1986 - Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Premiered in Theaters
Starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy
* Leonard Nimoy Was Also the Director
Fun Fact!
Star Trek IV Was the 5th Highest Grossing Movie From 1986
#1 Top Gun
#2 Crocodile Dundee
#3 Platoon
#4 The Karate Kid Part II
November 26th in 80s History
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America's Funniest Videos Made Its Debut
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(November 26th)
1980 - Mike Schmidt (Philadelphia Phillies) Won the National League MVP by Unanimous Decision
* Won 3 MVP Awards During His Hall of Fame Career
12x All Star
8x Home Run Leader
Career Home Runs: 548
Elected to the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995 (First Ballot)
2000 - George W. Bush Officially Won the Presidential Election Despite Losing the National Popular Vote
* The Big Florida Debate
Happy 80s Birthdays
1938 - Rich Little (Voice Actor) "The Man of a Thousand Voices"
Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1945 - Daniel Davis (Actor) The Nanny (Niles the Butler)
Birthplace: Gurdon, AR
1945 - John McVie (English Bassist) Fleetwood Mac
Birthplace: Ealing, Middlesex, England
1945 - Michael Omartian (Songwriter)
Birthplace: Evanston, IL
1948 - Marianne Muellerleile (Actress) Revenge of the Nerds (Lady at Door)
Birthplace: St. Louis, MO
1956 - Dale Jarrett (NASCAR)
Birthplace: Conover, NC
1960 - Harold Reynolds (Baseball)
Birthplace: Eugene, OR
1962 - Chuck Finley (Baseball)
Birthplace: Monroe, LA
1963 - Mario Elie (Basketball)
Birthplace: New York City
Fun Fact!
Harold Reynolds Was the #2 Overall Pick in the 1980 Major League Baseball Draft by the Seattle Mariners
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1917 - The National Hockey League Was Formed
* Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, and Toronto Arenas Were the Original Teams
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Other Notable Dates
(On November 26th)
1789 - The First National Thanksgiving Day Was Celebrated
#1 Songs in America
(November 26th)
1980 - "Lady"
Kenny Rogers
11/15 - 12/26
1981 - "Physical"
Olivia Newton-John
11/21 - 1/29
1982 - "Up Where We Belong"
Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
11/6 - 11/26
1983 - "All Night Long"
Lionel Richie
11/12 - 12/9
1984 - "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go"
Wham!
11/17 - 12/7
1985 - "We Built This City"
Starship
11/16 - 11/29
1986 - "Human"
Human League
11/22 - 11/28
1987 - "Mony Mony"
Billy Idol
11/21 - 11/27
1988 - "Bad Medicine"
Bon Jovi
11/19 - 12/2
1989 - "Blame It on the Rain"
Milli Vanilli
11/25 - 12/8
Click Here For More Music Fun Facts and Awards
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1942 - Casablanca Premiered in New York City
* Starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman
Won an Academy Award For Best Picture
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1988 - America’s Funniest Home Videos Premiered on ABC
* Still On the Air
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1989 - Los Angeles Rams Wide Receiver, Willie “Flipper” Anderson Set an NFL Record With 336 Receiving Yards Against the New Orleans Saints On Sunday Night Football
Other Notable Birthdays
Charles M. Schultz (Cartoonist)
November 26, 1922 - February 12, 2000
Birthplace: Minneapolis, MN
Passed Away at Age 77 From Colon Cancer
Created the Peanuts (Charlie Brown) Cartoons
Robert Goulet (Singer and Actor)
November 26, 1933 - October 30, 2007
Birthplace: Lawrence, MA
Passed Away at Age 73 From Pulmonary Fibrosis
Won a Tony Award in 1968 For Best Actor For His Role as Jacques Bonnard in the Broadway Show, Happy Time
Tina Turner (Singer)
November 26, 1939 - May 24, 2023
Birthplace: Brownsville, TN
Passed Away at Age 83 Following Years of Illness
* Had Been Diagnosed With Kidney Failure and Intestinal Cancer
Known as the “Queen of Rock n’ Roll
One of the Highest Selling Artists With Over 100 Million Albums Sold
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Verne Winchell (American Businessman)
October 30, 1915 - November 26, 2002
Birthplace: Bloomington, IL
Passed Away at Age 87 From Cardiac Arrest
Founded Winchell’s Donuts
* Also Served as the Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Denny's Restaurant
Fun Fact!
Winchell's Donuts Was Founded in Temple, CA in 1948
Fritz Weaver (Actor)
January 19, 1926 - November 26, 2016
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, PA
Passed Away in His Home at Age 90
Appeared in Over 170 Theatre, Television and Films During His 60-Year Career
* Won the 1970 Tony Award For Best Actor in a Play For His Role as Jerome Malley in the Original Broadway Production of Child's Play
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1986 - Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Director: Leonard Nimoy
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, Catherine Hicks, Majel Barrett, Mark Lenard and Jane Wyatt
Budget: $21 Million
Box Office: $133 Million
1986 - The Mosquito Coast
Director: Peter Weir
Starring: Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, River Phoenix, Conrad Roberts, Andre Gregory and Martha Plimpton
Budget: $25 Million
Box Office: $14.3 Million
1986 - Nutcracker: The Motion Picture
Director: Carroll Ballard
Starring: Pacific Northwest Ballet
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $781,000
1986 - Solarbabies
Director: Alan Johnson
Starring: Richard Jordan, Jami Gertz, Jason Patric, Lukas Haas, Charles Durning, James LeGros, Peter DeLuise, Adrian Pasdar and Sarah Douglas
Budget: $25 Million
Box Office: $1.6 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1988 - America’s Funniest Home Videos Premiered on ABC
* Still On Air
1989 - MTV Unplugged Premiered on MTV
The First Episode Featured Squeeze, Syd Straw and Elliot Easton
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1985 - Species Deceases (EP)
Midnight Oil
* Hit #1 in Australia
Fun Fact!
Midnight Oil Changed Their Name from Farm in 1976 by Drawing the Name Out of a Hat
1988 - Hold Me in Your Arms
Rick Astley (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #19
* #3 in Canada
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - Mike Schmidt (Philadelphia Phillies) Won the National League MVP by Unanimous Choice
Runner Up: Gary Carter
* Schmidt Received All 24 First Place Votes
1984 - NHL Legend Guy Lefleur Retired
* Lefleur Played 14 Seasons with the Montreal Canadians
#1 Overall Pick in 1971
Elected to the Pro Hockey Hall of Fame in 1998
1989 - Saskatchewan Roughriders Beat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 43 - 40 in the Canadian Football League's 77th Grey Cup
Offensive MVP: Kent Austin
Defensive MVP: Chuck Klingbeil
Location: Skydome, Toronto
Attendance: 54,088
1989 - Los Angeles Rams Wide Receiver Willie “Flipper” Anderson Set an NFL Record With 336 Receiving Yards Against the New Orleans Saints
* The Rams Beat the Saints 20 - 17 at the Louisiana Superdome on Sunday Night Football
Spread
Pick
O/U: 43.0
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
Over $26 Million Dollars in Gold Bars Were Stolen From the Brink's-Mat Vault at Heathrow Airport in London
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Fun TV Facts
(Emmy Award For Best Actor in a Drama Series)
1980 - Ed Asner
Lou Grant
1981 - Daniel J. Travanti
Hill Street Blues
1982 - Daniel J. Travanti
Hill Street Blues
1983 - Ed Flanders
St. Elsewhere
1984 - Tom Selleck
Magnum, P.I
1985 - William Daniels
St. Elsewhere
1986 - William Daniels
St. Elsewhere
1987 - Bruce Willis
Moonlighting
1988 - Richard Kiley
A Year in the Life
1989 - Carroll O'Connor
In the Heat of the Night