (Keyboardist) Faith No More
Fun Fact!
Dan Aykroyd is Married to Donna Dixon, Who Sonny on Bosom Buddies
* They Appeared in 4 Movies Together, Including Spies Like Us
Other Notable Birthdays
Sally Kirkland (Editor)
July 1, 1912 - May 1, 1989
Passed Away at Age 77 From Emphysema
Fashion Editor For Vogue and Life Magazine
Sydney Pollack (Director)
July 1, 1934 - May 26, 2008
Passed Away at Age 73 From Cancer
Produced and Directed the 1985 Film, Out of Africa
* Won Best Picture and Best Director
Princess Diana (Royal Family)
July 1, 1961 - August 31, 1997
Passed Away at Age 36 in a Car Accident
The First Wife of Charles the Prince of Wales
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Michael Landon (Actor)
October 31, 1936 - July 1, 1991
Passed Away at Age 54 From Pancreatic Cancer
Played Charles Ingalls on the Hit TV Show Little House on the Prairie
Wolfman Jack (Radio DJ)
January 21, 1938 - July 1, 1995
Passed Away at Age 57 From a Heart Attack
Known For His Gravelly Raspy Voice
Marlon Brando (Actor)
April 3, 1924 - July 1, 2004
Passed Away at Age 80 From Respiratory Failure
Won Best Actor For His Role as Vito Corleone in the 1972 Film, The Godfather
* Also Won in 1956 For the Film On the Waterfront
Fun Fact!
Marlon Brando Was Born in Omaha, Nebraska
Luther Vandross (Singer)
April 20, 1951 - July 1, 2005
Passed Away on July 1, 2005 at Age 54 from a Heart Attack
8x Grammy Award Winner
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1981 - S.O.B.
Director: Blake Edwards
Starring: Julie Andrews, William Holden, Richard Mulligan, Robert Preston, Larry Hagman and Robert Webber
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $14.8 Million
1983 - Stroker Ace
Director: Hal Needham
Starring: Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Jim Nabors, Parker Stevenson and Loni Anderson
Budget: $14 Million
Box Office: $11.4 Million
1987 - Innerspace
Director: Joe Dante
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan and Kevin McCarthy
Budget: $27 Million
Box Office: $42 Million
Fun Fact!
Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan Started Dating on the Set of Innerspace and Later got Married
* Divorced (2001)
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80s Television
(On This Day)
No 80s TV Premieres or Finales On This Day
Fun Fact!
Hill Street Blues Won 4 Emmy Awards for Most Outstanding Drama (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
Click Here For More TV Fun Facts and Awards
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - John Anderson
John Anderson (Debut Album)
* Reached #61 on the Country Charts
1983 - Into Glory Ride
Manowar (2nd Album)
1984 - Disillusion (English Version)
Loudness (4th Album)
1985 - Clan of Xymox
Clan of Xymox (Debut Album)
1985 - Extractions
Dif Juz (3rd Album)
1985 - Return to Waterloo
Ray Davies (Debut Solo Album)
1986 - Music from the Edge of Heaven
Wham! (3rd and Final Album)
Billboard Charts: #10
1986 - Bring On the Night (Live Album)
Sting
1987 - Scum
Napalm Death (Debut Album)
1988 - Coming Back Hard Again
The Fat Boys (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #33
1988 - Temple of Low Men
Crowded House (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #40
* Hit #1 in Australia
Singles Released
1989 - “Girl I’m Gonna Miss You”
Milli Vanilli
* #1 Song in America from September 23 - October 6
Also Hit #1 in Canada, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands and Switzerland
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1986 - Cleveland Indians Manager, Pat Corrales Charged the Mound Towards Oakland A’s Pitcher Dave Stewart
* The Indians Shutout the A’s 9 - 0 at the Oakland Coliseum on a Tuesday Afternoon
Attendance: 7,397
Mel Hall (Indians) Hit 2 Home Runs
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In Other 80s News
(On July 1st)
1980 - “Oh Canada” Was Adopted as Canada’s National Anthem
1984 - Steve Taylor Jumped Off the Stage and Broke His Ankle During a Performance at the Cornerstone Festival in Grayslake, Illinois
* Taylor Later Performed a Few Shows in a Wheelchair
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In Other News
(On July 1st)
1863 - The 3- Day Battle of Gettysburg Began
* Over 50,000 Casualties, the Most in U.S. History
1870 - The United States Department of Justice Came into Existence
1881 - The World's First International Phone Call Was Made
* New Brunswick, Canada, to Calais, Maine
1903 - The First Tour de France Race Took Place
1908 - SOS Was Adopted as the International Distress Signal
1920 - Washington Senators Pitcher Walter Johnson Pitched a No-Hitter Against the Boston Red Sox
Catcher: Val Picinich
Did You Know?
Walter Johnson Played 21-Seasons With the Washington Senators
* Holds the Major League Record With 110 Career Shutouts
2x American League MVP (1913, 1924)
Career Record: 417 - 279
ERA: 218
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame's First Class of 1936
1951 - Cleveland Indians Pitcher Bob Feller Pitched a No-Hitter Against the Detroit Tigers
Catcher: Jim Hegan
* Hegan Caught 3 Career No-Hitters
Did You Know?
Bob Feller Played All 18-Seasons With the Cleveland Indians
8x All-Star
Pitched 3 Career No-Hitters
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962 (First Ballot)
Fun Fact!
Bob Feller Made His Major League Debut in 1936 at Age 17
* His Career Was Delayed From 1942 to 1945 Because of World War II
1963 - ZIP Codes Were Introduced For the First Time in United States Mail
1972 - The First Gay Pride Parade in England Took Place
1979 - The Sony Walkman Was Introduced in Japan
* Officially Went On Sale in the United States on June 25, 1980
Price: $200
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"Baby Don't Forget My Number" Became the #1 Song in America
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