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Other Notable Birthdays
Caroll Spinney (Puppeteer and Cartoonist)
December 26, 1933 - December 8, 2019
Birthplace: Waltham, Massachusetts
Passed Away at Age 85
* Unknown Cause of Death
Played Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street From 1969 to 2018
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Curtis Mayfield (Singer)
June 3, 1942 - December 26, 1999
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Passed Away at Age 57 From Complications of Type 2 Diabetes
* Best Known For Singing About Civil Rights and Black Pride
Considered One of the Most Influential Musicians Behind Soul and Politically Conscious Music
Jason Robards (Actor)
July 26, 1922 - December 26, 2000
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Passed Away at Age 78 From Lung Cancer
* Played Grandpa Buckman in the 1989 Film, Parenthood
Jason Robards Won 2 Academy Awards For Best Supporting Actor For His Roles in All the Presidents Men (1976) and Julia (1977)
Reggie White (Football)
December 19, 1961 - December 26, 2004
Birthplace: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Passed Away at Age 43 From a Cardiac Arrhythmia
NFL Seasons: 15
Position: Defensive End
Pro-Bowl: 13
First Team All-Pro: 8
Defensive Player of the Year: 2 (1987, 1998)
Super Bowl Champion: XXXI
All Anniversary Team: 75th, 100th
College: Tennessee
Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006
Vincent Chiavelli (Actor)
November 11, 1948 - December 26, 2005
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away at Age 57 From Lung Cancer
* Described as an "Instantly Recognizable Sad-Faced Actor"
Played Mr. Vargas in the 1982 Film Fast Time at Ridgemont High
Teena Marie (Singer)
March 5, 1956 - December 26, 2010
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California
Passed Away at Age 54 From Natural Causes
* In 2004 a Large Picture Frame Fell and Hit Her on the Head that Caused Seizures for the Rest of Her Life
Best Known For the 1984 Song "Lovergirl'
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
No 80s Movies Released On This Day
Fun Fact!
Gone With the Wind is Considered the Highest Grossing Movie of All-Time
* Including Inflation
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1988 - Young and the Restless Passed General Hospital as the #1 Daytime Soap
* Remains #1 today
1986 - Final Episode of The Canned Film Festival
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
Network: Syndication
1986 - Final Episode of Rambo: The Force of Freedom (Animation)
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 65
Network: Syndication
1986 - Final Episode of Search for Tomorrow
Seasons: 35
Episodes: 9,130
Network: CBS 1951-82
* NBC 1982-86
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - Stand in the Fire (Live Album)
Warren Zevon
Billboard Charts: #80
Fun Fact!
Warren Zevon's Debut Album Was Wanted Dead or Alive (1969)
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1982 - Los Angeles Rams Quarterback Vince Ferragamo Threw For 509 Yards Against the Chicago Bears
* The Rams Lost to the Bears 34 - 26 at Anaheim Stadium
Spread
Rams -3
O/U 42.0
3 Rams Receivers Had Over 100 Yards
George Farmer (183)
Preston Dennard (122)
Wendell Tyler (122)
1983 - The Los Angeles Rams Beat the Dallas Cowboys 24 - 17 in the NFC Wild Card Game
Location: Texas Stadium
Spread
Rams -8
O/U 45.5
Rams Defense Had 3 Sacks, 3 Interceptions and a Fumble Recovery
1988 - The Minnesota Viking Beat the Los Angeles Rams 28 - 17 in the NFC Wild Card Game
Location: Metrodome in Minnesota
Spread
Vikings -5.5
O/U 42.0
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Other Notable Dates
(On December 26th)
1862 - The Largest Mass Hanging in U.S. History
* 38 Native Americans Were Hung From Results of the Dakota Wars
1919 - Babe Ruth Was Sold From the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees For 100,000
* The Red Sox Owner Was in Debt After Financing a Broadway Musical That Failed
1941 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed a Bill Making Thanksgiving the 4th Thursday in November
1963 - “I Want to Hold Your Hand” and “I Saw Her Standing There” by The Beatles Was Released in the United States
* Beatlemania Officially Went Nationwide
1973 - The Exorcist Premiered in Theaters
* The Highest Grossing R Rated Movie Until 2007 (It)
The First Horror Film To Get Nominate For an Academy Award For Best Picture
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On December 26, 1988 The Minnesota Vikings beat the Los Angeles Rams 28 - 17 in the NFC Wild Card Game
1986 - Final Episode of Search for Tomorrow Aired
Seasons: 35
Episodes: 9,130
Headlines
(December 26th)
1982 - Los Angeles Rams Quarterback Vince Ferragamo Threw For 509 Yards Against the Chicago Bears
* The Rams Lost to the Bears 34 - 26
Location: Anaheim Stadium
Spread
Rams -3
O/U 42.0
3 Rams Receivers Had Over 100 Yards
George Farmer (183)
Preston Dennard (122)
Wendell Tyler (122)
Fun Fact!
Some Say the 1978 Film Heaven Can Wait Starring Warren Beatty is About Vince Ferragamo
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1983 - The Los Angeles Rams Beat the Dallas Cowboys 24 - 17 in the NFC Wild Card Game
Location: Texas Stadium
Spread
Rams -8
O/U 45.5
Rams Defense Had 3 Sacks, 3 Interceptions and a Fumble Recovery
#1 Songs in America
(December 26th)
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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1988 NFC Wild Card Game
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1988 - Young and the Restless Finally Passed General Hospital to Became the #1 Daytime Soap in America
* General Hospital Had Been the #1 Daytime Soap Since 1979
Fun Fact!
Young and the Restless is Still the #1 Soap Today
December 26th in 80s History
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1945 - John Walsh (TV Personality) America’s Most Wanted
Birthplace: Auburn, New York
1947 - Carlton Fisk (Baseball)
Birthplace: Bellow Falls, Vermont
1954 - Ozzie Smith (Baseball)
Birthplace: Mobile, Alabama
1963 - Lars Ulrich (Danish Drummer) Metallica
Birthplace: Gentofte, Denmark
1974 - Tiffany Brissette (Actress) Small Wonder (V.I.C.I.)
Birthplace: Paradise, California
Fun Fact!
Ozzie Smith Was a 13x Gold Glover Winner and Considered One of the Greatest Shortstops of All-Time
MLB Seasons: 19
All Star: 15
World Series Champion: 1982 (St. Louis Cardinals)
Elected to the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002 (First Ballot)
The Young & the Restless Became the #1 Daytime Soap in America