On This Day May 10th in 80s History

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1986 - Heather Locklear Married Mötley Crüe Drummer Tommy Lee
* Divorced in 1993

In Other News

(On May 10th)

1908 - The First Mother's Day Was Observed in Grafton, West Virginia
* Social Activist Anna Jarvis Was the Founder of Mother’s Day

1924 - J. Edgar Hoover Was Appointed the First Director of the FBI
* Remained Director Until His Death in 1972

1962 - The First Incredible Hulk Comic Was Released by Marvel

1975 - Sony Released the Betamax Videocassette Recorder

Price: $ 2,000 - 2,300

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1983 - The Final Episode of Laverne & Shirley Aired
* Ran 8 Seasons with 178 Episodes
#1 Show in America in 1978 and 1979

Fun Fact!

Laverne & Shirley Had an Animated Spin-Off Called Laverne & Shirley in the Army That Aired on Saturday Mornings

Other Notable Birthdays

Pat Summerall (Sportscaster)
May 10, 1930 - April 16, 2013
Passed Away at Age 82 From Cardiac Arrest

Announced a Record 16 Super Bowls

* Also 26 Masters Tournaments and 21 U.S. Opens

Marion Ramsey (Actress)
May 10, 1947 - January 7, 2021
Passed Away at Age 73 After Battling a Short Illness

Played Hooks in Police Academy

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Passed Away
(On This Day)

Dick Sprang (Batman Comics)

July 28, 1915 - May 10, 2000
Passed Away at Age 84 (Unknown Cause)
Best Known For Designing the Riddler and Redesigned the Batmobile

Joan Crawford (Actress)
March 23, 1908 - May 10, 1977
Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas
Passed Away at Age 69 From a Heart Attack
* Joan Crawford Was Portrayed in the 1981 Film Mommy Dearest
Crawford Won an Academy Award For Best Actress For Her Role as Mildred Pierce (1946)

Fun Fact!

Joan Crawford Was the Highest Ranking Box Office Draw of 1930

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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)

1985 - Rustlers’ Rhapsody
Director: Hugh Wilson
Starring: Tom Berenger, Patrick Wayne, Marilu Henner, G.W. Bailey, Fernando Rey and Any Griffin
Budget: $5.5 Million

Box Office: $6 Million

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80s Television
(On This Day)

1980 - Bob Newhart Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guests: The Amazing Rhythm Aces and Bruce Cockburn

1983 - Final Episode of Laverne & Shirley Aired

Seasons: 8

Episodes: 178

1986 - Catherine Oxenberg and Paul Simon Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Ladysmith Black Mambazo

1988 - Final Episode of Crime Story
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 44

Starring Dennis Farina

1988 - Final Episode of Dolly, the Dolly Parton Variety Show
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 22

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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)

1981 - Computer World
Kraftwerk (8th Album)
Billboard Charts: #72

1982 - Junkyard
The Birthday Party (3rd Album)

1982 - Rio
Duran Duran (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #6

* Hit #1 in Canada
Over 2 Million Copies Sold in the US

1983 - With Sympathy
Ministry (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #94

1984 - Stay Hungry
Twisted Sister (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #15
* Featuring “We’re Not Gonna Take It” and “I Wanna Rock”
Sold Over 3 Million Copies in the US

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80s Sports
(On This Day)

1980 - The Los Angeles Lakers Beat the Boston Celtics 111 - 101 in Philadelphia to Take a 2 - 1 Lead in the NBA Finals

1980 - Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood Beat Ray Stevens and Greg Valentine for the NWA Tag Team Championship
Location: Greensboro, North Carolina

1981 - Montreal Expos Pitcher, Charlie Lee Pitched a No-Hitter Against the San Francisco Giants
* The Expos Won 4 - 0 in the 2nd Game of a Doubleheader at Olympic Stadium in Montreal
Attendance: 25,343

1981 - The Houston Rockets Beat the Boston Celtics 91 - 86 in Houston to Tie the NBA Finals 2 - 2

1982 - Los Angeles Rams Owner, Georgia Frontiere and Quarterback Bert Jones Were the Cover of Sports Illustrated
Title: “MADAME RAM GETS HER MAN”

1989 - The Calgary Flames Beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4 Games to 1 to Advance to the Stanley Cup Finals

* Beat Montreal Canadians in the Finals 4 Games to 2 in the Stanley Cup Finals

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Happy 80s Birthdays

1944 - Jim Abrahams (Director) Airplane
1948 - Meg Foster (Actress) Masters of the Universe
1953 - Tito Santana (Wrestler)
1959 - Victoria Rowell (Actress) As the World Turns
1960 - Bono (Singer) U2
1965 - Linda Evangelista (Supermodel)
1967 - Young MC (Rapper)

Fun Fact!
Linda Evangelista is Regarded as One of the Most Accomplished Models of All Time
* Featured in Over 700 Magazine Covers

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1986 - "West End Girls" by the Pet Shop Boys Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from May 10 - 16

Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Norway, Finland and New Zealand

The Final Episode of Laverne & Shirley Aired

May 10th in 80s History

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(May 10th)

1981 - Charlie Lee (Montreal Expos) Pitched a No-Hitter Against the San Francisco Giants
Career Record: 62 - 48
* Played 9 Seasons
Lee Passed Away From a Heart Attack in 2011 at Age 54

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