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#1 Songs in America
(August 10th)
1980 - "Magic"
Olivia Newton-John
8/2 - 8/29
1981 - "Jessie's Girl"
Rick Springfield
8/1 - 8/14
1982 - "Eye of the Tiger"
Survivor
7/24 - 9/3
1983 - "Every Breath You Take"
The Police
7/9 - 9/2
1984 - "When Doves Cry"
Prince
7/7 - 8/10
1985 - "Shout"
Tears for Fears
8/3 - 8/23
1986 - "Glory of Love"
Peter Cetera
8/2 - 8/15
1987 - "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
U2
8/8 - 8/21
1988 - "Roll With It"
Steve Winwood
7/30 - 8/26
1989 - "Batdance"
Prince
8/5 - 8/11
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August 10th in 80s History
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Headlines
(August 10th)
1981 - John Walsh's Son Adam Was Found Dead After Being Abducted From a Sears Department Store in Hollywood, Florida
* Inspired Him to Create the Popular TV Show, America's Most Wanted
Happy 80s Birthdays
1947 - Ian Anderson (Scottish Singer) Jethro Tull
Birthplace: Dunfermline, Scotland
1950 - Patti Austin (Singer)
Birthplace: Harlem, New York
1952 - Daniel Hugh Kelly (Actor) Hardcastle and McCormick
Birthplace: Elizabeth, New Jersey
1959 - Rosanna Arquette (Actress) Desperately Seeking Susan
Birthplace: New York City
1965 - Mike Smith (Jockey)
Birthplace: Dexter, New Mexico
1965 - John Starks (Basketball)
Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma
1968 - Michael Bivins (Singer) New Edition
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts
Fun Fact!
John Starks Played 14 Seasons in the NBA, Even Though He Went Undrafted in 1988
* Signed as a Free Agent With the Golden State Warriors
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Other Notable Birthdays
Henri Nestle (German Businessman)
August 10, 1814 - July 7, 1890
Birthplace: Frankfurt am Maine
Passed Away at Age 75
* Unknown Cause of Death
Founded Nestle in 1866 in Vevey, Switzerland
Fun Fact!
Nestle is the World’s Largest Food and Beverage Company
* July 7th is World Chocolate Day in Honor of Henri Nestle
Herbert Hoover (Former U.S. President)
August 10, 1874 - October 20, 1964
Birthplace: West Branch, Iowa
Passed Away at Age 90 From Massive Internal Bleeding
* Had Been Suffering From 3 Major Illnesses
The 31st President of the United States
Term: 1929 - 1933
Jimmy Dean (Country Singer)
August 10, 1928 - June 13, 2010
Birthplace: Seth Ward Texas
Passed Away at Age 80 in His Varina, Virginia Home
* Unknown Cause of Death
Founded the Jimmy Dean Sausage Company in 1969
Rocky Colavito (Baseball)
August 10, 1933 - December 10, 2024
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away in His Bernville, Pennsylvania Home at Age 91 From Type 2 Diabetes
MLB Seasons: 14
All-Star: 9
Career Home Runs: 374
Hit 4 Home Runs in a Game on June 10, 1959
Bobby Hatfield (Singer)
August 10, 1940 - November 5, 2003
Birthplace: Beaver Dam, WIsconsin
Passed Away at Age of 63 From a Heart Attack
* A Toxicology Report Said Cocaine Caused the Fatal Heart Attack
A Member of the Righteous Brothers
Michael Dokes (Boxer)
August 10, 1958 - August 11, 2012
Birthplace: Akron, Ohio
Passed Away at Age 54 From Liver Cancer
* Died in Hospice Care in Akron, Ohio
Defeated Mike Weaver on December 10, 1982 to Win the WBA Heavyweight Championship
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Passed Away
(On this Day)
Lou Boudreau (Baseball)
July 17, 1917 - August 10, 2001
Birthplace: Harvey, Illinois
Passed Away at Age 84 From Cardiac Arrest
MLB Seasons: 15
Position: Shortstop
All-Star: 8
AL MVP: 1948
World Series Champion: 1948 (Cleveland Indians)
Elected to the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame in 1970 (10th Ballot)
Isaac Hayes (Singer)
August 20, 1942 - August 10, 2008
Birthplace: Covington, Tennessee
Passed Away at Age 65 From a Stroke
* Was Found Unresponsive in His Memphis, Tennessee Home
Won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award in 1971 For the Theme Song to Shaft
Buddy Baker (Race Car Driver)
January 25, 1941 - August 10, 2015
Birthplace: Florence, North Carolina
Passed Away at Age 74 From Lung Cancer
* Diagnosed on July 7th
Won 19 NASCAR Races Including the Daytona 500 in 1980
Jeffrey Epstein (American Financier)
January 20, 1953 - August 10, 2019
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away at Age 66 From Suicide by Hanging in His Jail Cell
* Epstein’s Lawyers Dispute the Hanging
Convicted of Child Prostitution
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1980 - Why Would I Lie?
Director: Larry Peerce
Starring: Treat Williams and Lisa Eichhorn
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $1.1 Million
1984 - Red Dawn
Director: John Milius
Starring: Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Charlie Sheen, Lea Thompson, Jennifer Grey, Darren Dalton, Brad Savage, Ben Johnson and Harry Dean Stanton
Budget: $17 Million
Box Office: $38 Million
1984 - Cloak & Dagger
Director: Richard Franklin
Starring: Henry Thomas, Dabney Coleman and Michael Murphy
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $9.7 Million
1988 - Clean and Sober
Director: Glen Gordon Caron
Starring: Michael Keaton, Kathy Baker, Morgan Freeman, M. Emmet Walsh, Tate Donovan, Luca Bercovici and Claudia Christian
Budget: $12 Million
Box Office: $8.6 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1985 - Final Episode of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
Seasons: 8
Episodes: 110 (Plus 5 Specials)
Network: CBS
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - Shot of Love
Bob Dylan (20th Album)
Billboard Charts: #33
* #6 in the UK
1981 - Friday Night in San Francisco (Live Album)
Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucía
Billboard Charts: #97
1983 - Stompin' at the Savoy (Live Album)
Rufus
Billboard Charts: #50
1984 - The Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers (Debut Album)
1984 - War and Pain
Voivod (Debut Album)
1988 - Winger
Winger (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #21
1989 - Big Game
White Lion (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #19
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - Jack Nicklaus (-6) Won the PGA Championship
Prize: $60,000
Runner Up: Andy Bean (+1)
Runner Up Prize: $40,000
Location: Rochester, New York
Course: Oak Hill Country Club
1981 - Pete Rose Set the National League Record with 3,631 Career Hits
* Passed Stan Musial
Pete Rose Set the Major League Record in 1985 With 4,192 Hits
1984 - USA Basketball Team Won Olympic Gold at the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, With College Stars Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing and Chris Mullin
1985 - Oakland A’s Slugger, Dave Kingman Hit His 400th Career Home Run
1987 - Philadelphia Phillies Pitcher, Kevin Gross Was Ejected for Scuffing the Ball Against the Chicago Cubs
* The Phillies Beat the Cubs 4 - 2 at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia on a Monday Night
Attendance: 26,796
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Other Notable Dates
(On August 10th)
1821 - Missouri Became the 24th US State
1977 - David Berkowitz, the Serial Killer Known as the Son of Sam Was Arrested
1977 - Hulk Hogan Made His Professional Wrestling Debut
* Wrestled Brian Blair in CWF
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1984 - The USA Basketball Team Beat Spain 96 - 65 to Win the Olympic Gold Medal at the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
* Led by College Stars Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing and Chris Mullin
Fun Fact!
Basketball Was First Played in the Summer Olympics in 1936 in Munich, Germany
* The United States Won the First 7 Gold Medals Until They Were Defeated by the Soviet Union in 1972
1988 - President Reagan Signed the Civil Liberties Act of 1988
* The Act Gave $20,000 to Each Japanese American That Was Relocated During World War II
Did You Know?
Over 125,000 Out of the 127,000 Japanese Living in the United States Were
Relocated to Concentration Camps
* 75% of the Japanese Were American Citizens
Red Dawn Premiered in Theaters
1984 - Red Dawn Premiered in Theaters
Director: John Milius
Starring: Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Charlie Sheen, Lea Thompson, Jennifer Grey, Darren Dalton, Brad Savage, Ben Johnson and Harry Dean Stanton
Fun Fact!
Red Dawn Was the First Movie to Get a PG-13 Rating