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June 23rd in 80s History
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1984 - St. Louis Cardinals Outfielder, Willie McGee Hit For the Cycle On National Television, Against the Chicago Cubs in "The Sandberg Game"
* Ryne Sandberg Hit 2 Crucial Game Tying Home Runs Off All-Star Closer Bruce Sutter in the Bottom of the 9th and 10th Inning Leading the Cubs to a 12 - 11 Victory
Announcers: Bob Costas and Tony Kubek
#1 Songs in America
(June 23rd)
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 - "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 - "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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1989 - Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Rick Moranis
The 5th Highest Grossing Movie From 1989
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In Other News
(On June 23rd)
1894 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Was Formed in Paris
1917 - Boston Red Sox Pitcher Babe Ruth Was Ejected For Punching the Umpire
* Ernie Shore Replaced Ruth and Retired 26 Batters in a Row
1926 - The First SAT Test Were Administered
1960 - Enovid Became the First Officially Approved Birth Control Pill in the World
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Batman Premiered in Theaters
Passed Away
(On This Day)
Aaron Spelling (TV Producer)
April 22, 1923 - June 23, 2006
Passed Away on June 23, 2006 at Age 83 From a Stroke
Produced the Hit TV Shows Charlie’s Angels, The Love Boat, Hart to Hart, Dynasty, Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place and Others
Ed McMahon (TV Personality)
March 6, 1923 - June 23, 2009
Passed Away at Age 86 From Undisclosed Health Problems
The Host of Star Search From 1983 to 1995
* Also the Sidekick and Announcer For the Johnny Carson Show From 1962 to 1992
Peter Falk (Actor)
September 16, 1927 - June 23, 2011
Passed Away at Age 83 From Pneumonia Complicated by Alzheimer's Disease
Won 4 Primetime Emmy Awards (1972, 1975, 1976, 1990) For His Role as Lieutenant Columbo on the TV Series, Columbo
Dick Van Patten (Actor)
December 9, 1928 - June 23, 2015
Passed Away at Age 86 of Complications From Diabetes
Played Tom Bradford on the TV Series, Eight is Enough
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1989 - Batman
Director: Tim Burton
Starring: Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Pat Hingle, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Gough, Jack Palance and Jerry Hall
Budget: $35 Million
Box Office: $411.6 Million ($251 Million Domestic)
1989 - Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Director: Joe Johston
Starring: Rick Moranis, Matt Frewer, Marcia Strassman and Kristine Sutherland
Budget: $18 Million
Box Office: $222.7 Million ($130 Million Domestic)
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1980 - The Morning Talk Show, The David Letterman Show Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 90
* Letterman's Humor Didn’t Go Well With the Morning Audience and the Show Was Canceled
Letterman Hosted the Late Night Show (NBC) 2 Years Later
1989 - Final Episode of Relatively Speaking (Game Show)
Seasons: 1
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - Saved
Bob Dylan (20th Album)
Billboard Charts: #24
1984 - In the Studio
The Specials (3rd Album)
* Reached #34 in the UK
1986 - Solitude/Solitaire
Peter Cetera (2nd Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #23
1987 - Bangin'
The Outfield (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #18
1987 - I Never Said Goodbye
Sammy Hagar (9th Album)
Billboard Charts: #14
Singles Released
1985 - ‘St. Elmo’s Fire”
John Parr
* #1 Song in America from September 7 - 20
Also Hit #1 in Canada
1987 - “Who’s That Girl”
Madonna
* #1 Song in America from August 22 - 28
Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, Denmark and Israel
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1981 - In a Minor League Baseball Game, the Pawtucket Red Sox Beat Rochester Red Wings 3 - 2 in 33 Innings
1984 - The Chicago Cubs Beat the St. Louis Cardinals 12 - 11 at Wrigley Field in the Game known as the “Sandberg Game"
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Headlines
(June 23rd)
1984 - “The Reflex” by Duran Duran Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from June 23 - July 6
Also Hit #1 in the UK, Belgium, Netherlands and Ireland
1988 - The Miami Heat and Charlotte Hornets Began the First Round of the Expansion Draft
Top 3 Picks
#1 Arvid Kramer C (Heat)
#2 Dell Curry G (Hornets)
* The Father of Steph Curry
#3 Billy Thompson F (Heat)
Happy 80s Birthdays
1940 - Diana Trask (Singer)
1941 - Robert Hunter (Singer) Grateful Dead
1946 - Ted Shackelfolrd (Actor) Knots Landing
1947 - Bryan Brown (Actor) Cocktail
1955 - Glenn Danzig (Singer) Misfits
1956 - Randy Jackson (Bassist)
1957 - Frances McDormand (Actress) Mississippi Burning
1962 - Chuck Billy (Singer) Testament
1966 - Chico DeBarge (Singer)
Fun Fact!
Frances McDormand Has Won 3 Academy Award For Best Actress
Fargo (1996)
Character: Marge Gunderson
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Character: Mildred Hays
Nomadland (2020)
Character: Fern
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Other Notable Birthdays
Bob Fosse (Dancer and Choreographer)
June 23, 1927 - September 23, 1987
Passed Away at Age 60 From a Heart Attack
Only Person to Win an Oscar, Emmy, and a Tony Award in the Same Year (1973)
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