80s Television
(On This Day)
No 80s TV Premieres or Finales On This Day
Fun Fact!
Michael J. Fox Won and Emmy for Most Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series 3 Years in a Row (1985, 1986, 1987)
* For His Role as Alex P. Keaton on Family Ties
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
No 80s Albums Released On This Day
Fun Fact!
"Thriller Was the Top Selling Album in 1983 & 1984
* The Highest Selling Album Of All-Time
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1983 - The Seattle Seahawks Beat the Denver Broncos 31 - 7 in the AFC Wild Card Game
Location: Seattle Kingdome
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Seahawks -3.5
O/U 44.0
1988 - The Houston Oilers Beat the Cleveland Browns 24 - 23 in the AFC Wild Card Game
Location: Cleveland Municipal Stadium
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Browns -3
O/U 38.0
1989 - Greg Bell (Los Angeles Rams) Rushed For 210 Yards Against the New England Patriots
* The Rams Beat the Patriots 24 - 20 at Foxboro Stadium
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Rams -6.5
O/U 36.0
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Other Notable Dates
(On December 24th)
1826 - The Eggnog Riot Began at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York
* Caused by a Drunken Christmas Day Party After a Large Quantity of Whiskey Was Smuggled in to Make Eggnog For the Party
Fun Fact!
Eggnog Was First Drank in 13th Century England
* Traditionally Made with Milk, Cream, Sugar, Whipped Egg Yolks, Egg Whites and a Spirit (Brandy, Rum, Whisky or Bourbon)
1865 - Jonathan Shank and Barry Ownby Formed The Ku Klux Klan in Pulaski Tennessee
1896 - The First Known Horror Film, Le Manoir du diable Was Released in France
* A Short 3-Minute Film
Released in the United States as The House of the Devil
1914 - The World War I Christmas Truce Began
* Football Matches Were Played Between Enemies in the Middle of Nowhere During a Series of Unofficial Ceasefires Along the Western Front
1964 - Flying Tiger Line Flight 282 Crashed After Takeoff From San Francisco International Airport
* Killed All 3 Crewmen on Board
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President Reagan
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1983 AFC Wild Card Game
Happy 80s Birthdays
1953 - Timothy Carhart (Actor) Working Girl, Pink Cadillac
Birthplace: Washington, D.C.
1960 - Ian Burden (English Keyboardist and Guitarist) Human League
Birthplace: Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England
1963 - Neil Turbin (Singer) Anthrax
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York
1971 - Ricky Martin (Singer) Menudo
Birthplace: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Fun Fact!
Ricky Martin Was a Member of Menudo From 1983 to 1990
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On December 24, 1989 Los Angeles Rams Running Back Greg Bell Rushed For 210 Yards in a Regular Season Game Against the New England Patriots
'Every Rose Has It's Thorn" Became the #1 Song in America
1988 - “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” by Poison Hit #1 on the U.S. Billboard Charts
* #1 Song in America from December 24 - January 13
Fun Fact!
Bret Michaels Wrote the Song After Calling His Girlfriend and Hearing a Male Voice in the Background, Devastated Him
1988 - The Houston Oilers Beat the Cleveland Browns 24 - 23 in the AFC Wild Card Game
Location: Cleveland Municipal Stadium
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Browns -3
O/U 38.0
Headlines
(December 24th)
1980 - Witnesses Report Sightings of Unexplained Lights Near RAF Woodbridge in England
* Known as “Britain’s Roswell”
#1 Songs in America
(December 24th)
1980 - "Lady"
Kenny Rogers
11/15 - 12/26
1981 - "Physical"
Olivia Newton-John
11/21 - 1/29
1982 - "Maneater"
Daryl Hall and John Oates
12/18 - 1/14
1983 - "Say Say Say"
Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
12/10 - 1/20
1984 - "Like a Virgin"
Madonna
12/22 - 2/1
1985 - "Say You Say Me"
Lionel Richie
12/21 - 1/17
1986 - "Walk Like an Egyptian"
The Bangles
12/20 - 1/16
1987 - "Faith"
George Michael
12/12 - 1/8
1988 - "Every Rose Has It's Thorn"
Poison
12/24 - 1/13
1989 - "Another Day in Paradise"
Phil Collins
12/23 - 1/19
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Other Notable Birthdays
Kate Spade (Fashion Designer)
December 24, 1962 - June 5, 2018
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri
Passed Away at Age 55 From Suicide by Hanging
* Suffered Many Years of Anxiety and Depression
Founded the Kate Spade Fashion House in New York in 1993 With Husband Andy Spade
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Burt Baskin (American Businessman)
December 17, 1913 - December 24, 1967
Birthplace: Streator, Illinois
Passed Away at Age 54 From a Heart Attack
* Served as a Lieutenant Commander of Naval Reserve in the South Pacific During World War II
Co-Founded Baskin Robbins Ice Cream in Glendale, California in 1945 With Brother-in-Law Irv Robbins
Charles Atlas (Bodybuilder)
October 30, 1892 - December 24, 1972
Birthplace: Acri, Province of Cosenza, Italy
Passed Away at Age 80 From a Heart Attack
* Born Angelo Siciliano
Considered the First Famous Bodybuilder
Peyo (Belgium Comic Writer)
June 25, 1928 - December 24, 1992
Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium
Passed Away at Age 64 From a Heart Attack
* Born Pierre Culliford
Created The Smurfs in 1958 as a Belgium Comic
Fun Fact!
The First Smurf Appeared on October 23, 1958 in the Album La Flûte à Six Schtroumpfs
Title: The Sixth Smurfed Flute
Jack Klugman (Actor)
April 27, 1922 - December 24, 2012
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Passed Away at Age 90 From Prostate Cancer
* Died in His Woodland Hills California Home
Best Known For Playing Oscar on the TV Series The Odd Couple
Bill Bowerman (Track and Field Coach)
February 19, 1911 - December 24, 1999
Birthplace: Portland, Oregon
Passed Away at Age 88
* Unknown Cause of Death
Co-Founded Nike, Inc. With Phil Knight
Fun Fact!
Nike Was Founded on January 25, 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports
* Became Nike on May 30, 1971
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
No 80s Movies Released On This Day
Fun Fact!
Red Dawn (1984) Was the First Movie to Receive a PG-13 Rating
Greg Bell
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On December 24, 1980 The Seattle Seahawks beat the Denver Broncos 31 - 7 in the AFC Wild Card Game
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1980 - Americans Shined Lights For 417 Seconds to Remember the Iran Hostages
December 24th in 80s History
On December 24, 1988 President Reagan's Address to the Nation on the Holiday Season and the 6.8 Armenia Earthquake
Fun Fact!
The Oakland Raiders Were the First Wild Card Team to Win the Super Bowl
* Beat the Philadelphia Eagles 27 - 10 in Super Bowl XV
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