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#1 Songs in America
(October 10th)
1980 - "Another One Bites the Dust"
Queen
10/4 - 10/24
1981 - "Endless Love"
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
8/15 - 10/16
1982 - "Jack & Diane
John Cougar Mellencamp
10/2 - 10/29
1983 - "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Bonnie Tyler
10/1 - 10/28
1984 - "Let's Go Crazy"
Prince and the Revolution
9/29 - 10/12
1985 - "Money for Nothing"
Dire Straits
9/21 - 10/11
1986 - "Stuck With You"
Huey Lewis and the News
9/20 - 10/10
1987 - "Here I Go Again"
Whitesnake
10/10 - 10/16
1988 - "Love Bites"
Def Leppard
10/8 - 10/14
1989 - "Miss You Much"
Janet Jackson
10/7 - 11/3
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1985 - Orson Wells Passed Away at Age 70 From a Heart Attack
* Co-Wrote, Produced, Directed and Starred in the 1941 Film Citizen Kane
Considered One of the Greatest Films of All-Time
1980 - The Kansas City Royals Swept the New York Yankees (3 - 0) to Advance to the World Series For the First Time in Franchise History
ALCS MVP: Frank White
Lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 4 Games to 2 in the World Series
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October 10th in 80s History
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1970 - Fiji Was Granted Their Independence From England
1973 - U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew Was Forced to Resign After Being Charged With Tax Evasion
* Richard Nixon Was the U.S. President
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1987 - “Here I Go Again” by Whitesnake Hit #1 on the US Billboard Charts
* #1 Song in America from October 10 - 16
Also Hit #1 in Canada
Headlines
(October 10th)
1980 - The Arcade Game Pac-Man Was Released in the United States
* The First Video Game to Feature Power-Ups, Cutscenes and a Mascot
The Highest Selling Arcade Game of All-Time
Other Notable Birthdays
Chris Penn (Actor)
October 10, 1965 - January 24, 2006
Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA
Passed Away at Age of 40 From Heart Disease
Played Willard in the 1984 Film Footloose
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Orson Welles (Actor and Director)
May 6, 1915 - October 10, 1985
Birthplace: Kenosha, WI
Passed Away at Age 70 From a Heart Attack
Co-Wrote, Produced, Directed and Starred in the Hit 1941 Film, Citizen Kane
Ken Caminiti (Baseball)
April 21, 1963 - October 10, 2004
Birthplace: Hanford, CA
Passed Away at Age 41 From a Drug Overdose
Won the National League MVP in 1996
Christopher Reeve (Actor)
September 25, 1952 - October 10, 2004
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away at Age 52 From Cardiac Arrest
Best Known For Playing Clark Kent in the Superman Films
Alex Karras (Football)
July 15, 1935 - October 10, 2012
Birthplace: Gary, IA
Passed Away at Age 77 From Kidney Failure
Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2020
* Also Played George Papadopolis on the 80s TV Show, Webster
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1980 - The Elephant Man
Director: David Lynch
Starring: John Hurt, Anthony Hopkins, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud and Wendy Hiller
Budget: $5 Million
Box Office: $26 Million
1980 - Private Benjamin
Director: Howard Zieff
Starring: Goldie Hawn with Harry Dean Stanton and Craig T.Nelson
Budget: $15 Million
Box Office: $69,847,348
1984 -1984
Director: Michael Radford
Starring: John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton and Cyril Cusack
Budget: $5.5 Million
Box Office: $8.4 Million
1986 - Deadly Friend
Director: Wes Craven
Starring: Matthew Labyorteaux, Kristy Swanson, Michael Sharrett, Anne Twomey, Richard Marcus, Anne Ramsey, Lee Paul, Russ Marin and Charles Fleischer
Budget: $11 Million
Box Office: $8.9 Million
1986 - Jumpin' Jack Flash
Director: Penny Marshall
Starring: Whoopi Goldberg
Budget: $18 Million
Box Office: $29.8 Million
1986 - Peggy Sue Got Married
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Starring: Kathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage, Barry Miller and Catherine Hicks with Helen Hunt and Jim Carrey
Budget: $18 Million
Box Office: $41.1 Million
1986 - True Stories
Director: David Byrne
Starring: John Goodman, Annie McEnroe, Swoosie Kurtz, Spalding Gray, Pops Staples, Tito Larriva and David Byrne
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $2.5 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1981 - Susan Saint James Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: The Kinks
Eddie Murphy Premiered the Buckwheat Character
1981 - Laverne & Shirley in the Army (Animation) Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 21
1982 - Nature Premiered on PBS
Seasons: 38
Episodes: 591
1983 - Adam (Made For TV Movie) Premiered on NBC
A True Story About the Disappearance of Adam Walsh Abducted from a Sears Department Store on July 27, 1981 in Hollywood, Florida
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - Chance
Manfred Mann's Earth Band (10th Album)
Billboard Charts: #87
1980 - Icehouse
Icehouse (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #82
* #4 in the UK
1980 - Kilimanjaro
The Teardrop Explodes (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #156
1981 - Present Arms in Dub (Remix Album)
UB40
1981 - Discipline
King Crimson (8th Album)
Billboard Charts: #45
1982 - Creatures of the Night
Kiss (10th Album)
Billboard Charts: #45
1983 - Colour by Numbers
Culture Club (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #2
* Hit #1 in the UK and Canada
1988 - Barcelona (Collaborate Album)
Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé
* Reached #25 in the UK
1988 - Imagine: John Lennon (Soundtrack)
John Lennon
Billboard Charts: #31
1988 - Rattle and Hum (Soundtrack + Live Album)
U2
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
* Also Hit #1 in the UK
1988 - Introspective
Pet Shop Boys (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #34
* #2 in the UK
1989 - The Biz Never Sleeps
Biz Markie (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #66
* Featuring “Just a Friend”
1989 - Save Yourself
McAuley Schenker Group (6th Album)
Billboard Charts: #92
1989 - Thrash Zone
D.R.I. (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #140
1989 - The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech...Just Watch What You Say
Ice-T (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #37
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - The Kansas City Royals Swept the New York Yankees to Advance to the World Series
Series: 3-0
ALCS MVP: Frank White
1981 - Franco Columbu (Italy) Won Mr. Olympia
Prize: $25K
Runner Up: Chris Dickerson (USA)
Location: Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Columbus, Ohio
1982 - The St. Louis Cardinals Swept the Atlanta Braves to Advance to the World Series
Series: 3-0
NLCS MVP: Darrell Porter
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1985 - A U.S. Navy Aircraft Intercepted an Egyptian Airliner That Was Hijacked
* Forced the Aircraft to Land in Italy
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Other Notable Dates
(On October 10th)
1957 - US President Eisenhower Apologized to Ghana’s Finance Minister Gbedemah
* Gbedemah Was Refused Service at a Delaware Restaurant
1964 - The Summer Olympics Opened in Tokyo, Japan
* First Olympics Held in Asia
Gold Medals Leaders
United States (36)
Soviet Union (30)
Japan (16)
Happy 80s Birthdays
1941 - Peter Coyote (Actor) E.T. “Keys”
Birthplace: New York City
1946 - Ben Vereen (Singer and Actor) Webster
Birthplace: Laurinburg, NC
1953 - Midge Ure (Scottish Singer) Ultravox
Birthplace: Cambuslang, Scotland
1954 - David Lee Roth (Singer) Van Halen
Birthplace: Bloomington, IA
1958 - Tanya Tucker (Country Singer)
Birthplace: Seminole, TX
1961 - Martin Kemp (English Bassist) Spandau Ballet
Birthplace: Islington, London, England
1973 - Mario Lopez (Actor) Saved By the Bell
Birthplace: Chula Vista, CA
Fun Fact!
Mario Lopez Played a Gangster in the 1988 Film Colors
"Here I Go Again" Became the #1 Song in America