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Fun Fact!
"Escape" (The Piña Colada Song) by Rupert Jones Was the #1 Song in America Entering the 80s
A Standard Piña Colada Drink
1 oz Coconut Cream
1 oz White Rum
3 ounces Pineapple Juice
Mix with Crushed Ice
Serve in a Chilled Glass
On February 28th 1983 the Final Episode of M*A*S*H Aired in Front of 105 Million Viewers
* The Most Watched Non Sporting Event
Lea Thompson, Elisabeth Shue and Sarah Michelle Gellar Got Their Start In the Early 80s on Burger King Commercials
Welcome Back to the 80s!
#1 Songs in America
(May 16th)
1980 - "Call Me"
Blondie
4/19 - 5/30
1981 - "Bette Davis Eyes"
Kim Carnes
5/16 - 6/19
1982 - "Chariots of Fire"
Vangelis
5/8 - 5/14
1983 - "Beat It"
Michael Jackson
4/30 - 5/20
1984 - "Hello"
Lionel Richie
5/12 - 5/25
1985 - "Crazy For You"
Madonna
5/11 - 5/17
1986 - "West End Girls"
Pet Shop Boys
5/10 - 5/16
1987 - "With or Without You"
U2
5/16 - 6/5
1988 - "Anything For You"
Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
5/14 - 5/27
1989 - "Like a Prayer"
Madonna
4/22 - 5/19
Young Burger King Stars
Michael Jordan's Debut
On This Day in 80s History
(May 16th)
1981 - "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from May 16 - June 19 and June 27 - July 24
Also Hit #1 in France, Italy, Spain, West Germany, Norway, Switzerland, Australia and South Africa
1983 - Michael Jackson Did the Moonwalk on Motown’s 25th Anniversary Special
1986 - Top Gun Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer
Top Gun Was the Highest Grossing Movie From 1986
1988 - The Final Episode of Cagney & Lacey Aired
* Ran 7 Seasons with 125 Episodes (Plus 4 TV Movies)
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Did You Know?
Tyne Daly (Lacey) and Sharon Gless (Cagney) Combined to Win 6 Emmy Awards For Most Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Daly (4)
Gless (2)
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=Fun Movie Facts!
(Highest Grossing Movies From 1980)
1. Empire Strikes Back
$209,398,025
2. 9 to 5
$103,290,500
3. Stir Crazy
$101,300,000
4. Airplane
$83,453,539
5. Any Which Way You Can
$70,687,344
6. Private Benjamin
$69,847,348
7. Coal Miner's Daughter
$67,182,787
8. Smokey and the Bandit II
$66,132,626
9. The Blue Lagoon
$58,853,106
10. The Blues Brothers
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Fun TV Facts!
(Emmy Awards For Best Comedy)
1980 - Taxi
1981 - Taxi
1982 - Barney Miller
1983 - Cheers
1984 - Cheers
1985 - The Cosby Show
1986 - The Golden Girls
1987 - The Golden Girls
1988 - The Wonder Years
1989 - Cheers
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Fun Baseball Facts
(Attendance Leaders)
1980 - Los Angeles Dodgers
Attendance: 3,249,287
Average: 39,625
1981 - Los Angeles Dodgers
Attendance: 2,381,292
Average: 42,523
1982 - Los Angeles Dodgers
Attendance: 3,608,881
Average: 44,554
1983 - Los Angeles Dodgers
Attendance: 3,510,313
Average: 43,879
1984 - Los Angeles Dodgers
Attendance: 3,134,824
Average: 38,702
1985 - Los Angeles Dodgers
Attendance: 3,264,593
Average: 40,304
1986 - Los Angeles Dodgers
Attendance: 3,023,208
Average: 37,324
1987 St. Louis Cardinals
Attendance: 3,072,122
Average: 37,927
1988 New York Mets
Attendance: 3,055,445
Average: 38,193
1989 Toronto Blue Jays
Attendance: 3,375,883
Average: 41,678
M*A*S*H
On January 14th 1984 Madonna Told Dick Clark That She Wanted to "Rule the World" on an Episode of American Bandstand
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First All-Star Grand Slam
Did You Know?
Sarah Jessica Parker Made Her Film Debut in Somewhere Tomorrow (1983)
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On October 26 1984 Michael Jordan Injured Himself on His Very First NBA Dunk Attempt
Voted #1 80s Site on the Web
Memorable 80s Date
Grammy Award History
In 1981 Christopher Cross Became the First Singer to Win "Album of the Year", "Song of the Year", "Record of the Year" and "Breakthrough Artist of the Year" on the Same Night
Mike Tyson
Stuckin80s.com
On March 6th 1985 Mike Tyson Beat Trevor Berbick at Age 20 to Become the Youngest Heavyweight Champion of All-Time
On July 6 1983 Fred Lynn Hit the First Grand Slam in All-Star History