#1 Songs in America
(August 24th)
1980 - "Magic"
Olivia Newton-John
8/2 - 8/29
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 "Ghostbusters"
Ray Parker, Jr.
8/11 - 8/31
1985 - "The Power of Love"
Huey Lewis and the News
8/24 - 9/6
1986 - "Papa Don't Preach"
Madonna
8/16 - 8/29
1987 - "Who's That Girl"
Madonna
8/22 - 8/28
1988 - "Roll With It"
Steve Winwood
7/30 - 8/26
1989 - "Right Here Waiting"
Richard Marx
8/12 - 9/1
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1945 - Ronee Blakley (Actress) A Nightmare on Elm Street
1945 - Vince McMahon (Wrestling)
1952 - Holly Hallstron (Model) The Price is Right
1952 - Mike Shanahan (Football Coach)
1956 - Gerry Cooney (Boxing)
1957 - Jeffrey Daniel (Singer) Shalomar
1958 - Steve Guttenberg (Actor) Police Academy
1960 - Cal Ripken, Jr. (Baseball)
1965 - Marlee Matlin (Actress) Children of a Lesser God
1965 - Reggie Miller (Basketball)
1973 - Barret Oliver (Actor) The Neverending Story
Fun Facts!
Marlee Matlin Won an Academy Award for Best Actress for Her Role as Sarah Norman (Deaf Woman) in the 1986 Film Children of a Lesser God
* Marlee Matlin is Deaf in Real Life
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Other Notable Birthdays
Rocky Johnson (Wrestling)
August 24, 1944 - January 15, 2020
Passed Away at Age of 75 from a Blood Clot to the Lungs
The Father of The Rock, Dwayne Johnson
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Passed Away
(On this Day)
E.G. Marshall
Passed Away on August 24, 1998 at Age 84 from Lung Cancer
Played Ellen’s Father, Art Smith in the 1989 Film, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Aaron Russo (Producer)
Passed Away on August 24, 2007 at Age 64 from Cancer
Produced the 1983 Film, Trading Places Starring Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd
Mike Flanagan (Baseball)
Passed Away on August 24, 2011 at Age 59 from a Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound
Won the American League Cy Young Award in 1979
Jay Thomas
Passed Away on August 24, 2017 at Age 69 from Throat Cancer
Played Carla's Husband, Eddie LeBec On the TV Series, Cheers
Robin Leach (TV Personality)
Passed Away on August 24, 2018 at Age 76 from a Stroke
Host of the TV Show, Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous
Charlie Watts (Drummer)
Passed Away on August 24, 2021 at Age 80 from Throat Cancer
The Drummer For the Rolling Stones
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1984 - Oxford Blues
Director: Robert Boris
Starring: Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy, Amanda Pays and Julian Sands
Budget: $1.8 Million
Box Office: $8.7 Million
1988 - Crossing Delancey
Director: Joan Micklin Silver
Starring: Amy Irving, Peter Riegert, Jeroen Krabbe and Sylvia Miles
Budget: $4 Million
Box Office: $16 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1986 - Final Episode of Code of Vengeance
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 4
Network: NBC
Knight Rider Spinoff
1989 - Final Episode of The Equalizer
Seasons: 4
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - Tattoo You
The Rolling Stones (18th Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
* Also Hit #1 in Canada, France, Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand”
Sold Over 4 Million Copies in the US
1983 - Bent Out of Shape
Rainbow (7th Album)
Billboard Charts: #34
1987 - The Lonesome Jubilee
John Cougar Mellencamp (9th Album)
Billboard Charts: #6
* Also Hit #1 in Canada
1989 - The Man Is Back!
Barry White (17th Album)
Billboard Charts: #143
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1983 - Pete Rose’s 745 Consecutive Games Played Was Snapped
* Currently #12 All-Time
1985 - The Dream Team, Brutus Beefcake and Greg Valentine, Beat The U.S Express, Barry Windham and Mike Rotundo, For the WWF Tag Team Championship
1985 - Miss Elizabeth Made Her WWF Debut as Randy "Macho Man" Savage's Manager
1989 - Pete Rose Received a Lifetime Ban From Baseball For Gambling
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Other Notable Dates
(On August 24th)
1932 - Amelia Earhart Became the First Woman to Fly Across the United States
* Flew From Los Angeles to Newark
1950 - Edith Sampson Became the First Black Delegate to the United Nations
* Also the First Woman to Earn a Master of Law Degree
College: Loyola University in Chicago
1991 - Mikhail Gorbachev Resigned as Head of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
1995 - Windows 95 Was Released to the Public
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August 24th in 80s History
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1985 - The Dream Team, Brutus Beefcake and Greg Valentine Beat The U.S Express, Barry Windham and Mike Rotundo, For the WWF Tag Team Championship
1989 - Pete Rose Received a Lifetime Ban From Major League Baseball For Betting on Baseball
* Rose Said He Only Bet on the Reds to Win
Pete Roses' Major League Records
Games Played: 3,562
Career At-Bats: 14,053
Career Plate Appearances: 15,890
Hits: 4,256
Singles: 3,215
Headlines
(August 24th)
1981 - John Lennon's Killer, Mark David Chapman Was Sentenced 20 Years to Life
* Chapman Admitted He Killed Lennon For “Self Glory”
Did You Know?
After Chapman Murdered Lennon, He Sat Down and Read the Book, Catcher in the Rye Until the Police Arrived
Pete Rose Was Banned From Major League Baseball
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1985 - “The Power of Love” by Huey Lewis and the News Became the #1 Song in America
#1 Song in America from August 24 - September 6
* Also Hit #1 in Canada, Australia and Japan
The Theme Song For the 1985 Film, Back To The Future