#1 Songs in America
(October 26th)
1980 - "Woman in Love"
Barbra Streisand
10/24 - 11/14
1981 - "Arthur's Theme"
Christopher Cross
10/17 - 11/6
1982 - "Jack & Diane
John Cougar Mellencamp
10/2 - 10/29
1983 - "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Bonnie Tyler
10/1 - 10/28
1984 - "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
Stevie Wonder
10/13 - 11/2
1985 - "Saving All My Love For You"
Whitney Houston
10/26 - 11/1
1986 - "True Colors"
Cyndi Lauper
10/25 - 11/7
1987 - "Bad"
Michael Jackson
10/24 - 11/6
1988 - "A Groovy Kind of Love"
Phil Collins
10/22 - 11/4
1989 - "Miss You Much"
Janet Jackson
10/7 - 11/3
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October 26th in 80s History
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(October 26th)
1981 - The J. Geils Band Released Freeze Frame (10th Album)
* Featuring “Centerfold”
Hit #1 on the U.S. Billboard Charts
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Best Sitcom
(Emmy Awards)
1980 - Taxi
1981 - Taxi
1982 - Barney Miller
1983 - Cheers
1984 - Cheers
1985 - The Cosby Show
1986 - The Golden Girls
1987 - The Golden Girls
1988 - The Wonder Years
1989 - Cheers
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1982 - St. Elsewhere Premiered on NBC
* Ran 6 Seasons with 137 Episodes
Starring Denzel Washington
October 26, 1980 Alberto Salazar (USA) Won the 11th New York City Marathon
1985 - “Saving All My Love for You” by Whitney Houston Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from October 26 - November 1
Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada and Ireland
Happy 80s Birthdays
1945 - Jaclyn Smith (Actress) Charlie’s Angels
Birthplace: Houston, TX
1946 - Pat Sajak (Talk Show Host) Wheel of Fortune
Birthplace: Chicago, IL
1949 - Steve Rogers (Baseball)
Birthplace: Jefferson City, MO
1949 - Kevin Sullivan (Wrestling)
Birthplace: Cambridge, MA
1951 - Bootsy Collins (Singer)
Birthplace: Cincinnati, OH
1953 - Keith Strickland (Guitarist) B-52’s
Birthplace: Athens, GA
1953 - Lauren Tewes (Actress) Love Boat (Julie McCoy)
Birthplace: Trafford, PA
1956 - Rita Wilson (Actress) Volunteers
Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA
1957 - Bob Golic (Football)
Birthplace: Cleveland, OH
1961 - Dylan McDermott (Actor) Twister
Birthplace: Waterbury, CT
1962 - Cary Elwes (Actor) Glory, The Princess Bride
Birthplace: Westminster, London, England
1963 - Natalie Merchant (Singer) 10,000 Maniacs
Birthplace: Jamestown, NY
1965 - Kelly Rowan (Actress) The Gate
Birthplace: Ottawa, Alberta, Canada
1971 - Anthony Rapp (Actor) Adventures in Babysitting “Daryl”
Birthplace: Chicago, IL
Fun Fact!
Steve Rogers Played All of His 13 Major League Seasons With the Montreal Expos
* 5x All-Star (1974, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983)
ERA Leader in 1982 (2.40 ERA)
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Other Notable Birthdays
C.W. Post (American Innovator)
October 26, 1854 - May 9, 1914
Birthplace: Springfield, IL
Passed Away at Age 59 From a Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound
* Post Was Suffering From Extreme Stomach Pains
Founded Post Cereal
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Charles Comiskey (Baseball Owner)
August 15, 1859 - October 26, 1931
Birthplace: Chicago, IL
Passed Away at Age 72 (Unknown Cause)
* Founder and Owner of the Chicago White Sox
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1984 - The Terminator
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton and Paul Winfield
Budget: $6.4 Million
Box Office: $78.3 Million
1984 - American Dreamer
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Starring: JoBeth Williams, Tom Conti, Giancarlo Giannini, Coral Browne and Léon Zitrone
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $5 Million
1984 - Body Double
Director: Brian De Palma
Starring: Craig Wasson, Gregg Henry, Melanie Griffith, Deborah Shelton, Guy Boyd, Dennis Franz, David Haskell, Al Israel and Douglas Warhit
Budget: $10 Million
Box Office: $8.8 Million
1984 - Terror in the Aisles
Director: Andrew J. Kuehn
Starring: Donald Pleasence and Nancy Allen
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $10 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1981 - Battlestars (Game Show) Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 193
Hosted by Alex Trabek
1982 - St. Elsewhere Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 6
Episodes: 137
Starring Denzel Washington
1982 - Gavilan Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
Starring Robert Urich
1984 - V Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 19
1985 - Final Episode of Lime Street
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
Network: ABC
1988 - Tattingers Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 15
1988 - Annie McGuire Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 11
Starring Mary Tyler Moore Adrien Brody
1988 - The Van Dyke Show Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 10
Starring Dick Van Dyke and Son Barry Van Dyke
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - Freeze Frame
The J. Geils Band (10th Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
* Featuring “Centerfold”
1983 - Midnight Madness
Night Ranger (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #115
* Featuring “Sister Christian
1987 - Live at Wembley (Live Album)
Meat Loaf
* Reached #60 in the UK
1987 - Box Frenzy
Pop Will Eat Itself (Debut Album)
1987 - Mainstream
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions (3rd Album)
* Reached #9 in the UK
1989 - Best Shots (Greatest Hits)
Pat Benatar
Billboard Charts: #16
* #6 in the UK
1989 - Zig Zag
The Hooters (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #115
In Other Music News
1980 - Paul Kantner (Jefferson Starship) Was Rushed to Hospital Following a Cerebral Hemorrhage
* He Soon Recovered Without Surgery Defying Medical Odds
1981 - Iron Maiden Played Its First Show with Bruce Dickinson as the New Lead Singer
Location: Bologna, Italy
1985 - “Saving All My Love for You” by Whitney Houston Hit #1 on the US Billboard Charts
#1 Song in America from October 26 - November 1
* Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada and Ireland
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - The 11th New York City Marathon
Men: Alberto Salazar (USA)
Women: Grete Waitz (Norway)
* Waitz Won 9 Times from 1978 - 88
1982 - Steve Carlton Won His 4th Cy Young Award
* Won (1972, 1977, 1980, 1982)
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994
1985 - The Kansas City Royals Beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2 - 1 at Royals Stadium to Force a Game 7 of the World Series
Attendance: 41,628
Dane Iorg (Royals) Hit a Walk-Off Single to Score 2 Runs in the Bottom of the 9th
1985 - Doug Harvey’s #2 Was Retired by the Montreal Canadiens
* Played 14 Seasons in Montreal
Won 6 Stanley Cups
1985 - Lee Haney (USA) Won His 2nd Consecutive Mr. Olympia
Prize: $50K
Runner Up: Albert Beckles (England)
Location: Forest National Theatre in Brussels, Belgium
Haney Won 8 in a Row
1988 - Donald Trump Sent Mike Tyson a $2 Million Dollar Bill for 4 Months of Advisory Service
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1980 - The Peter Muhlenberg Memorial Was Dedicated in Washington, D.C.
* Peter Muhlenberg Was a Continental Army Soldier During the American Revolutionary War
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Other Notable Dates
(On October 26th)
1863 - The Football Association Was Founded in London, England
* Oldest in the World
1881 - Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday Were Part of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona
* The Shootout Lasted 30 - Seconds
3 Men Died
1958 - The Boeing 707 (Pan American Airlines) Made its First Flight
* From New York to Paris
Did You Know?
Pan Am Airlines Went Out of Business in 1991
Founded in 1927
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October 26, 1985 the Umpire Made One of the Worst Calls in World Series History
New York Marathon
The Terminator Premiered in Theaters
World Series Blunder
1984 - The Terminator Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton
Did You Know?
Arnold Schwarzenegger Only Had 14 Lines in the Movie