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1983 - Tennis Great, Arthur Ashe Underwent a Double Bypass Surgery That Led to a Blood Transfusion Where He Contracted HIV
* Passed Away in 1993 at Age 49 From AIDS Related Pneumonia
Did You Know?
Arthur Ashe is the Only Black Man to Win Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and the Australian Open
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1988 - The Los Angeles Lakers Won the NBA Championship
* Beat the Detroit Pistons 4 Games to 3
Coach: Pat Riley
MVP: James Worthy
June 21st in 80s History
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1940- Mariette Hartley (Actor) Goodnight, Beantown
1941 - Lyman Ward (Actor) Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
1944 - Ray Davies (Singer) The Kinks
1947 - Meredith Baxter (Actress) Family Ties
1947 - Michael Gross (Actor) Family Ties
1947 - Wade Phillips (Football)
1950 - Joey Kramer (Drummer) Aerosmith
1959 - Tom Chambers (Basketball)
1959 - Kathy Mattea (Singer)
1961 - Kip Winger (Guitarist) Winger
1964 - Doug Savant (Actor) Knots Landing
1973 - Juliette Lewis (Actress) Christmas Vacation
Fun Fact!
Michael Gross and Meredith Baxter Played Husband and Wife on the TV Show, Family Ties
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Other Notable Birthdays
Jane Russell (Actress)
June 21, 1921 - February 28, 2011
Passed Away at Age 89 From a Respiratory Illness
Hollywood's Leading Sex Symbols in the 40s and 50s
Maureen Stapleton (Actress)
June 21, 1925 - March 13, 2006
Passed Away at Age 80 From Lung Disease
Won an Academy Award For Best Supporting Actress For Her Role as Emma Goldman in the 1981 Film, Reds
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Carroll O’Connor (Actor)
August 2, 1924 - June 21, 2001
Passed Away at Age 76 From a Heart Attack
Won 4 Emmy Awards For Most Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series (1971, 1976, 1977, 1998) For His Role as Archie Bunker on the TV Series, All in the Family
* Also Won Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series For His Role as Police Chief Bill Gillespie on In the Heat of the Night
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1985 - Cocoon
Director: Ron Howard
Starring: Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Brian Dennehy, Jack Gilford, Steve Guttenberg, Maureen Stapleton and Jessica Tandy
Budget: $17.5 Million
Box Office: $85.3 Million ($76 Million Domestic)
1985 - Return to Oz
Director: Walter Murch
Starring: Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Piper Laurie and Fairuza Balk
Budget: $28 Million
Box Office: $11.1 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1986 - Me & Mrs. C Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 19
1989 - Final Episode of Hard Time on Planet Earth
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
Network: CBS
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80s Music
(On This Day)
1980 - Danger Zone
Sammy Hagar (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #85
1982 - Daylight Again
Crosby, Stills & Nash (7th Album)
Billboard Charts: #8
1985 - Despite Straight Lines
Marilyn (Debut Album)
1985 - Theatre of Pain
Mötley Crüe (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #6
Over 4 Million Copies Sold in the US
1987 - Keel
Keel (4th Album)
1987 - Pride
White Lion (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #11
1987 - Wild in the Streets
Helix (6th Album)
Billboard Charts: #179
1988 - Forever Your Girl
Paula Abdul (Debut Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
* Also Hit #1 in Canada and Australia
Over 7 Million Copies Sold in the US
1988 - Chicago 19
Chicago (16th Album)
Billboard Charts: #37
1988 - Information Society
Information Society (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #25
1988 - Long Live the Kane
Big Daddy Kane (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #116
1988 - Lullaby
Book of Love (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #156
1988 - Roll with It
Steve Winwood (5th Solo Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
Over 2 Million Copies Sold in the US
1989 - Looking for Freedom
David Hasselhoff (3rd Album)
* Reached #3 in Switzerland and #5 in Germany and Austria
Singles Released
1988 - “Sweet Child o’ Mine”
Guns N’ Roses
#1 Song in America from September 10 - 23
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1981 - David Graham (-7) Won the US Open
Prize: $55,000
Runner Up: George Burns and Bill Rogers (-4)
Runner Up Prize: $24,650
Location: Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania
1981 - Dusty Rhodes Beat Harley Race for the NWA Heavyweight Championship
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1986 - Bo Jackson Signed With the Kansas City Royals
1987 - Scott Simpson (-3) Won the US Open
Prize: $150,000
Runner Up: Tom Watson (-2)
Runner Up Prize: $75,000
Location: Olympic Club in San Francisco, California
1988 - The Los Angeles Lakers Beat the Detroit Pistons in 108 - 105 in Game 7 to Win the NBA Championship
MVP: James Worthy
Coach: Pat Riley
1989 - Rickey Henderson Was Traded From the New York Yankees Back to the Oakland A’s
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1989 - The U.S. Supreme Court Ruled that American Flag Burning is a Form of Political Protest Protected by the First Amendment
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Headlines
(June 21st)
1982 - John Hinckley Was Found Not Guilty For the Attempted Assassination of President Ronald Reagan Due to Reason of Insanity
* Spent 30-Years in a Mental Hospital
Did You Know?
John Hinckley Tried to Kill President Reagan to Impress Actress, Jodie Foster
1988 - Paula Abdul Released Her Debut Album, Forever Your Girl
* Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
Did You Know?
Paula Abdul Became the First Artist to Have Four #1 Singles From a Debut Album
“Forever Your Girl”
“Cold Hearted”
“Opposites Attract”
"Straight Up"
In Other News
(On June 21st)
1978 - The Original Production Evita Opened at the Prince Edward Theater in London
Music: Andrew Lloyd Weber
Lyrics: Tim Rice
Book: Tim Rice
The First British Musical to Receive a Tony Award For Best Musical
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Paula Abdul's Released The Hit "Forever Your Girl" Album
#1 Songs in America
(June 21st)
1980 - "Funkytown"
Lipps Inc.
5/31 - 6/27
1981 - "Stars on 45 Medley"
Stars on 45 Medley
6/20 - 6/26
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 - "Time After Time"
Cyndi Lauper
6/9 - 6/22
1985 - "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
Tears for Fears
6/8 - 6/21
1986 - "On My Own"
Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald
6/14 - 7/4
1987 - "Head to Toe"
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
6/20 - 6/26
1988 - "Together Forever"
Rick Astley
6/18 - 6/24
1989 - "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)"
New Kids on the Block
6/17 - 6/23
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