1987 - The Honkey Tonk Man Beat Ricky “The Dragon Steamboat For the WWF Intercontinental Championship
Event: Superstars of Wrestling
Venue: Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
City: Buffalo, New York
The Honkey Tonk Man Lost the Belt On August 29, 1988 at SummerSlam to the Ultimate Warrior
Venue: Madison Square Garden
City: New York City
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1987 - Ken Griffey Jr. Was the #1 Overall Pick in the Major League Baseball Draft by the Seattle Mariners
MLB Seasons: 22
Position: Centerfield
All-Star: 13
Gold Glove: 10
Career Home Runs:
AL MVP: 1997
Elected to the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016 (First Ballot)
Fun Fact!
Hall of Famers Craig Biggio (22nd Overall) and Mike Mussina (273 Overall) Were Also in the 1987 MLB Draft
Did You Know?
Ken Griffey Jr. and His Dad Hit Back to Back Home Runs in 1990
Happy 80s Birthdays
1941 - Stacy Keach (Actor) Hemingway
Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia
1943 - Charles Haid (Actor) Hill Street Blues
Birthplace: San Francisco, California
1948 - Jerry Mathers (Actor) Leave it to Beaver (The Beaver)
Birthplace: Sioux City, Iowa
1953 - Craig Sadler (Golf)
Birthplace: San Diego, California
1954 - Dennis Haysbert (Actor) Major League (Cerrano)
Birthplace: San Mateo, California
1955 - Dana Carvey (Actor) Saturday Night Live
Birthplace: Missoula, Montana
1958 - Lex Luger (Wrestler)
Birthplace: Buffalo, New York
1960 - Tony Hadley (English Singer) Spandau Ballet
Birthplace: Islington, London, England
1970 - Jamison Newlander (Actor) The Lost Boys (Alan)
Birthplace: New York City
Fun Fact!
Craig Sadler Won The Masters in 1982
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Other Notable Birthdays
Tex Schramm (American Businessman)
June 2, 1920 - July 15, 2003
Birthplace: San Gabriel, California
Passed Away at Age of 83 From Unknown Causes
* The Owner of the Dallas Cowboys From 1960 to 1989
Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1991
Fun Fact!
Tex Schramm Sold the Cowboys to Jerry Jones in 1989
Sally Kellerman (Actress)
June 2, 1937 – February 24, 2022
Birthplace: Long Beach, California
Passed Away at Age 84 From Heart Failure
* Played Dr. Diane Turner in the 1986 Film Back to School
Nominated For an Academy Award For Her Role as "Hot Lips" in the 1970 Film M*A*S*H
Charlie Watts (English Drummer)
June 2, 1941 - August 24, 2021
Birthplace: Bloomsbury, London, England
Passed Away at Age 80 From Unknown Causes
* Keith Richards Announced Later He Had Cancer
The Drummer For The Rolling Stones
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Ray Combs (Game Show Host)
April 3, 1956 - June 2, 1996
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ohio
Committed Suicide by Hanging at Age 40
* Combs Was at the Glendale Adventist Medical Center While On Suicide Watch
The Host of Family Feud From 1988 to 1993
“Classy” Freddie Blassie (Wrestling Manager)
February 8, 1918 - June 2, 2003
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri
Passed Away at Age 85 From Heart and Kidney Failure
* Coined the Phrase "Pencil Neck Geek"
Elected to the WWE Hall of Fame in 1994
Bo Diddley (Guitarist and Singer)
December 30, 1928 - June 2, 2008
Birthplace: McComb, Mississippi
Passed Away at Age 78 From Heart Failure
* Influenced Buddy Holly, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Clash
Elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987
Richard Dawson (Game Show Host)
November 20, 1932 - June 2, 2012
Birthplace: Gosport, Hampshire, England
Passed Away at Age 79 From Esophageal Cancer
* Played Corporal Peter Newkirk On Hogan's Heroes
Best Known For Being the Host of Family Feud From 1976 to 1985 (1994 - 1995)
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1989 - Dead Poets Society
Director: Peter Weir
Starring: Robin Williams and Ethan Hawke
Budget: $16.4 Million
Box Office: $235.9 Million ($95 Million Domestic)
1989 - No Holds Barred
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Starring: Hulk Hogan, Kurt Fuller, Joan Severance and Tiny Lister
Budget: $8 Million
Box Office: $16 Million
1989 - Renegades
Director: Jack Sholder
Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Rob Knepper, Bill Smitrovich and Jami Gertz
Budget: $16 Million
Box Office: $9 Million
1989 - Vampire's Kiss
Director: Robert Bierman
Starring: Nicolas Cage, María Conchita Alonso, Jennifer Beals and Elizabeth Ashley
Budget: $2 Million
Box Office: $725,000
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1984 - Final Episode of Whiz Kids
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 18
Network: CBS
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - East
Cold Chisel (3rd Album)
* Reached #2 in Australia
Won Australian Album of the Year
1980 - Found All the Parts (EP)
Cheap Trick
1980 - I’m a Rebel
Accept (2nd Album)
1986 - A Kind of Magic
Queen (12th Album)
Billboard Charts: #46
* Hit #1 in the UK and Argentina
1987 - Whitney
Whitney Houston (2nd Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Album Charts
* Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Germany, Italy, Austria, Norway, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Australia, New Zealand and Japan
Fun Fact!
Whitney Houston Became the First Female With Four #1 Hits on the Same Album
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody”
"Didn't We Almost Have It All"
So Emotional”
"Where Do Broken Hearts Go"
1987 - Let It Loose
Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine (10th Album)
Billboard Charts: #6
* Hit #1 in the UK and the Netherlands
Over 3 Million Copies Sold in the US
Featuring “Rhythm is Gonna Get You” and “Anything For You”
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1987 - Ken Griffey Jr. Was Drafted Out of High School #1 Overall by the Seattle Mariners
Other Notable Draft Picks
Craig Biggio #22 (1st Round)
Team: Houston Astros (Catcher)
College: Seton Hall
* Converted to 2nd Base
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015
Mike Mussina #273 (11th Round)
Team: Baltimore Orioles
School: Montoursville High School
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2019
1987 - The Honky Tonk Man Beat Ricky 'The Dragon" Steamboat For the WWF Intercontinental Championship Belt
Event: Superstars of Wrestling
Location: Buffalo, New York
1989 - Cincinnati Reds Outfielder Eric Davis Hit For the Cycle Against the San Diego Padres
* The Reds Beat the Padres 9 - 4 at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati
Attendance: 29,277
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1989 - Mike Scott Pitched a Complete Game Shutout to Help the Astros Beat the Dodgers 1 - 0 at the Astrodome in Houston
* Dodgers Pitcher Fernando Valenzuela Recorded the Loss to Start the Season 0 - 5
Attendance: 32,736
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1983 - 23 Passengers Died on Air Canada Flight 797 of Flammable Gases From an In-Flight Fire
June 2nd in 80s History
The Whitney Album Was Released
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Headlines
(June 2nd)
1987 - Whitney Houston Released Her 2nd Album (Whitney)
Billboard Charts: #1
Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Germany, Italy, Austria, Norway, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Australia, New Zealand and Japan
Fun Fact!
The Whitney Album Sold Over 20 Million Copies Worldwide
1989 - Dead Poets Society Premiered in Theaters
Director: Peter Weir
Starring: Robin Williams and Ethan Hawke
Fun Fact!
William Shakespeare is Considered the Greatest Poet of All-Time
* Rumi (Persian 13th Century Poet) is the Best-Selling Poet of All-Time
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#1 Songs in America
(June 2nd)
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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In Other News
(On June 2nd)
1835 - The P. T. Barnum Circus Began Their First Tour of the United States
Became the Barnum & Bailey Circus in 1871
* Closed in 2017
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