1988 - The St. Louis Cardinals Football Team Announced They’re Moving to Arizona
* Spent 27 Years in St. Louis
Fun Fact!
The Cardinals Are the Oldest Team in the NFL
* Established in Chicago as the Morgan Athletic Club in 1896
Chicago Cardinals: 1920 - 1959
St. Louis Cardinals: 1960 - 1987
Arizona Cardinals: 1987 - Present
January 16th in 80s History
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1935 - A.J. Foyt (Race Car Driver)
Birthplace: Houston, Texas
1943 - Ronnie Milsap (Singer)
Birthplace: Robbinsville, North Carolina
1948 - John Carpenter (Director) The Fog, The Thing
Birthplace: Carthage, New York
1949 - Anne F. Beiler (Business Woman) Auntie Anne’s Pretzels
Birthplace: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
1950 - Debbie Allen (Actress) Fame (TV Series)
Birthplace: Houston, Texas
1959 - Sade (Nigerian Singer)
Birthplace: Ibadan, British Nigeria
1966 - Jack McDowell (Baseball)
Birthplace: Van Nuys, California
1969 - Roy Jones Jr. (Boxer)
Birthplace: Pensacola, Florida
1973 - Josie Davis (Actress) Charles in Charge (Sarah)
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Fun Fact!
Jack McDowell Was the 5th Overall Pick in the 1986 Major League Draft by the Chicago White Sox
College: Stanford
MLB Seasons: 13
Position: Pitcher
Career Wins: 127
Losses: 87
ERA: 3.85
All-Star: 3
AL Wins Leader: 1993 (Chicago White Sox)
AL Cy Young Award: 1993
In 1995 Jack McDowell, as a Member of the New York Yankees Gave Yankee Fans the "Middle Finger"
Other Notable Birthdays
Ethel Merman (Singer)
January 16, 1908 - February 15, 1984
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away at Age 76 From Brain Cancer
* Merman Was Elected to the Inaugural American Theater Hall of Fame Class of 1972
Considered Broadway's First Lady of Musical Comedy
Dizzy Dean (Baseball)
January 16, 1910 - July 17, 1974
Birthplace: Lucas, Arkansas
Passed Away in Reno at Age 64 From a Heart Attack
MLB Seasons: 18
Position: Pitcher
Career Wins: 150
Losses: 83
ERA: 3.02
All-Star: 4
Wins Leader: 2 (1934, 1935)
Strikeout Leader: 4 (1934, 1935, 1936, 1937)
NL MVP: 1934
World Series Champion: 1934 (St. Louis Cardinals)
Elected to the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953 (9th Ballot)
Carl Karcher (American Businessman)
January 16, 1917 - January 11, 2008
Birthplace: Upper Sandusky, Ohio
Passed Away at Age 90 From Complications of Parkinson's Disease
* Carl’s First Business Was a Hot Dog Stand in Los Angeles, California in 1941
Founded Carl’s Jr. On July 17, 1941 in Anaheim, California
Dian Fossey (Zoologist)
January 16, 1932 - December 26, 1985
Birthplace: San Francisco, California
Murdered in Her Remote Cabin in Rwanda at Age 53
* Studied Mountain Gorillas in Rwanda From 1966 to 1985
Fossey’s Story Was Told in the 1988 Film Gorillas in the Mist
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Marshall Field (Entrepreneur)
August 18, 1834 - January 16, 1906
Birthplace: Conway, Massachusetts
Passed Away at Age 71 From Pneumonia
* Caught Pneumonia After Playing Golf with Abraham Lincoln’s Oldest Son Todd
Founded Marshall Fields Department Store in Chicago, Illinois in 1852
Glen Bell (American Businessman)
September 3, 1923 - January 16, 2010
Birthplace: Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Passed Away at Age 86 From Parkinson’s Disease
* Served as a Cook in the U.S. Marines During World War II
Founded Taco Bell in 1962 in Downey, California
Pauline Phillips (Journalist)
July 4, 1918 - January 16, 2013
Birthplace: Sioux City, Iowa
Passed Away at Age 94 From Alzheimer’s
* Wrote the Column “Dear Abby”
Dear Abby Was Syndicated in 1,400 Newspapers and Read by Over 110 Million People
Dave Madden (Actor)
December 17, 1931 - January 16, 2014
Birthplace: Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Passed Away at Age 82 From Myelodysplastic Syndrome
* Graduated From the University of Miami in 1959 With a Degree in Communications
Played the Manager in The Partridge Family and Earl on the TV Show Alice
Bob Uecker (Baseball Announcer)
January 26, 1934 - January 16, 2025
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Passed Away at Age 90 From Lung Cancer
* Spent 54 Years as the Milwaukee Brewers Broadcaster
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame For Broadcasting in 2003
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1987 - Wanted: Dead or Alive
Director: Gary Sherman
Starring: Rutger Hauer, Gene Simmons and Robert Guillaume
Budget: $4.5 Million
Box Office: $7.5 Million
1987 - The Bedroom Window
Director: Curtis Hanson
Starring: Steve Guttenberg, Elizabeth McGovern and Isabelle Huppert
Budget: $8.3 Million
Box Office: $12.6 Million
1987 - Critical Condition
Director: Michael Apted
Starring: Richard Pryor
* Small Roles from Bob Saget, Garrett Morris and Wesley Snipes
Budget: $14 Million
Box Office: $20.2 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1981 - Harper Valley PTA Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 30
Starring Barbara Eden
* Barbara Eden Played the Jeanie in I Dream of Jeannie
1981 - Nero Wolfe Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 14
1982 - King’s Crossing Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 10
Starring Linda Hamilton
* Linda Hamilton Played Sarah Connor in The Terminator
1986 - Final episode of Shadow Chasers
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
Network: ABC
Starring Dennis Duggan
* Dennis Duggan Played the Dad in Can’t Buy Me Love
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1983 - G Force
Kenny G. (2nd Album)
Reached #62 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
1984 - Points on the Curve
Wang Chung (2nd Album)
Reached #30 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
* Featuring “Dance Hall Days"
Singles Released
1988 - "Endless Summer Nights"
Richard Marx
Reached #2 on the Billboard Charts
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1983 - The Miami Dolphins Dolphins Beat the San Diego Chargers 34 - 13 in the AFC Divisional Round of the Playoffs
Location: Orange Bowl in Miami
Spread
Chargers -1.5
O/U 53.0
Dolphins Defense 5 Sacks 3 Interceptions
The Dolphins Beat the New York Jets 14 - 0 in the AFC Championship Game
* Lost to the Washington Redskins 27 - 17 in Super Bowl XVII
1983 - The Dallas Cowboys Beat the Green Bay Packers 37 - 26 in the AFC Divisional Round of the Playoffs
Location: Texas Stadium
Spread
Cowboys -7
O/U 48.0
Tony Hill (Cowboys) 7 Receptions 142 Yards
The Dallas Cowboys Lost to the Washington Redskins 31 - 17 in the NFC Championship Game
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Other Notable Dates
(On January 16th)
27 BCE - The Roman Empire Was Formed
* Julius Caesar Was Granted the “Augustus” (The Leader)
1786 - The First National Religious Freedom Day Was Recognized
1919 - Nebraska Became the 36th U.S. State
* Population Was 1.2 Million (2 Million Now)
Protestant is the Most Popular Religion in Nebraska (51%)
1920 - The League of Nations Held Its First Council Meeting
* Created to Maintain World Peace
1991 - The Gulf War Began in Iraq
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1988 - “Got My Mind Set On You” by George Harrison Hit #1 on the U.S. Billboard Charts
* #1 Song in America from January 16 - 22
Also Hit #1 in Canada, Ireland, Belgium and Australia
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"I Got My Mind Set On You" Became the #1 Song in America
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Headlines
(January 16th)
1980 - Paul McCartney Was Arrested in Tokyo For Possession of a Half a Pound of Marijuana
* The Remaining Part of the Tour Was Canceled
1987 - The Beastie Boys Became the First Act to Get Censored on American Bandstand
#1 Songs in America
(January 16th)
1980 - "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"
Rupert Jones
1/12 - 1/18
1981 - "(Just Like) Starting Over"
John Lennon
12/27 - 1/30
1982 - "Physical"
Olivia Newton-John
11/21 - 1/29
1983 - "Down Under"
Men at Work
1/15 - 2/4
1984 - "Say Say Say"
Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
12/10 - 1/20
1985 - "Like a Virgin"
Madonna
12/22 - 2/1
1986 - "Say You Say Me"
Lionel Richie
12/21 - 1/17
1987 - "Walk Like an Egyptian"
The Bangles
12/20 - 1/16
1988 - "Got My Mind Set On You"
George Harrison
1/16 - 1/22
1989 - "My Prerogative"
Bobby Brown
1/14 - 1/20
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