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Happy 80s Birthdays
1937 - Tom Monaghan (Businessman) Domino's Pizza, Detroit Tigers
1942 - Richard O’Brien (Actor) Flash Gordon
1943 - Paul Michael Glaser (Actor and Director)
1947 - Elton John (Singer)
1948 - Les Charles (Writer) Cheers
1948 - Bonnie Bedelia (Actor) Die Hard
1953 - Mary Gross (Actress) Saturday Night Live
1955 - Lee Mazzilli (Aaseball)
1960 - Steve Norman (Saxophonist) Spandau Ballet
1960 - Brenda Strong (Actor) Spaceballs
1960 - Haywood Nelson (Actor) What's Happening! (Dwayne)
1962 - Marcia Cross (Actress) One Life to Live
1965 - Sarah Jessica Parker (Actress) Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Square Pegs
1966 - Tom Glavine (Baseball)
1974 - Lark Voorhies (Actress) Saved by the Bell (Lisa)
Fun Fact!
Sarah Jessica Parker Made Her Film Debut in Somewhere Tomorrow (1983)
* Played a Girl Named Lori Who Fell for a Boy (Only She Can See Because of a Head Injury)
March 25th in 80s History
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Cagney & Lacy Made Its Debut
#1 Songs in America
(March 25th)
1980 - "Another Brick in the Wall Part II"
Pink Floyd
3/22 - 4/18
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 - "These Dreams"
Heart
3/22 - 3/28
1987 - "Lean on Me"
Club Nouveau
3/21 - 4/3
1988 - "Never Gonna Give You Up"
Rick Astley
3/12 - 3/25
1989 - "The Living Years"
Mike + The Mechanics
3/25 - 3/31
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Other Notable Dates
(On March 25th)
1965 - Martin Luther King Jr. Completed the 4-day 50-mile Civil Rights March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama
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Bad Boys
1986 - Perfect Strangers Premiered on ABC
* Ran 8 Seasons with 150 Episodes
Did You Know?
Family Matters Was a Spinoff From Perfect Strangers
1989 - "The Living Years" by Mike + The Mechanics Became the #1 Song in America
#1 Song in America from March 25 - 31
Also Hit #1 in Ireland, Australia and Japan
* Nominated For 4 Grammy Awards
Other Notable Birthdays
Gutzon Borglum (American Sculpture)
March 25, 1867 - March 6, 1941
Passed Away at Age 73 Fr?p[----om a Heart Attack
Designed Mt. Rushmore
* The Presidents on Mt. Rushmore are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln
Howard Cosell (Sportscaster)
March 25, 1918 - April 23, 1995
Passed Away at Age 77 of a Cardiac Embolism (Blood Clot to the Heart)
Worked For ABC From 1953 to 1985
Aretha Franklin (Singer)
March 25, 1942 - August 16, 2018
Passed Away at Age 76 From a Pancreatic Tumor
Best Known For the Hit Song "R E S P E C T "
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
William Colgate (English-American Businessman)
January 25, 1783 - March 25, 1857
Passed Away at Age 74 (Unknown Cause)
Founder of Colgate Toothpaste
Eddie Collins (Baseball)
May 2, 1887 - March 25, 1951
Passed Away at Age 63 (Heart Disease)
6x World Series Champion
* Philadelphia A’s (1910, 1911, 1913, 1929, 1930)
Chicago White Sox (1917)
1914 AL MVP
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939
Cal Ripken Sr. (Baseball)
December 17, 1935 - March 25, 1999
Passed Away at Age 63 from Lung Cancer
Only Manager to Coach 2 Sons at the Same Time
* Sons Billy and Cal
Beverly Cleary (Writer)
April 12, 1916 - March 25, 2021
Passed Away at Age 104 Peacefully in Her Retirement Home
One of the Most Successful Writers With Over 91 Million Books Sold
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1983 - The Outsiders
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Starring: C. Thomas Howell, Ralph Macchio, Matt Dillon, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, Diane Lane, Emilio Estevez, Tom Cruise and Leif Garrett
Budget: $10 Million
Box Office: $33.7 Million
Rob Lowe's Film Debut
1983 - Bad Boys
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Starring: Sean Penn, Esai Morales, Ally Sheedy, Eric Gurry, Alan Ruck and Clancy Brown
Budget: $5 Million
Box Office: $9.2 Million
1983 - Max Dugan Returns
Director: Herbert Ross
Starring: Marsha Mason, Jason Robards, Donald Sutherland and Matthew Broderick
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $17.6 Million
Matthew Broderick's Film Debut
1983 - Black Stallion Returns
Director: Robert Dalva
Starring: Kelly Reno, Vincent Spano and Teri Garr
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $12 Million
1983 - Spring Break
Director: Sean. S. Cunningham
Starring: David Knell and Perry Lang
Budget: $4.5 Million
Box Office: $2.4 Million
1988 - Biloxi Blues
Director: Mike Nichols
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Christopher Walken, Park Overall and Penelope Ann Miller
Budget: $20 Million
Box Office: $51.7 Million
1988 - Johnny Be Good
Director: Bud S. SMith
Starring: Anthony Michael Hall, Robert Downey Jr., Paul Gleason, Steve James, Jennifer Tilly and Uma Thurman
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $17.5 Million
1988 - Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Spain)
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Starring: Carmen Maura and Antonio Banderas
Budget: $1.1 Million
Box Office: $7.2 Million
* Nominated for “Best Foreign Film"
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1982 - Cagney & Lacey Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 7
Episodes: 125
1982 - Final Episode of Bosom Buddies
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 37
Network: ABC
The Main Characters Kip and Henry Were Named After Bars in Berkeley, California
1985 - The 57th Academy Awards Aired on ABC
Host: Jack Lemmon
Location: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California
Awards
Best Picture: Amadeus
Best Actor: F. Murray Abraham - Amadeus
Best Actress: Sally Field - Places in the Heart
1986 - Perfect Strangers Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 8
Episodes: 150
The Theme Song "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now" Was Written by Jesse Frederick and Bennett Salvay
* Also Sang the Theme Songs For Full House, Step by Step, Family Matters
1986 - Morningstar/Eveningstar Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 7
1988 - Final Episode of Yogi’s Treasure Hunt (Animation)
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 27
Network: Syndication
1989 - Mary Tyler Moore Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Elvis Costello
Ben Stiller Made His Debut as a Cast Member
1989 - Men Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - Progressions of Power
Triumph (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #32
1982 - The Blurred Crusade
The Church (2nd Album)
1985 - The Power Station
The Power Station (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #6
* Featuring “Some Like it Hot”
1985 - The Secret of Association
Paul Young (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #209
* Hit #1 in the UK
1988 - Heart Attack
Krokus (10th Album)
Billboard Charts: #87
1988 - To the Power of Three
Emerson, Berry & Palmer (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #97
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1982 - Wayne Gretzky Became the First NHL Player to Score 200 Points in a Season
1986 - Kurt Browning (Canada) Became 1st Figure Skater to Land a Quadruple Jump
1988 - Robin Givens Demanded Full Access to Former Husband Mike Tyson's Money
On March 25, 1983 Bad Boys Starring Sean Penn, Esai Morales, Clancy Brown and Ally Sheedy
Headlines
(March 25th)
1982 - Cagney & Lacey Premiered on CBS
* Ran 7 Seasons with 125 Episodes
Won an Emmy Award For Most Outstanding Drama in 1985 & 86
Tyne Daly (Lacey) Won 3 Emmy Awards For Most Outstanding Actress (1983, 1984, 1985, 1988) and Sharon Gless (Cagney) Won 2 (1986, 1987)
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Bosom Buddies
Fun Fact!
The First Grammy Awards Were Held On March 4, 1959
Venue: Beverly Hills Hotel
Host: Mort Sahl
"Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare)" by Franco Migliacci and Domenico Modugno Won "Song of the Year"
On March 25, 1982 the Final Episode of Bosom Buddies Starring Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari Aired After 2 Seasons and 37 Episode
* The Theme Song "My Life" Was Billy Joel's Song Re-Recorded With Gary Bennett
1983 - The Outsiders Premiered in Theaters
Starring: C. Thomas Howell, Ralph Macchio, Matt Dillon, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, Diane Lane, Emilio Estevez, Tom Cruise and Leif Garre
Rob Lowe’s Film Debut