1985 - Bo Jackson Won the 51st Heisman Trophy Award
College: Auburn
Position: Running Back
Runner Up: Chuck Long QB (Iowa)
On December 7, 1988 The 6.8 Armenian Earthquake Hit the Northern Part of the Country
* Killed 25,000 - 50,000 and Injured Over 100,000
#1 Songs in America
(On This Day)
1980 - "Lady"
Kenny Rogers
11/15 - 12/26
1981 - "Physical"
Olivia Newton-John
11/21 - 1/29
1982 - "Truly"
Lionel Richie
11/27 - 12/10
1983 - "All Night Long"
Lionel Richie
11/12 - 12/9
1984 - "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go"
Wham!
11/17 - 12/7
1985 - "Broken Wings"
Mister Mister
12/7 - 12/20
1986 - "The Next Time I Fall"
Peter Cetera and Amy Grant
12/6 - 12/12
1987 - "Heaven Is A Place On Earth"
Belinda Carlisle
12/5 - 12/11
1988 - "Baby I Love Your Way"
Will to Power
12/3 - 12/9
1989 - "Blame It on the Rain"
Milli Vanilli
11/25 - 12/8
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1985 - “Broken Wings” by Mr. Mister Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from December 7 - 20
Also Hit #1 in Canada
Fun Fact!
Mr. Mister Was Formed in Phoenix, Arizona in 1982
On December 7, 1984 2010: The Year We Made Contact Premiered in Theaters
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1947 - Johnny Bench (Baseball)
Birthplace: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1947 - James Keach (Actor) Wildcats (Frank)
Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia
1948 - Gary Morris (Country Singer)
Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas
1954 - Priscilla Barnes (Actress) Three's Company (Terri)
Birthplace: Fort Dix, New Jersey
1956 - Larry Bird (Basketball)
Birthplace: West Baden Springs, Indiana
1958 - Tim Butler (English Bassist) The Psychedelic Furs
Birthplace: Teddington, Middlesex, England
1960 - Craig Scanlon (English Guitarist) Fall
Birthplace: Manchester, England
1963 - Barbara Weathers (Singer) Atlantic Starr
Birthplace: Greensborough, North Carolina
1964 - Peter Laviolette (Hockey)
Birthplace: Franklin, Massachusetts
1966 - C. Thomas Howell (Actor) The Outsiders "Pony Boy"
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Fun Fact!
Larry Bird Won 3 Consecutive NBA MVP Awards (1984, 1985, 1986)
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Other Notable Birthdays
Ted Knight (Actor)
December 7, 1923 - August 26, 1986
Birthplace: Terryville, Connecticut
Passed Away on August 26, 1986 at Age 62 From Colon Cancer
* Played Henry Rush on Too Close for Comfort
Knight’s Last Role Was Judge Smalls in Caddyshack
“Ravishing” Rick Rude (Wrestler)
December 7, 1958 - April 20, 1999
Birthplace: St. Peter, Minnesota
Passed Away at Age 40 From Heart Failure Due to an Overdose of "Mixed Medications"
* Defeated the Ultimate Warrior in 1989 at WrestleMania V to Win the WWE Intercontinental Championship
Elected to the WWE Hall of Fame in 2017
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Haystacks Calhoun (Wrestler)
August 3, 1934 - December 7, 1989
Birthplace: Mckinney, Texas
Passed at the Age 55 of Complications From Diabetes
* Won the WWE Tag Team Championship in 1973 With Partner Tony Garea (Defeated of Mr. Fuji and Prof. Toru Tanaka)
Elected to the WWE Hall of Fame in 2017
Harry Morgan (Actor)
April 10, 1915 - December 7, 2011
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan
Passed Away in His Sleep at Age 96
* Unknown Cause of Death
Played Colonel Potter on M*A*S*H
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1984 - 2010: The Year We Make Contact
Director: Peter Hyams
Starring: Roy Scheider, Helen Mirren, Bob Balaban and John Lithgow
Budget: $28 Million
Box Office: $40.4 Million
1984 - City Heat
Director: Richard Benjamin
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds, Richard Roundtree and Irene Cara
Budget: $25 Million
Box Office: $38.3 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1984 - Off the Rack Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
1987 - Remote Control (Game Show) Premiered on MTV
Seasons: 5
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - Ten Years of Harmony (Compilation Album)
The Beach Boys
Billboard Charts: #156
1984 - Agent Provocateur
Foreigner (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #4
* Hit #1 in the UK, Germany, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland
Featuring “I Want To Know What Love Is”
1984 - In the Eyes of the Storm
Roger Hodgson (Debut Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #46
* #6 in Switzerland
1985 - Sun City (Compilation Album)
Artists United Against Apartheid
Billboard Charts: #31
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1985 - Bo Jackson (RB) Auburn Won the 51st Heisman Trophy Award
* The #1 Overall Pick in 1986 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but Signed with the Kansas City Royals (Baseball)
Bo Signed with the Los Angeles Raiders the Following Year
1985 - Martina Navratilova Won the Australian Open
Runner up: Chris Evert-Lloyd
Match: 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
1986 - James Brooks (Cincinnati Bengals) Had 264 Yards From Scrimmage Against the New England Patriots
* 163 Rushing and 101 Receiving
The Bengals Beat the Patriots 31 - 7 in Foxboro
Spread
Patriots -4.5
O/U 46.0
1988 - Nolan Ryan Signed With the Texas Rangers
1989 - Sugar Ray Leonard Beat Roberto Duran by Unanimous Decision (12 Rounds) to retain the WBC Super Middleweight Belt
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Other Notable Dates
(On December 7th)
1787 - Delaware Became the First State Admitted to the Union Ratifying the United States Constitution
* The Population Was 60,000
The Population is Now 1 Million
1932 - German Born Albert Einstein Was Given a Visa to Enter the United States
1941 - Japan Bombed Pearl Harbor Forcing the United States Into World War II
1963 - Instant Replay Was Used For the First Time in a Game Between Army and Navy
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Bo Jackson Won The Heisman
2010
Armenian Earthquake
December 7th in 80s History
Headlines
(December 7th)
1982 - Texas Inmate Charles Brooks Jr. Became the First Person in the United States Executed by Lethal Injection
* Convicted of Killing an Auto Mechanic While Going On a Test Drive
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1987 - On a Flight From San Francisco to Los Angeles a Disgruntled Employee Shot and Killed His Ex-Boss and the 2 Pilots Before Driving the Plane Into the Ground
* All 43 Passengers Were Killed
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