On This Day June 26th in 80s History

Other Notable Dates

(On June 26th)

1870 - Christmas was Declared a Federal Holiday

1906 - The First Grand Prix Motor Race Was Held at Le Mans

1927 - The Cyclone Roller Coaster opened on Coney Island in New York
Cost: $175,000
Speed: 60 MPH

1974 - The Universal Product Code Was Scanned For the First Time
* A Pack of Wrigley's Gum Was Bought at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio

1977 - Elvis Presley Performed His Final Concert

Location: Market Square Arena in Indianapolis

Happy 80s Birthdays

1931 - Robert Colbert (Actor) Amazon Women on the Moon
1942 - J.J. Dillon (Wrestler)
1949 - Adrian Gurvitz (Singer and Songwriter)
1951 - Robert Davi (Actor) Goonies
1955 - Mick Jones (Singer) The Clash
1955 - Gedde Watanabe (Actor) Sixteen Candles
1956 - Chris Isaak (Singer)
1957 - Patty Smyth (Singer)
1959 - Mark McKinney (Actor) The Kids in the Hall
1961 - Terri Nunn (Singer) Berlin
1961 - Greg LeMond (Cyclist)
1963 - Harriet Wheeler (Singer) The Sundays
1966 - Jurgen Reil (Drummer) Kreator
1969 - Colin Greenwood (Bassist) Radiohead

Fun Fact!
Greg LeMond is a 3x Tour de France Winner (1986, 1989, 1990)

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Other Notable Birthdays

Jerome Kersey (Basketball)
June 26, 1962 - February 18, 2015
Passed Away at Age 52 from a Blood Clot to the Lung

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Passed Away
(On This Day)

“Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers (Wrestling)
Passed Away on June 26, 1992 at Age 71 from a Stroke

Roy Campanella (Baseball)
Passed Away at Age 71 from Heart Failure

8x All-Star
3x National League MVP

Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969

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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)

1981 - Stripes
Director: Ivan Reitman
Starring: Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates, P. J. Soles and John Candy
Budget: $10 Million

Box Office: $85.3 Million

Fun Fact!
Stripes Was Originally Supposed be a Cheech & Chong Movie, Called Cheech & Chong Join the Army

1981 - The Great Muppet Caper
Director: Jim Henson
Starring: The Muppets
Budget: $14 Million

Box Office: $31.2 Million

1981 - Dragonslayer
Director: Matthew Robbins
Starring: Peter MacNicol, Ralph Richardson, John Hallam and Caitlin Clarke
Budget: $18 Million

Box Office: $14.1 Million

1985 - Pale Rider
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Clint Eastwood
Budget: $6.9 Million

Box Office: $41.4 Million

1987 - Dragnet
Director: Tom Mankiewicz
Starring: Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks
Budget: $20 Million

Box Office: $66.6 Million

1987 - Full Metal Jacket
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Starring: Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent D'Onofrio, Lee Ermey, Dorian Harewood, Arliss Howard, Kevyn Major Howard and Ed O'Ross
Budget: $30 Million

Box Office: $120 Million

1987 - Straight to Hell
Director: Alex Cox
Starring: Sy Richardson, Joe Strummer, Dick Rude and Courtney Love
Budget: $1 Million

Box Office: $210,000

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80s Television
(On This Day)

1980 - Nobody’s Perfect Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8

1983 - Loving (Soap Opera) Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 14
Episodes: 3,169

1987 - Final Episode of Rocky Road
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 71
Network: WTBS

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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)

1984 - Sidewalk
Icehouse (3rd Album)
* Reached #8 in Australia

1987 - King's Record Shop
Rosanne Cash (6th Album)
Billboard Charts: #136

* #6 on the Country Charts

1989 - Bad English
Bad English (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #21

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80s Sports
(On This Day)

1987 - The New York Yankees Beat the Boston Red Sox 12 - 11 (10 innings) After Being Down 9 - 0 on a Friday Night
* Wayne Tolleson (Yankees) Walk Off Single
The Yankees scored 11 runs in the 3rd inning