Fun TV Facts!
(Emmy Awards For Best Comedy)
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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Fun Baseball Facts
(Attendance Leaders)
1980 - Los Angeles Dodgers
Attendance: 3,249,287
Average: 39,625
1981 - Los Angeles Dodgers
Attendance: 2,381,292
Average: 42,523
1982 - Los Angeles Dodgers
Attendance: 3,608,881
Average: 44,554
1983 - Los Angeles Dodgers
Attendance: 3,510,313
Average: 43,879
1984 - Los Angeles Dodgers
Attendance: 3,134,824
Average: 38,702
1985 - Los Angeles Dodgers
Attendance: 3,264,593
Average: 40,304
1986 - Los Angeles Dodgers
Attendance: 3,023,208
Average: 37,324
1987 St. Louis Cardinals
Attendance: 3,072,122
Average: 37,927
1988 New York Mets
Attendance: 3,055,445
Average: 38,193
1989 Toronto Blue Jays
Attendance: 3,375,883
Average: 41,678
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M*A*S*H
On January 14th 1984 Madonna Told Dick Clark That She Wanted to "Rule the World" on an Episode of American Bandstand
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First All-Star Grand Slam
Sarah Jessica Parker Made Her Film Debut in Somewhere Tomorrow (1983)
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"Escape" (The Piña Colada Song) by Rupert Jones Was the #1 Song in America Entering the 1980's
A Standard Piña Colada Drink
1 oz Coconut Cream
1 oz White Rum
3 ounces Pineapple Juice
Mix with Crushed Ice
Serve in a Chilled Glass
Fun Fact!
Indonesia Produces the Most Coconut in the World
#2 Phillipines
#3 India
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On October 26 1984 Michael Jordan Injured Himself on His Very First NBA Dunk Attempt
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Voted #1 80s Site on the Web
Memorable 80s Date
In 1981 Christopher Cross Became the First Singer to Win "Album of the Year", "Song of the Year", "Record of the Year" and "Breakthrough Artist of the Year" on the Same Night
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Mike Tyson
On March 6th 1985 Mike Tyson Beat Trevor Berbick at Age 20 to Become the Youngest Heavyweight Champion of All-Time
View Mike Tyson Fights and Results
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On July 6 1983 Fred Lynn Hit the First Grand Slam in All-Star History
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Michael Jordan's Debut
Grammy Award History
Sarah Jessica Parker
Happy 80s Birthdays
(March 20th)
1931 - Hal Linden (Actor) Barney Miller
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York
1945 - Pat Riley (Basketball Coach)
Birthplace: Rome, New York
1948 - Bobby Orr (Hockey)
Birthplace: Parry Sound, Canada
1957 - Spike Lee (Director) Do the Right Thing
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia
1958 - Holly Hunter (Actress) Raising Arizona
Birthplace: Conyers, Georgia
1958 - Rickey Jackson (Football)
Birthplace: Pahokee, Florida
1959 - Sting (Wrestler)
Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska
1963 - Kathy Ireland (Supermodel)
Birthplace: Glendale, California
Fun Fact!
Spike Lee is Considered the Most Die Hard New York Knicks Fan
* Has Been a Courtside Season Ticket Holder For Decades
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#1 Songs in America
(March 20th)
1980 - "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
Queen
2/23 - 3/21
1981 - "9 to 5"
Dolly Parton
3/14 - 3/20
1982 - "I Love Rock 'n' Roll
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
3/20 - 5/7
1983 - "Billie Jean"
Michael Jackson
3/5 - 4/22
1984 - "Jump"
Van Halen
2/25 - 3/30
1985 - 'Can't Fight This Feeling"
REO Speedwagon
3/9 - 3/29
1986 - "Sara"
Starship
3/15 - 3/21
1987 - "Jacob's Ladder"
Huey Lewis and the News
3/14 - 3/20
1988 - "Never Gonna Give You Up"
Rick Astley
3/12 - 3/25
1989 - "Lost in Your Eyes"
Debbie Gibson
3/4 - 3/24
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Movie Facts!
(Highest Grossing Movies From 1980)
1. Empire Strikes Back
$209,398,025
2. 9 to 5
$103,290,500
3. Stir Crazy
$101,300,000
4. Airplane
$83,453,539
5. Any Which Way You Can
$70,687,344
6. Private Benjamin
$69,847,348
7. Coal Miner's Daughter
$67,182,787
8. Smokey and the Bandit II
$66,132,626
9. The Blue Lagoon
$58,853,106
10. The Blues Brothers
$57,229,890
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On February 28th 1983 the Final Episode of M*A*S*H Aired in Front of 105 Million Viewers
* The Most Watched Non Sporting Event
The Piña Colada Song
Welcome Back to the 80s!
March 20th
(On This Day in 80s History)
1981 - The Postman Always Rings Twice Premiered in Theaters
Director: Bob Rafelson
Starring: Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange
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1982 - "I Love Rock 'n' Roll' by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from March 20 - May 7
Also Hit #1 in Canada, Netherlands, Sweden, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa
Fun Fact!
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Formed in Los Angeles in 1979
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1985 - Canadian Paraplegic Rick Hansen Began His Wheelchair Journey Around the Globe to Support Spinal Cord Injury Research
Fun Fact!
The First Self-Propelling Wheelchair Was Built In 1655 by Stephan Farffler, a 22-Year-Old Paraplegic Watchmaker
* The First Electric Wheelchair Was Built in 1953 by Canadian Inventor George Klein to Help Assist World War II Veterans
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1987 - The Food and Drug Administration Approved the Drug AZT For AIDS Treatment
* The First Successful Treatment For AIDS
Fun Fact!
The Food and Drug Administration Was Formed in 1906
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