September 1st in 80s History
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Headlines
(September 1st)
1981 - Hall & Oates Released Their 10th Album, Private Eyes
* Featuring “I Can’t Go For That”
Did You Know?
Hall & Oates is the Most Successful Duo of All-Time
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1984 - “What’s Love Got to Do with It” by Tina Turner Hit #1 on the US Billboard Charts
#1 Song in America from September 1 - 21
Also Hit #1 in Canada and Australia
Won a Grammy Award For “Song of the Year”
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1984 - Kids Incorporated Premiered
* Ran 9 Seasons with 149 Episodes
Did You Know?
Mario Lopez, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Fergie and Martika Are Former Cast Members
"What's Love Got To Do With It" Became the #1 Song in America
Happy 80s Birthdays
1939 - Lily Tomlin (Actress) 9 to 5
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan
1946 - Barry Gibb (Singer) Bee Gees
Birthplace: Douglas, Isle of Man
1948 - Greg Errico (Drummer) Sly and the Family Stone
Birthplace: San Francisco, CA
1949 - Garry Maddox (Baseball)
Birthplace: Cincinnati, OH
1957 - Gloria Estefan (Singer)
Birthplace: Havana, Cuba
1959 - Kenny Mayne (Sports Journalist)
Birthplace: Kent, Washinton
1960 - Karl Mecklenburg (Football)
Birthplace: Seattle, WA
1960 - Joseph Williams (Singer) Toto
Birthplace: Santa Monica, CA
1966 - Tim Hardaway (Basketball)
Birthplace: Chicago, IL
Fun Fact!
Garry Maddox Won 8 Consecutive Gold Gloves (1975 - 1982) With the Philadelphia Phillies
* Maddox Was Drafted in the 2nd Round (1968) by the San Francisco Giants
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Other Notable Birthdays
Rocky Marciano (Boxer)
September 1, 1923 - August 31, 1969
Birthplace: Brockton, MA
Passed Away at Age 45 in a Plane Crash
Professional Record: 49 - 0 (43 KO)
Rocky Marciano is the Only Heavyweight Champion to Finish His Career Undefeated
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Passed Away
(On this Day)
A. Bartlett Giamatti (Baseball Commissioner)
April 4, 1938 - September 1, 1989
Birthplace: Boston, MA
Passed Away at Age 51 From a Heart Attack
Bartlett Was the Commissioner of Major League Baseball When He Had His Heart Attack
Did You Know?
Giamatti Was the President of Yale University From 1978 to 1986
Jimmy Buffett (Singer)
December 25, 1946 - September 1, 2023
Birthplace: Pascagoula, MS
Passed Away at Age 76 From Skin Cancer (Merkel-Cell Carcinoma)
Sang the 1977 Hit Song "Margaritaville"
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1989 - Relentless
Director: William Lustig
Starring: Judd Nelson, Robert Loggia, Leo Rossi, Meg Foster, Ken Lerner and Angel Tompkins
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $6.9 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1983 - Donald Duck Presents Premiered on The Disney Channel
Seasons: 12
1984 - Kids Incorporated Premiered in Syndication
Seasons: 9
Episodes: 149
1984 - The Final Episode of Richie Rich (Animation)
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 41
Network: ABC
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - Change of Address
The Shadows(13th Album)
* Reached #17 in the UK
1980 - Paris (Live Album)
Supertramp
Billboard Charts: #8
* Hit #1 in New Zealand
1981 - Private Eyes
Hall & Oates(10th Album)
Billboard Charts: #5
Featuring “I Can’t Go For That”
1982 - Garlands
Cocteau Twins (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts:
Reached #4 on UK Indie Charts
1983 - Swordfishtrombones
Tom Waits (7th Album)
Billboard Charts:
eached #167 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
1984 - Riddles in the Sand
Jimmy Buffett (13th Album)
Reached #95 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
1989 - Dr. Feelgood
Motley Crue (5th Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
Over 6 Million Copies Sold in the US
1989 - Water in Time and Space
Susumu Hirasawa (Debut Album)
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1984 - Mississippi Valley State Quarterback, Willie Totten Set a Division 1-AA Record With 536 Passing Yards and 9 Touchdowns
* Mississippi Valley State beat Kentucky State 86-0
Future NFL Hall of Famer, Jerry Rice Had 17 Receptions, 294 Yards and 5 Touchdowns
1986 - Seattle Mariners 3rd Baseman, Jim Presley Hit 3 Home Runs Against the Detroit Tigers
* The Tigers Beat the Mariners 6 - 5 at the Kingdome on a Monday Afternoon
Attendance: 13,410
Alan Trammel (Tigers) 2 Home Runs
1987 - At Age 15, Michael Chang Became the Youngest Player to Win a Match at the U.S. Open
* Defeated Paul McNamee (Australia) in the 1st Round
Match: 6-3, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1980 - Major General Chun Doo-Hwan Became the New President of South Korea, After Choi Kyu-Hah Resigned From Office
1982 - The United States Air Force Space Command Was Founded at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado
1983 - Korean Air Lines Flight 007 Was Shot Down by a Soviet Union Jet Fighter After Entering Soviet Airspace
* 269 People Were Killed, Including Congressman Lawrence McDonald
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Other Notable Dates
(On September 1st)
1934 - The First MGM Cartoon Was Released in Theaters, The Discontented Canary
1972 - Bobby Fischer (US) Defeated Boris Spassky (Russia) to Become the World Chess Champion
Location: Reykjavík, Iceland
1979 - The Pioneer 11 Became the First Spacecraft to Visit Saturn
* Passed the Planet From 13,000 Miles
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1985 - The American-French Expedition Located the Wreckage of the RMS Titanic
#1 Songs in America
(September 1st)
1980 - "Sailing"
Christopher Cross
8/30 - 9/5
1981 - "Endless Love"
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
8/15 - 10/16
1982 - "Eye of the Tiger"
Survivor
7/24 - 9/3
1983 - "Every Breath You Take"
The Police
7/9 - 9/2
1984 - "What's Love Got To Do With It"
Tina Turner
9/1 - 9/21
1985 - "The Power of Love"
Huey Lewis and the News
8/24 - 9/6
1986 - "Higher Love"
Steve Winwood
8/30 - 9/5
1987 - "La Bamba"
Los Lobos
8/29 - 9/18
1988 - "Monkey"
George Michael
8/27 - 9/9
1989 - "Right Here Waiting"
Richard Marx
8/12 - 9/1
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