#1 Songs in America
(October 11th)
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 - "When I Think of You"
Janet Jackson
10/11 - 10/24
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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1986 - The Church Lady Made Its Debut on the Season 12 Premiere of Saturday Night Live
* Played by Dana Carvey
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Kathryn D. Sullivan
Headlines
(October 11th)
1983 - Lionel Richie Released His 2nd Solo Album, Can't Slow Down
* Featuring “All Night Long"
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts (Also Hit #1 in the UK)
Won a Grammy Award For "Album of the Year"
Over 20 Million Copies Sold Worldwide
On October 11, 1984 Kathryn D. Sullivan Became the First Woman to Walk on Space
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Lionel Richie's Released the Can't Slow Down Album
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1946 - Daryl Hall (Singer) Hall & Oates
Birthplace: Pottstown, PA
1950 - Mark Goodman (VJ) Original MTV VJ
Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA
1951 - Shannon Rubicam (Singer) Boy Meets Girl
Birthplace: Seattle, WA
1951 - Jon Miller (Sportscaster)
Birthplace: Novato, CA
1951 - Charles Shyer (Producer) Private Benjamin, The Father of the Bride
Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA
1952 - Paulette Carlson (Singer) Highway 101
Birthplace: Moose Lake, MN
1953 - David Morse (Actor) St. Elsewhere “Dr. Boomer”
Birthplace: Beverly, MA
1961 - Steve Young (Football)
Birthplace: Salt Lake City, UT
1962 - Joan Cusack (Actress) Sixteen Candles
Birthplace: New York City
1968 - Jane Krakowski (Actress) Vacation, 30 Rock
Birthplace: Parsippani, NJ
1970 - MC Lyte (Rapper)
Birthplace: Queens, NY
Fun Fact!
Jon Miller’s First MLB Broadcast Was 1974 for the Oakland A’s
* Attended Hayward High School in California
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Other Notable Birthdays
(On This Day)
Dusty Rhodes (Wrestler)
October 11, 1945 - June 11, 2015
Birthplace: Austin, TX
Passed Away at Age 69 From Kidney Failure
3x NWA Heavyweight Champion
Luke Perry (Actor)
October 11, 1966 - March 4, 2019
Birthplace: Mansfiel, OH
Passed Away at Age 52 From a Massive Stroke
Played Dylan McKay on the TV Series, Beverly Hills 90210
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Redd Foxx (Actor and Comedian)
December 9, 1922 - October 11, 1991
Birthplace: St. Louis, MO
Passed Away at Age 68 After Suffering a Heart Attack on the Set of The Royal Family
Redd Foxx Was a 3x Emmy Nominee For Most Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series For HIs Role as Fred Sanford on the Hit TV Series, Sanford & Son
Angela Lansbury (Actress)
October 16, 1925 - October 11, 2022
Birthplace: London, England
Passed Away in Her Sleep at Her Los Angeles Home at Age 96
Played Jessica Fletcher on Murder, She Wrote
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1981 - My Dinner with Andre
Director: Louis Malle
Starring: Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn
Budget: $475,000
Box Office: $5.2 Million
1985 - Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Director: Guy Hamilton
Starring: Fred Ward, Joel Grey, Wilford Brimley, J. A. Preston, George Coe, Charles Cioffi and Kate Mulgrew
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $14.4 Million
1985 - Silver Bullet
Director: Dan Attias
Starring: Corey Haim, Gary Busey, Everett McGill, Terry O’Quinn and Megan Follows
Budget: $7 Million
Box Office: $12.4 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1981 - The Made-For-TV Movie Family Reunion Aired on NBC
Starring Bette Davis
1986 - Season 12 Premiere of Saturday Night Live
Host: Sigourney Weaver
Musical Guest: None
* Debut of “Church Lady”
Dana Carvey, Phil Hartman, Jan Hooks, Victoria Jackson and Kevin Nealon's First Episode as Cast Members
1987 - Women in Prison Premiered on Fox
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
1988 - Turner Broadcasting Purchased Jim Crockett Wrestling Promotions
* Changed the Name from NWA to WCW
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1982 - Friend or Foe
Adam Ant (Debut Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #16
* #5 in the UK
Featuring “Goody Two Shoes”
1983 - Can't Slow Down
Lionel Richie (2nd Solo Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
* Also Hit #1 in the UK
Over 20 Million Copies Sold Worldwide
Won a Grammy For “Album of the Year”
1985 - Picture Book
Simply Red (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #16
* #2 in the UK
1988 - The Land of Rape and Honey
Ministry (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts:
Reached #164 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
1988 - Touch
Sarah McLachlan (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #132
Singles Released
1989 - “My Prerogative”
Bobby Brown
#1 Song in America from January 14 - 20
Did You Know?
My Prerogative" Was a Response to the Criticism He Received for Leaving New Edition
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - The Dallas Mavericks Played Their First NBA Game in Franchise History
* Beat the San Antonio Spurs 103 - 92
Winford Boynes (Mavericks) 21 Points
1983 - The Philadelphia Phillies Beat the Baltimore Orioles 2 - 1 in Game 1 of the World Series
Attendance: 52,204
40-Year Old Joe Morgan (Phillies) Hit a Home Run
1986 - Lee Haney (USA) Won His 3rd Straight Mr. Olympia
Prize: $55K
Runner Up: Rich Gaspari (USA)
Location: Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Columbus, Ohio
Won 8 Mr. Olympia Competitions
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1984 - Kathryn D. Sullivan Became the First American Woman to Space Walk
* Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger
1986 - Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev Met in Iceland to Have Discussions About Scaling Back IRBM Arsenals in Europe
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Other Notable Dates
(On October 11th)
1906 - San Francisco Ordered Segregated Schools for Japanese Students
* Sparked a Diplomatic Crisis Between the US and Japan
Did You Know?
Japan Was Angry Because It Broke the Treaty of 1894 (Granting Japanese in the United States the Same Rights as Citizens
1954 - France Removed All of Its Troops Out of Vietnam
* An Agreement from the 1954 Geneva Conference
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1987 - The Unveiling of the AIDS Memorial Quilt Was Unveiled at the Gay Rights Parade in Washington D.C.
October 11th in 80s History
1986 - “When I Think Of You” by Janet Jackson Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from October 11 - 24
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