Fun Fact!
"Keep on Loving You" Was the 17th Video Played on Day 1 of MTV
* "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles Was #1
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1981 - "Keep on Loving You" by REO Speedwagon Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from March 21 - 27
1986 - The Pittsburgh Pirates Were Purchased by Pittsburgh Associates For $218 Million Dollars
1988 - Mike Tyson Knocked Out Tony Tubbs in the 2nd Round to Retain the WBA, WBC and IBF Heavyweight Championships
Location: Tokyo Dome
Improved His Professional Record to 34 - 0
Happy 80s Birthdays
1937 - Tom Flores (Football Coach)
1939 - Kathleen Widdoes (Actress) As the World Turns
1944 - Marie-Christine Barrault (Actress) Stardust Memories
1945 - Rose Stone (Singer) Sly and the Family Stone
1946 - Timothy Dalton (Actor) License to Kill
1950 - Roger Hodgson (Keyboardist) Supertramp
1951 - Conrad Lozano (Guitarist) Los Lobos
1951 - Russell Thompkins (Singer) The Stylistics
1958 - Brad Hall (Actor) Troll
1958 - Gary Oldman (Actor) We Think the World of You
1958 - Sabrina Le Beauf (Actress) The Cosby Show
1961 - Kassie DePaiva (Actress)
1961 - Slim Jim Phantom (Drummer) Stray Cats
1962 - Matthew Broderick (Actor) Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1962 - Rosie O’Donnell (Comedian)
1963 - Jill Schoelen (Actress) D.C. Cab
1963 - Shawon Dunston (Baseball)
1963 - Share Ross (Bassist) Vixen
Fun Fact!
Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker Have Been Married Since 1997
* They Have 3 Children
Did You Know?
The First Social Media Platform Was Six Degrees
* Created by Andrew Weinreich in 1997
Just Between Friends
Fun Fact!
"Lean On Me" Was Originally Sung by Bill Withers in 1972
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#1 Songs in America
(March 21st)
1980 - "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
Queen
2/23 - 3/21
1981 - "Keep on Loving You"
REO Speedwagon
3/21 - 3/27
1982 - "I Love Rock 'n' Roll
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
3/20 - 5/7
1983 - "Billie Jean"
Michael Jackson
3/5 - 4/22
1984 - "Jump"
Van Halen
2/25 - 3/30
1985 - 'Can't Fight This Feeling"
REO Speedwagon
3/9 - 3/29
1986 - "Sara"
Starship
3/15 - 3/21
1987 - "Lean on Me"
Club Nouveau
3/21 - 4/3
1988 - "Never Gonna Give You Up"
Rick Astley
3/12 - 3/25
1989 - "Lost in Your Eyes"
Debbie Gibson
3/4 - 3/2
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J.R. Ewing Was Shot
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On March 21, 1986 Just Between Friends Starring Mary Tyler Moore and Ted Dansen Premiered in Theaters
1980 - J.R. Ewing Was Shot in the Season Finale of Dallas
* Spawned the “Who Shot J.R.?” Phenomenon
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1987 - "Lean on Me" by Club Nouveau Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from March 21 - April 3
Also Hit #1 in Canada and New Zealand
Headlines
(March 21st)
1980 - President Jimmy Carter Announced the United States Would Boycott the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow
* Protesting the Soviet Union's Invasion of Afghanistan
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Other Notable Birthdays
Forrest Mars Sr. (American Candy Maker)
March 21, 1904 - July 1, 1999
Passed Away at Age 95 (Unknown Cause)
* Ranked 30th Richest Person in the United States ($4 Billion) When He Died
Invented M&M’s and Mars Bars
Eddie Money (Singer)
March 21, 1949 - September 13, 2019
Passed Away at Age 70 From Esophageal Cancer
Best Known For “Two Tickets to Paradise” and "Take Me Home Tonight"
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Joe Medwick (Baseball)
November 24, 1911 - March 21, 1975
Passed Away at Age 63 From a Heart Attack
* 10x All-Star
Position: Outfielder
Triple Crown (1937)
NL MVP (1937)
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1968 (9th Ballot)
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1980 - Forbidden Zone
Director: Richard Elfman
Starring: Hervé Villechaize, Susan Tyrrell, Marie-Pascale Elfman and Danny Elfman
Budget: $100,000
Box Office: N/A
1980 - Little Miss Marker
Director: Walter Bernstein
Starring: Walter Matthau, Julie Andrews, Tony Curtis, Bob Newhart, Lee Grant and Sara Stimson
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $6.3 Million
1986 - Police Academy 3: Back in Training
Director: Jerry Paris
Starring: Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, David Graf, Michael Winslow, Marion Ramsey, Leslie Easterbrook, Art Metrano, Tim Kazurinsky, Bobcat Goldthwait and George Gaynes
Budget: $12 Million
Box Office: $107.6 Million
1986 - Just Between Friends
Director: Allan Burns
Starring: Mary Tyler Moore, Christine Lahti, Sam Waterston and Ted Dansen
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $6.4 Million
1986 - Rad
Director: Hal Needham
Starring: Bill Allen, Lori Loughlin, Ray Walston and Talia Shire
Budget: $3 Million
Box Office: $2 Million
1986 - Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (Animation)
Director: Dale Schott
Starring: Alyson Court, Cree Summer, Maxine Miller and Hadley Kay
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $12 Million
1986 - GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
Director: Ray Patterson
Starring: Margot Kidder, Roddy McDowall, Michael Nouri and Telly Savalas
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $1.3 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1980 - J.R. Ewing was Shot in the Season Finale of Dallas Spawning the “Who Shot J.R.?” Phenomenon
Episode: “A House Divided”
1983 - Final Episode of Little House on the Prairie
Seasons: 9
Episodes: 204
Network: NBC
1985 - Eye to Eye Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 7
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - Grand Slam
Isley Brothers (19th Album)
Billboard Charts: #28
1983 - The Final Cut
Pink Floyd (12th Album)
Billboard Charts: #6
* Hit #1 in the UK, France, Germany, Norway, Sweden and New Zealand
1983 - Power & the Glory
Saxon (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #155
1988 - Now That’s What I Call Music 11 (UK Edition)
Various Artists
* Hit #1 in the UK
1988 - Surfer Rosa
Pixies (Debut Album)
Rolling Stone Magazine Ranked the Album #317 of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
1989 - Like a Prayer
Madonna (4th Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
* Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Greece, Austria, Belgium, Poland, Portugal, Netherlands, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, Iceland and Japan
Over $15 Million Copies Sold (Worldwide)
1989 - Nick of Time
Bonnie Raitt (10th Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
* Over 5 Million Copies Sold in the US
Won a Grammy for “Album of the Year”
In Other 80s Music News
1984 - Part of Central Park Was Named Strawberry Fields in Honor of John Lennon
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1984 - NFL Owners Passed the Anti-Celebrating Rule
1985 - Arthur Ashe Was Nominated For the Tennis Hall of Fame
1986 - Debi Thomas Became the First African American to Win the World Figure Skating Championships
Like a Prayer
Other Notable Dates
(On March 21st)
1925 - The Butler Act Passed in Tennessee
* To Prevent the Teaching of Human Evolution in School
1946 - The Los Angeles Rams Signed Kenny Washington
* The First Black Player Since 1933
1963 - Alcatraz Prison Closed in San Francisco
* Opened in 1934
1965 - Martin Luther King Jr. Led 3,200 People on a Civil Rights March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama
2006 - Twitter Was Founded
* Created by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams
Rad
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March 21st in 80s History
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On March 21, 1986 Rad Starring Bill Allen, Lori Loughlin, Ray Walston and Talia Shire Premiered in Theaters
On March 21, 1989 Madonna Released Her 4th Album Like a Prayer