#1 Songs in America
(September 14th)
1980 - "Upside Down"
Diana Ross
9/6 - 10/3
1981 - "Endless Love"
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
8/15 - 10/16
1982 - "Hard To Say I'm Sorry"
Chicago
9/11 - 9/24
1983 - "Maniac"
Michael Sembello
9/10 - 9/23
1984 - "What's Love Got To Do With It"
Tina Turner
9/1 - 9/21
1985 - "St. Elmos Fire"
John Parr
9/7 - 9/20
1986 - "Take my Breath Away"
Berlin
9/13 - 9/19
1987 - "La Bamba"
Los Lobos
8/29 - 9/18
1988 - “Sweet Child o’ Mine"
Guns N’ Roses
9/10 - 9/23
1989 - "Hangin' Tough"
New Kids on the Block
9/9 - 9/15
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1936 - Walter Koenig (Actor) Star Trek Movies (Pavel Chekov)
Birthplace: Chicago, IL
1940 - Larry Brown (Basketball)
Birthplace: New York City
1947 - Jon "Bowzer" Bauman (Singer) Sha Na Na
Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY
1950 - Howard Deutch (Director) Pretty in Pink, Some Kind of Wonderful
Birthplace: New York City
1955 - Steve Berlin (Saxophonist) Los Lobos
Birthplace: New York City
1957 - Tim Wallach (Baseball)
Birthplace: Huntington Park, CA
1959 - Morten Harket (Norweigan Singer) A-ha
Birthplace: Kongsberg, Norway
1959 - John Berry (Country Singer)
Birthplace: Aiken, SC
1959 - Haviland Morris (Actress) Sixteen Candles (Caroline)
Birthplace: Larch Arbour, NJ
1959 - Mary Crosby (Actress) Dallas (Kristin)
Birthplace: Los Angeles
1960 - Melissa Leo (Actress) All My Children (Linda Warner)
Birthplace: New York City
1962 - Tom Kurvers (Hockey)
Birthplace: Saint Paul, MN
1964 - Faith Ford (Actress) Murphy Brown “Corky”
Birthplace: Alexandria, LA
Fun Fact!
Lea Thompson is Married to the Director of Some Kind of Wonderful Howard Deutch
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Grace Kelly (Actress)
November 12, 1929 - September 14, 1982
Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA
Passed Away at Age 52 From a Car Accident While Driving After Suffering a Stroke
Won an Academy Award For Best Actress For Her Role as Georgei Elgin in the 1954 Film The Country Girl
Fun Fact!
In 1956 Grace Kelly Married Prince Rainier III of Monaco, Making Her a Princess
Patrick Swayze (Actor)
August 18, 1952 - September 14, 2009
Birthplace: Houston, TX
Passed Away at Age 57 From Pancreatic Cancer
Best Known For Playing Johnny Castle in the 1987 Film Dirty Dancing
* Also Played Dalton in Road House (1989)
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80s Movies
(On This Day)
No 80s Movies Released On This Day
Fun Fact!
Red Dawn (1984) Was the First PG-13 Movie
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1981 - Entertainment Tonight Premiered in Syndication
* Still Airing
1984 - Hawaiian Heat Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 10
1985 - The Golden Girls Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 7
Episodes: 180
1985 - 227 Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 116
The Theme Song Was Sung by the Star of the Show, Marla Gibbs
1985 - Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears (Animation) Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 6
Episodes: 65 (95 Segments)
1985 - Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling (Animation) Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 26
1985 - It's Punky Brewster (Animation) Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 26
1985 - The Berenstain Bears (Animation) Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 52
1985 - Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters (Animation) Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
1985 - The Wuzzles (Animation) Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
1985 - The Care Bears (Animation) Premiered (Syndication)
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 60
1986 - The New Adventures of Jonny Quest (Animation) Premiered (Syndication)
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
1987 - Dinosaucers (Animation) Premiered (Syndication)
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 65
1987 - Maxie's World (Animation) Premiered in Syndication
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 32
1987 - Frank's Place Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 22
1987 - Bravestarr (Animation) Premiered (Syndication)
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 65
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - Songs in the Attic
Billy Joel (Live Album)
Billboard Charts: #5
* #3 in Japan
1981 - Why Do Fools Fall in Love
Diana Ross (12th Album)
Billboard Charts: #15
* #3 in the Netherlands
1981 - Maiden Japan (EP)
Iron Maiden
Billboard Charts: #89
1984 - Tooth and Nail
Dokken (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #49
1987 - Always Guaranteed
Cliff Richard (28th Album)
* Reached #5 in the UK
1987 - Bridge of Spies
T'Pau (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #31
* Hit #1 in the UK and Norway
1987 - Happy?
Public Image Ltd (6th Album)
Billboard Charts: #169
1987 - Primitive Cool
Mick Jagger (2nd Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #41
1989 - Quickness
Bad Brains (4th Album)
Singles Released
1987 - "Heaven is a Place On Earth"
Belinda Carlisle
#1 Song in America from December 5 - 11
* Also Hit #1 in the UK, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, New Zealand, South Africa and Zimbabwe
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - Baltimore Orioles First Baseman, Eddie Murray Hit 3 Home Runs Against the Toronto Blue Jays
* The Blue Jays Beat the Orioles 4 - 3 at Exhibition Stadium on a Sunday Afternoon
Attendance: 19,117
1980 - San Francisco 49ers Wide Receiver, Dwight Clark Began a Streak of 105 Consecutive Games With a Reception
1984 - Seattle Mariners Rookie, Mark Langston Became the First Pitcher In Team History to Win 15 Games
* The Mariners Beat the Royals 2 - 1 at The Kingdome on a Friday Night
Attendance: 6,585
Alvin Davis (Mariners) Hit a Walk-off Home Run
1986 - Bo Jackson Hit His First Major League Home Run
1986 - San Francisco Giants 3rd Baseman, Bob Brenly, Who's Usually a Catcher, Made 4 Errors in One Inning Against the Atlanta Braves
* The Giants Beat the Braves 7 - 6 on a Sunday Afternoon at Candlestick Park
Attendance: 8,594
Brenly Redeemed Himself by Hitting 2 Home Runs, Including a Walk-Off
1987 - The Toronto Blue Jays Smacked 10 Home Runs in a 18 - 3 Victory Over the Baltimore Orioles at Exhibition Stadium on a Monday Night
Attendance: 27,446
Home Runs
Ernie Whitt (3)
Rance Mulliniks (2)
George Bell (2)
Fred McGriff (1)
Lloyd Moseby (1)
Rob Ducey (1)
1987 - Seattle Mariners Mickey Brantley Hit 3 Home Runs Against the Cleveland Indians
* The Indians Beat the Mariners 11 - 8 at The Kingdome on a Monday Night
Attendance: 7,839
Jay Bell (Indians) 2 Home Runs
1987 - Ivan Lendl Won the U.S. Open
Runner Up: Mats Wilander
Match: 6-7, 6-0, 7-6, 6-4
1989 - Minnesota Twins Closer, Jeff Reardon Became the First Pitcher to Save 30 Games in 5 Consecutive Seasons
1989 - The Calgary Flames Became the First NHL Team to Play in the USSR
* Flames Won 4 - 2
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Other Notable Sports Dates
(On This Day)
1968 - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Denny McClain Became the First Pitcher to Win 30 Games in a Season
* Still the Only Player
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1984 - Joe Kittinger Became the First Person to Fly a Gas Balloon Across the Atlantic Ocean Alone
* Kittinger is a Retired Officer in the United States Air Force
1985 - The Penang Bridge Opened to Traffic
* Longest Bridge in Malaysia
1989 - Joseph T. Wesbecker (47) Shot and Killed 8 Co-Workers at The Standard Gravure Before Committing Suicide
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Other Notable Dates
(September 14th)
1901 - President William McKinley Died (While in Office) After Getting Shot by Leon Czolgosz (Anarchist) at the Pan-American Exposition at the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York
* Succeeded by Vice President Theodore Roosevelt
1968 - Detroit Tigers Pitcher, Denny McClain Became the First Pitcher and Only Pitcher to Win 30 Games in a Season
1978 - Mork & Mindy Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 95
The #3 Show in America in Season 1
Season 2 #27
Season 3 #49
Season 4 #60
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The First MTV Music Awards
1986 - Bo Jackson Hit His First Major League Home Run (475 Feet)
* The Longest at Royals Stadium
Headlines
(September 14th)
1984 - The First MTV Video Music Awards Were Held in New York City, With Madonna Performing Her Controversial "Like a Virgin" Performance
Awards
Video of the Year: "You Might Think" by Cars
Best Male Video: "China Girl" by David Bowie
Best Female Video: "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper
Best Band Video: "Legs" by ZZ Top
Best New Artist: "Sweet Dreams" by Eurythmics
Viewers Choice: "Thriller by Michael Jackson
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1985 - The Golden Girls Premiered on NBC
* Ran 7 Seasons with 180 Episodes
Won 2 Emmy Awards (1986, 1987) For Most Outstanding Comedy
Other Awards
1986 - Betty White (Most Outstanding Actress)
1987 - Rue McClanahan (Most Outstanding Actress)
1988 - Beu Arthur (Most Outstanding Actress)
1988 - Estelle Getty (Supporting Actress)
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September 14th in 80s History
1989 - Madonna Was Granted a Divorce From Sean Penn
* Married in 1985
Did You Know?
The First Divorce in American History Occurred in Massachusetts in 1643, When it Came Out That the Husband Had 2 Wives and 2 Sets of Children
* The Divorce Was Granted on the Basis of Bigamy