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Other Notable Dates
(On February 29th)
1793 - France declared War on the United Kingdom and the Netherlands
* Part of the French Revolutionary War
1861 - Texas Secedes From the United States and Joined the Confederacy a Week Later
1865 - President Abraham Lincoln Signed the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution to Abolish Slavery
1884 - The First Volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary Was Published
1893 - Thomas Edison Finished Construction on the First Motion Picture Studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey
1960 - Four Black Students Staged the First of the Greensboro Sit-Ins at a Lunch Counter in Greensboro, North Carolina
1964 - "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" Became the #1 Song in America
* The Beatles' First #1 Song in the Untied States
Happy 80s Birthdays
1928 - Joss Ackland (Actor) Lethal Weapon 2
1936 - Jack Lousma (Astronaut)
1948 - Henry Small (Musician) Prism
1964 - Mervyn Warren (Film Composer)
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1980 - Don’t Answer the Phone
Director: Robert Hammer
Starring: James Westmoreland, Denise Galik and Nicholas Worth
Budget: N/A
Box Office: N/A
1980 - Foxes
Director: Adrian Lyne
Starring: Jodie Foster, Scott Baio, Sally Kellerman and Randy Quaid
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $7.4 Million
1980 - The Ninth Configuration
Director: William Peter Baltty
Starring: Stacy Keach, Scott Wilson, Jason Miller and Ed Flanders
Budget: $2.5 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1988 - Day by Day Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 33
Featuring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Courtney Thorne-Smith
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1988 - The Frenz Experiment
The Fall (10th Album)
1988 - Kingdom Come
Kingdom Come (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: 12
1988 - Now and Zen
Robert Plant (4th Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #6
In Other 80s Music News
1984 - The German Industrial Band KMFDM Was Founded
* Their First Performance Was at the Grand Palais in Paris, France
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - Gordie Howe Became the First NHL Player to Score 800 Goals
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1988 - Svend Robinson Became the First Member of the House of Commons of Canada to Come Out as Gay
* The House of Commons is the Lower House of the Parliament of Canada
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Foxes
Gordie Howe's 800th Goal
On February 29, 1980 Foxes Starring Jodie Foster, Scott Baio, Sally Kellerman and Randy Quaid Premiered in Theaters
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1988 - Robert Plant Released His 4th Solo Album, Now and Zen
* Reached #6 on the US Billboard Charts
#1 Songs in America
(On This Day)
1980 - "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
Queen
2/23 - 3/21
1981 - "I Love a Rainy Night"
Eddie Rabbit
2/28 - 3/13
1982 - "Centerfold"
J.Geils Band
2/6 - 3/19
1983 - "Baby, Come to Me"
Patti Austin and James Ingram
2/19 - 3/4
1984 - "Jump"
Van Halen
2/25 - 3/30
1985 - "Careless Whisper"
Wham!
2/16 - 3/8
1986 - "How Will I Know"
Whitney Houston
2/15 - 2/28
1987 - "Livin' on a Prayer"
Bon Jovi
2/14 - 3/13
1988 - "Father Figure"
George Michael
2/27 - 3/11
1989 - "Straight Up"
Paula Abdul
2/11 - 3/3
February 29th in 80s History
Headlines
(February 29th)
1980 - Buddy Holly's Trademark Glasses and the Big Bopper's Wristwatch Were Found in Old Police Files
* Richie Valens, Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper Died in the Same Plane Crash in 1959
1980 - Gordie Howe Became the First NHL Player to Score 800 Goals
Career Goals: 801
Career Leaders
1. Wayne Gretzky (894)
2. Alex Ovechkin (838)
3. Gordie Howe (801)
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1988 - Day by Day Premiered on NBC
* Ran 2 Seasons with 33 Episodes
Featured Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Courtney Thorne-Smith