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
Fun Fact!
Phil Collins, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford Formed Genesis in 1967 in Godalming, Surrey England
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
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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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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
Venue: The Spectrum
City: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Head Coach: Bobby Knight
Most Outstanding Player: Isiah Thomas (Indiana)
Tournament Top Scorer: Al Wood 109 (North Carolina)
The Last Time the Tournament Aired on NBC Before Switching to CBS
Fun Fact!
Isiah Thomas Was the 2nd Overall Pick in the 1981 Draft by the Detroit Pistons
* Played All 13-Seasons With the Pistons
NBA Champion: 2
All-Star: 12
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Fun Fact!
Oregon Beat Ohio State 46 -33 in the First NCAA Tournament in 1939
Venue: Patten Gymnasium
City: Evansville, Illinois
Head Coach: Howard Hobson
Most Outstanding Player: Jimmy Hull (Ohio State)
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1930 - John Astin (Actor) The Addams Family, European Vacation
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland
1937 - Warren Beatty (Actor) Reds, Bugsy
Birthplace: Richmond Virginia
1945 - Eric Clapton (English Singer and Guitarist)
Birthplace: Ripley, Surrey, England
1949 - Dana Gillespie (English Singer)
Birthplace: Wokey, Surrey, England
1956 - Paul Reiser (Actor) Beverly Hills Cop, Mad About You
Birthplace: New York City
1962 - MC Hammer (Rapper)
Birthplace: Oakland, California
1964 - Tracy Chapman (Singer)
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio
1965 - Piers Morgan (English Journalist)
Birthplace: Guildford, Surrey, England
1968 - Celine Dion (Canadian, Singer)
Birthplace: Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada
Fun Facts!
Celine Dion is the Best Selling Canadian Artist With Over 200 Albums Sold
MC Hammer Grew Up In Oakland, California and Was the Bat Boy For the Oakland A's From 1973 to 1980
* The A’s Won 3 Consecutive World Series From 1972 to 1974
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Other Notable Birthdays
Vincent van Gogh (Dutch Painter)
March 30, 1853 - July 29, 1890
Birthplace: Zundert, Netherlands
Passed Away at Age 37 From a Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound to the Chest
* Doctors of Today Say He Had Bi-Polar Disease
Van Gogh is Considered the Most Famous Painter in Western Art History
Fun Fact!
The Most Expensive Van Gogh Painting Sold For $117 Million in 2022
Painting: Orchard with Cypresses (1888)
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Michael Jeter (Actor)
August 26, 1952 - March 30, 2003
Birthplace: Lawrenceburg, Tennessee
Passed Away at Age 50 From Complications of an Epileptic Seizure
* Jeter Was HIV Positive
Best Known For Playing 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
Head Coach: Jody Conradt
Most Outstanding Player: Clarissa Davis (Texas)
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
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1984 - New York Police Detective Robert Cunningham Offered Waitress Phyllis Penzo Half of His $1 Lottery Ticket He Had Purchased as a Tip Because He Ran Out of Cash
* Won the Lottery and Split the $6 Million Dollars
Known as the World's Biggest Tip
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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
1987 - Indiana Beat North Carolina 63 - 50 to Win the NCAA National Championship
Venue: Louisiana Superdome
City: New Orleans, Louisiana
Head Coach: Bobby Knight
Most Outstanding Player: Keith Smart (Indiana)
Tournament Top Scorers: Steve Alford (Indiana) and Rony Seikaly (Syracuse) 138
1987 Was the First NCAA Tournament With the 3-Point Shot
Fun Fact!
Keith Smart Was the 41st Overall Pick (2nd Round) in the 1988 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors
* Smart Only Played in 2 NBA Games
March 30th in 80s History