Headlines
(March 30th)
1981 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan Was Shot in the Chest by John Hinkley, Jr. Outside a Washington, D.C. Hotel
* Hinckley Shot the President to Impress Actress Jodie Foster
President Ronald Reagan Was Shot in the Chest
#1 Songs in America
(March 30th)
1980 - "Another Brick in the Wall Part II"
Pink Floyd
3/22 - 4/18
1981 - "Rapture"
Blondie
3/28 - 4/10
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 - "One More Night"
Phil Collins
3/30 - 4/12
1986 - "Rock Me Amadeus"
Falco
3/29 - 4/18
1987 - "Lean on Me"
Club Nouveau
3/21 - 4/3
1988 - "Man in the Mirror"
Michael Jackson
3/26 - 4/8
1989 - "The Living Years"
Mike + The Mechanics
3/25 - 3/31
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1930 - John Astin (Actor) European Vacation
1937 - Warren Beatty (Actor) Reds
1945 - Eric Clapton (Singer)
1949 - Dana Gillespie (Singer)
1956 - Paul Reiser (Actor) Beverly Hills Cop
1962 - MC Hammer (Rapper)
1964 - Tracy Chapman (Singer)
1968 - Celine Dion (Singer)
Fun Fact!
MC Hammer Grew Up In Oakland, California
* Was the Bat Boy for the Oakland A's and Witnessed Their Back-To-Back-To Back World Series Championships (1972, 1973, 1974)
On March 30, 1987 Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" Painting Sold For a Record 22.5 Million Pounds ($39.7 Million)
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1981 - Indiana Beat North Carolina 63 - 50 to Win the NCAA National Championship
Most Outstanding Player: Isiah Thomas (Indiana)
Coach: Bob Knight
Location: The Spectrum in Philadelphia
Tournament Top Scorer: Al Wood 109 (North Carolina)
The Last Time the Tournament Aired on NBC Before Switching to CBS
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Other Notable Dates
(On March 30th)
1867 - Alaska Was Purchased from Russia for $7.2 Million Dollars by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward
* 2 Cents per Acre
Beetlejuice
March 30th in 80s History
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Other Notable Birthdays
Vincent van Gogh (Painter)
March 30, 1853 - July 29, 1890
Passed Away at Age 37 From a Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound to the Chest
The Most Famous Painter in Western Art History
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Michael Jeter (Actor)
August 26, 1952 - March 30, 2003
Passed Away at Age 50 From Complications of an Epileptic Seizure
* Jeter Was HIV Positive
Best Known For Herman Stiles On the TV Show Evening Shade
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1984 - Romancing the Stone
Director: Robert Zemechis
Starring: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito
Budget: $10 Million
Box Office: $115.1 Million ($76 Million Domestic)
1984 - Purple Hearts
Director: Sidney J. Furie
Starring: Ken Wahl and Cheryl Ladd
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $2 Million
1984 - Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Director: Hugh Hudson
Starring: Andie MacDowell, Ralph Richardson. Ian Holm, James Fox, Cheryl Campbell and Ian Charleson
Budget: $27 Million
Box Office: $45.9 Million
1984 - Misunderstood
Director: Jerry Schatzberg
Starring: Gene Hackman, Henry Thomas and Rip Torn
Budget: $10 Million
Box Office: $1.5 Million
1988 - Beetlejuice
Director: Tim Burton
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Jeffrey Jones, Catherine O'Hara, Winona Ryder and Michael Keaton
Budget: $15 Million
Box Office: $74.2 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1982 - Final Episode of Spider-Man (Animation)
Episodes: 26
1985 - Hulk Hogan and Mr. T Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: The Commodores
Hulk Hogan and Mr. T Battled "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and "Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff in a Tag-Team Match at WrestleMania I the Next Day
1985 - Storybreak Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 26
1987 - The 59th Academy Awards Aired on ABC
Location: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles
Hosts: Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn and Paul Hogan
Best Picture: Platoon
Best Actor: Paul Newman (The Color of Money)
Best Actress: Marlee Matlin (Children of a Lesser God)
1987 - “One Shining Moment” Was Used by CBS For the First Time to End of Their NCAA Men’s Basketball Coverage
1988 - The 2nd Soul Train Music Awards Aired From the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles
Host: Dionne Warwick
Album of the Year
Male: Michael Jackson (Bad)
Female: Whitney Houston (Whitney)
Group: LeVert (The Big Throwdown)
1988 - Final Episode of We Got it Made
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 46
Network: NBC (Season 1)
Syndication (Season 2)
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1986 - From Luxury to Heartache
Culture Club (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #32
1987 - The Circus
Erasure (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #190
1987 - Into the Fire
Bryan Adams (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #7
1987 - Louder Than Bombs (Compilation Album)
The Smiths
Billboard Charts: #62
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1981 - Indiana Beat North Carolina 63 - 50 to Win the Men’s NCAA National Championship
1985 - The Final 4 Began at Rupp Arena In Lexington, Kentucky
#1 Georgetown Beat #1 St. Johns 77 - 59
#8 Villanova Beat #2 Memphis State 52 - 45
Villanova Beat Georgetown 66 - 64 in the Championship Game
Head Coach: Rollie Massimino
Most Outstanding Player: Ed Pinckney
1986 - Texas Beat USC 97 - 91 to Win the Women’s NCAA National Championship
Most Outstanding Player: Clarissa Davis (Texas)
Coach: Jody Conradt
1986 - John Mahaffey Won the PGA Tournament Players Championship
* Finished 1 Stroke Ahead of Larry Mize
1987 - Indiana Beat Syracuse 74 - 73 to Win the Men’s NCAA National Championship
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1980 - The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Was Ordered to Liquidate Its Assets Because of Bankruptcy and Debts
* Known as The Final Train Ride
1987 - Indiana Beat North Carolina 63 - 50 to Win the NCAA National Championship
Most Outstanding Player: Keith Smart (Indiana)
Coach: Bob Knight
Location: Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans
Tournament Top Scorers: Steve Alford (Indiana) and Rony Seikaly (Syracuse) 138
1987 Was the First NCAA Tournament With the 3-Point Shot
1984 - The World's Biggest Tip
* New York Police Detective Robert Cunningham Offered His Waiter Phyllis Penzo Half of the $1 Lottery Ticket He Had Purchased as a Tip Because He Ran Out of Cash
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On March 30, 1988 Beetlejuice Premiered in Theaters
The "Sunflowers" Painting
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1985 - "One More Night" by Phil Collins Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America March 30 - April 12
Also Hit #1 in Canada