May 9th in 80s History
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1988 – The New Parliament House Canberra Officially Opened in Australia
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In Other News
(On May 9th)
1960 - The Food and Drug Administration Approved the Birth Control Pill
* The First World's Approved Oral Contraceptive Pill
1988 – The New Parliament House Canberra Officially Opened in Australia
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"Express Yourself"
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1980 - Friday the 13th Premiered in Theaters
* With Only a $500,000 Budget the Film Grossed Nearly $60 Million Dollars
Did You Know?
Kevin Bacon's Character, Jack Burrell Was Killed by Jason
#1 Songs in America
(May 9th)
1980 - "Call Me"
Blondie
4/19 - 5/30
1981 - "Morning Train
Sheena Easton
5/2 - 5/17
1982 - "Chariots of Fire"
Vangelis
5/8 - 5/14
1983 - "Beat It"
Michael Jackson
4/30 - 5/20
1984 - "Against All Odds"
Phil Collins
4/21 - 5/11
1985 - "We Are the World"
USA for Africa
4/13 - 5/10
1986 - "Addicted to Love"
Robert Palmer
5/3 - 5/9
1987 - "(I Just) Died in Your Arms"
Cutting Crew
5/2 - 5/15
1988 - "Wishing Well"
Terrence Trent D'Arby
5/7 - 5/13
1989 - "Like a Prayer"
Madonna
4/22 - 5/12
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1984 - The Game Between the Chicago White Sox and the Milwaukee Brewers Finished After 25 Innings and Over 8 Hours
* The White Sox Beat the Brewers 7 - 6 Comiskey Park in Chicago
Game Was Suspended After 17 Innings the Night Before
Friday the 13th Premiered In Theaters
1986 - Short Circuit Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Ally Sheedy and Steve Guttenberg
Fun Fact!
With a $15 Million Dollar Budget, $1.4 Million Was Spent on Building the Robot, Number 5
* Weighed 250 Pounds
Happy 80s Birthdays
1940 - James L. Brooks (Director) Terms of Endearment
1945 - Steve Katz (Guitarist) Blood, Sweat & Tears
1946 - Candice Bergen (Actress) Murphy Brown
1949 - Billy Joel (Singer)
1951 - Alley Mills (Actress) The Wonder Years
1962 - Dave Gahan (Singer) Depeche Mode
1965 - Steve Yzerman (Hockey)
Fun Facts!
James L. Brooks Won an Oscar For Best Director For the 1981 Film, Terms of Endearment
Billy Joel's 52nd Street Album Won a Grammy For Album of the Year in 1980
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Other Notable Birthdays
Tony Gwynn (Baseball)
May 8, 1960 - June 16, 2014
Passed Away at Age 54 From Cardiac Arrest (Caused by Salivary Gland Cancer)
* 15x All-Star
8x Batting Champion
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007 (First Ballot)
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Harold Gray (Cartoonist)
January 20, 1894 - May 9, 1968
Passed Away at Age 74 From Cancer
Created Little Orphan Annie
Chuck Daly (Basketball Coach)
July 20, 1930 - May 9, 2009
Passed Away at Age 78 From Pancreatic Cancer
* Coached the Detroit Pistons From 1983 to 1992
Won 2 NBA Championships (1989, 1990)
Lena Horne (Singer and Actress)
June 30, 1917 - May 9, 2010
Passed Away at Age 92 From Congestive Heart Failure
A 4x Grammy Award Winner
Vidal Sassoon (British Hairstylist)
January 17, 1928 - May 9, 2012
Passed Away at Age 84 From Leukemia
Popularized the “Bob Cut”
Little Richard (Singer)
December 5, 1932 - May 9, 2020
Passed Away at Age 87 From Bone Cancer
Known as the “Architect” For Rock N’ Roll
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1980 - Friday the 13th
Director: Sean S. Cunningham
Starring: Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Harry Crosby and Kevin Bacon
Budget: 550,000
Box Office: $59.8 Million
1980 - The Nude Bomb
Director: Clive Donner
Starring: Don Adams and Sylvia Kristel
Budget: $15 Million
Box Office: $14.7 Million
1986 - Short Circuit
Director: John Badham
Starring: Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens and G.W. Bailey
Budget: $15 Million
Box Office: $40.7 Million
1986 - Dangerously Close
Director: Harold Sobel
Starring: John Stockwell, Carey Lowell, Madison Mason, Bradford Bancroft and J. Eddie Peck
Budget: $1.5 Million
Box Office: $2 Million
1986 - Fire with Fire
Director: Duncan Gibbons
Starring: Virginia Madsen, Craig Sheffer, Kari Wuhrer and D.B. Sweeney
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $4.6 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1987 - Mark Harmon Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Suzanne Vega
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - Warm Leatherette
Grace Jones (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #132
1980 - Bass Culture (Poet Album)
Linton Kwesi Johnson
1989 - Big Daddy
John Mellencamp (10th Album)
Billboard Charts: #7
* Hit #1 in Australia
1989 - A Night to Remember
Cyndi Lauper (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #37
* #3 in Japan
Fun Fact!
Cyndi Lauper Earned Her GED and Left Home at 17 to Escape Her Abusive Stepfather
1989 - Dangerous Toys
Dangerous Toys (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #65
Singles Released
1989 - “Express Yourself”
Madonna
Reached #2 on the US Billboard Charts and #1 on the Dance Club Charts
* Also Hit #1 in Canada and Switzerland
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1981 - The Boston Celtics Beat the Houston Rockets 94 - 71 in Houston to Take a 2 - 1 Lead in the NBA Finals
1983 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Was on the Cover of Sports Illustrated
Title: “THE KAREEM RISES…”
1984 - The Game Between the Chicago White Sox and the Milwaukee Brewers Finished 7 - 6 After 25 innings at Comiskey Park in Chicago
Attendance: 14,754
* Game Was Suspended After 17 Innings the Night Before
1987 - Eddie Murray Became the First Player to Hit Home Runs From Both Sides of the Plate in Back to Back Games
1988 - Cincinnati Reds Manager Pete Rose Was on the Cover of Sports Illustrated
Title: “SUSPENDED”
1989 - New York Mets Shortstop, Kevin Elster Made an Error to Snap His 88 Game Errorless Streak
1989 - New York Mets, Rick Cerone Made an Error to Snap His 159 Game Errorless Streak
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1980 - A Cargo Ship from Liberia Crashed into the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Tampa ,Florida Making a 1,400-ft. Section of the Southbound Span Collapse
* A Greyhound Bus and 6 Cars Fell Into the Water, Killing 35
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Headlines
(May 9th)
1980 - Five Gunmen Held up a Security Pacific Bank in Norco, California Leading to a Violent Shoot-Out in One of the Largest Pursuits in California History
* 2 Gunmen and 1 Police Officer Were Killed and 33 Police and Civilian Cars Were Destroyed
On May 9, 1989 Madonna Released "Express Yourself" as a Single