Headlines
(June 1st)
1980 - CNN Made Its Debut
* First Channel to Provide 24-Hour News Coverage
1985 - Sting Released His Debut Solo Album (Dream of the First Turtles)
* Reached #2 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
Hit #1 in Italy, Netherlands and Australia
Over 3 Million Copies Sold in the US
Featuring "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free"
1988 - The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Came Into Effect
* Signed by President Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev
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1984 - Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Premiered in Theaters
* Starring William Shatner, Leroy Nimoy and Christopher Lloyd
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Sting Released His Debut Solo Album
#1 Songs in America
(June 1st)
1980 - "Funkytown"
Lipps Inc.
5/31 - 6/27
1981 - "Bette Davis Eyes"
Kim Carnes
5/16 - 6/19
1982 - "Ebony and Ivory"
Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
5/15 - 7/2
1983 - "Flashdance... What a Feeling"
Michael Sembello
5/28 - 7/8
1984 - "Let's Hear It for the Boy"
Deniece Williams
5/26 - 6/8
1985 - "Everything She Wants"
Wham!
5/25 - 6/7
1986 - "Greatest Love of All"
Whitney Houston
5/17 - 6/6
1987 - "With or Without You"
U2
5/16 - 6/5
1988 - "One More Try"
George Michael
5/28 - 6/17
1989 - "Forever Your Girl"
Paula Abdul
5/20 - 6/2
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June 1st in 80s History
Happy 80s Birthdays
1937 - Morgan Freeman (Actor) Lean on Me
1944 - Robert Powell (Actor) Shaka Zulu
1947 - Ronnie Wood (Musician)
1948 - Tom Sneva (Race Car Driver)
1950 - Charlene (Singer)
1956 - Lisa Hartman (Actress) Knots Landing
1959 - Alan Wilder (Keyboardist) Depeche Mode
1960 - Simon Gallup (Bassist) The Cure
1961 - Paul Coffey (Hockey)
1963 - Mike Joyce (Drummer) The Smiths
1969 - Teri Polo (Actress) TV 101
1977 - Danielle Harris (Actress) Halloween 4
Fun Fact!
Paul Coffey Was a 3x NHL Defensive Player of the Year (1985, 1986, 1989)
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Other Notable Birthdays
Brigham Young
June 1, 1801 - August 29, 1877
Passed Away at Age 76 from a Ruptured Appendix
2nd President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Fun Fact!
BYU (Brigham Young University) Won the Football National Championship in 1984
Marilyn Monroe
June 1, 1926 - August 4, 1962
Passed Away at Age 36 from a Possible Suicide
A Lethal Amount of Barbiturate Was Found in Her Body
Andy Griffith
June 1, 1926 - July 3, 2012
Passed Away at the Age of 86 from a Heart Attack
Best Known For Matlock and The Andy Griffith Show
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
James Buchanan
Passed Away on June 1, 1868 at the Age of 77 from Respiratory Failure
15th President of the United States
Curly Lambeau (Football)
Passed Away on June 1, 1965 at the Age of 67 from a Heart Attack
Founded the Green Bay Packers in 1919 at Age 21 With His Friend, George Whitney Calhoun
Fun Fact!
Curly Lambeau Was a Player and Owner For the Packers From 1919 to 1929
Head Coach (1920 - 1949)
6x NFL Champion
David Ruffin (Singer)
Passed Away on June 1, 1991 at the Age of 50 from a Drug Overdose (Crack Cocaine)
Lead Singer For The Temptations
* Elected to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1989
Ann B. Davis
Passed Away on June 1, 2014 at the Age of 88 from a Brain Injury (Caused by a Fall in Her Bathroom)
Played Alice on the TV Series, The Brady Bunch
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1984 - Once Upon a Time in America
Director: Sergio Leone
Starring: Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Joe Pesci, Burt Young, Tuesday Weld, Treat Williams, Danny Aiello and William Forsythe
Budget: $30 Million
Box Office: $5.3 Million
1984 - Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Director: Leonard Nimoy
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Merritt Butrick, Robin Curtis and Christopher Lloyd
Budget: $16 Million
Box Office: $87 Million
1984 - Streets of Fire
Director: Walter Hill
Starring: Michael Pare, Diane Lane, E.G. Daily, Rick Moranis, Amy Madigan, Willem Dafoe, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Richard Lawson, Rick Rossovich and Bill Paxton
Budget: $14.5 Million
Box Office: $8.1 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1983 - Final Episode of Tales of the Gold Monkey
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 22
Network: ABC
A Take on the Film, Raiders of the Lost Ark
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1982 - Still Life (Live Album)
The Rolling Stones
Billboard Charts: #5
* Hit #1 in The Netherlands and Sweden
1983 - Speaking in Tongues
Talking Heads (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #15
1985 - The Dream of the Blue Turtles
Sting (Debut Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #2
* Hit #1 in Italy, Netherlands and Australia
1985 - Rites of Spring
Rites of Spring (First and Only Album)
Fun Fact!
Rites of Spring Was Listed at Number 30 on Kurt Cobain's Top 50 Favorite Albums
1986 - Into the Light
Chris de Burgh (8th Album)
* Reached #2 in the UK
1988 - Close
Kim Wilde (6th Album)
Billboard Charts: #114
* Reached the Top 10 in the UK, Austria and Germany
1989 - Agent Orange
Sodom (3rd Album)
* Reached #36 in Germany
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1982 - Rickey Henderson Became Fastest Player to Steal 50 Bases in a Season
1984 - Douglas H. Mitchell Became the CFL (Canadian Football League) Commissioner
* Commissioner From 1984 to 1988
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Other Notable Dates
(On June 1st)
1792 - Kentucky Became the 15th US State
* Population was 75,000 (Now 4.6 Million)
1796 - Tennessee Became the 16th US State
* Population was 40,000 (Now 7 Million)
1990 - George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev Sign a Treaty to End Chemical Weapon Production
2009 - General Motors Filed Chapter 11 (Bankruptcy)
* 4th Largest Bankruptcy in United States ($83 Billion in Assets)