1956 - A TWA Super Constellation Plane and a United Airlines DC-7 Crashed into Each Other Above the Grand Canyon Killing All 128 Passengers On Board Both Airplanes
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#1 Songs in America
(June 30th)
1980 - "Coming Up"
Paul McCartney
6/28 - 7/18
1981 - "Bette Davis Eyes"
Kim Carnes
6/27 - 7/24
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 - "The Reflex"
Duran Duran
6/23 - 7/6
1985 - "Heaven"
Bryan Adams
6/22 - 7/5
1986 - "On My Own"
Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald
6/14 - 7/4
1987 - "I Wanna Dance With Somebody"
Whitney Houston
6/27 - 7/10
1988 - "Foolish Beat"
Debbie Gibson
6/25 - 7/1
1989 - "Satisfied"
Richard Marx
6/24 - 6/30
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Headlines
(June 30th)
1985 - The 39 American Hostages Hijacked From TWA Flight 847 Were Freed in Beirut After 17 Days
* Flight Was Scheduled to Go From Egypt to San Diego
The Hijackers Demanded the Release of 700 Shia Muslims From Israel
Madonna Released Her True Blue Album
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1987 - American Television Was Interrupted by the Iran-Contra Affair Hearings
* Ronald Reagan's Senior Administration Officials Secretly Approved the Sale of Arms to Iran, Using the Proceeds to Fund the Contras in Nicaragua
June 30th in 80s History
1989 - The Karate Kid Part III Premiered in Theaters
Director: John G. Avildsen
Starring: Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita
Fun Fact!
Ralph Macchio's Character Daniel LaRusso Was Supposed to Have a Romantic Relationship With Jessica Played by Robyn Lively But Macchio Asked the Director to Have Them Just be Friends Because He Didn't Want to Make His Wife Jealous
Macchio Was 27 During Filming and Lively Was 16
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1986 - Madonna Released Her 3rd Album True Blue
Billboard Charts: #1
Also Hit #1 in 21 Other Countries
Fun Fact!
True Blue is Madonna’s Most Successful Album With Over 25 Million Copies Sold Worldwide
* Featuring “Papa Don't Preach”
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1952 - David Garrison (Actor) Married with Children (Steve)
Birthplace: Long Branch, New Jersey
1956 - David Alan Grier (Actor) In Living Color
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan
1957 - Bud Black (Baseball)
Birthplace: San Mateo, California
1959 - Vincent D’Onofrio (Actor) Full Metal Jacket “Gomer Pyle”
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York
1962 - Julianne Regan (English Singer) All About Eve
Birthplace: Coventry, England
1965 - Mitch Richmond (Basketball)
Birthplace: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1966 - Mike Tyson (Boxer)
Birthplace: New York City
1968 - Phil Anselmo (Singer) Pantera
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana
Fun Facts!
On November 22, 1986 Mike Tyson (20 Years) Became the Youngest to Win the Heavyweight Championship
Mitch Richmond Was the #5 Overall Pick in the 1988 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors
College: Kansas St.
NBA Seasons: 14
Position: Shooting Guard
Rookie of the Year: 1989
All-Star: 6
NBA Champion: 2002 (Los Angeles Lakers)
Elected to the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014
Elected to the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014
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Other Notable Birthdays
Lena Horne (Singer and Actress)
June 30, 1917 - May 9, 2010
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away at Age 92 From Congestive Heart Failure
* Horne Was a Groundbreaking African-American Performer as a Singer, Actress, Dancer and Civil Rights Activist
A 4x Grammy Award Winner
Ed Yost (American Inventor)
June 30, 1919 - May 27, 2007
Birthplace: Bristow, Iowa
Passed Away at Age 87 From a Heart Attack
* Died in His Vadito, New Mexico Home
Invented the Modern Day Hot Air Balloon
Tony Fernandez (Baseball)
June 30, 1962 - February 16, 2020
Birthplace: San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Passed Away at Age 57 From a Stroke and Pneumonia
MLB Season: 19
Position: Shortstop
All-Star: 5
Gold Glove: 4
Won the World Series in 1993 as a Member of the Toronto Blue Jays
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Buddy Hackett (Actor and Comedian)
August 31, 1924 - June 30, 2003
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away at Age 78 From Heart Disease
* Hackett Was Known For His Raunchy Material, Heavy Appearance and New York Accent
The Voice of Scuttle in The Little Mermaid
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1989 - Great Balls of Fire
Director: Jim McBride
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Winona Ryder, Alec Baldwin and Trey Wilson
Budget: $17 Million
Box Office: $13.7 Million
1989 - The Karate Kid Part III
Director: John G. Avildsen
Starring: Ralph Macchio and Noriyuki "Pat" Morita
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $38.9 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1981 - Grant Tinker replaced Fred Silverman as President of NBC
1985 - Final Episode of Call to Glory
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 22
Network: ABC
Starring Craig T. Nelson and Elisabeth Shue
1985 - Code of Vengeance Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 4
Knight Rider Spinoff
1987 - American Television Was Interrupted by the Iran-Contra Affair Hearings
1989 - Final Episode of The Jim Henson Hour
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 12
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - The Game
Queen (8th Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
* Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Netherlands and Argentina
Featuring “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” and “Another One Bites the Dust”
1980 - Demolition
Girlschool (Debut Album)
* Reached #28 in the UK
1980 - Metal Rendez-vous
Krokus (4th Album)
1980 - Real People
Chic (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #30
1981 - As Far as Siam
Red Rider (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #65
1981 - Breakin' Away
Al Jarreau (8th Album)
Billboard Charts: #9
* #1 in R&B and Jazz
Fun Fact!
Al Jarreau Won a Grammy Award in 1982 for Best Pop Vocal Performance For the Song "(Round, Round, Round) Blue Rondo à la Turk"
1986 - True Blue
Madonna (3rd Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
* Also #1 in the UK, Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Ireland, Finland, Switzerland, Netherlands, Argentina, Brazil, Japan, Philippines, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand
Featuring “Papa Don't Preach”
1986 - The Twelve Inch Mixes (Compilation Album)
Spandau Ballet
* Reached #98 in Australia
1986 - The Divine Punishment
Diamanda Galas (3rd Album)
1986 - Fight for the Rock
Savatage (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #158
1986 - Revenge
Eurythmics (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #3
* Hit #1 in New Zealand, Norway and Sweden
1987 - La Bamba (Soundtrack)
Various Artists
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
* Also Hit #1 in Canada and France
1988 - Indispensable: The Best of Michael Franks
Michael Franks (12th Album)
In Other 80s Music News
1981 - Jerry Lee Lewis Was Rushed to a Memphis Hospital Because of Tear in His Stomach
* Lewis Was Given Less Than a 50% Chance to Survive, but He Pulled Through
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - Every Texas Rangers Starter got a Hit against the Seattle Mariners
* The Rangers beat the Mariners 11 - 5 at the Kingdome in Seattle on a Monday Night
Attendance: 5,658
1982 - New Jersey Named Their Hockey Team the Devils
* The Fans Voted for the Name
Previously the Colorado Rockies
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1986 - The United States Supreme Court Ruled That States Can Outlaw Homosexual Acts Between Consenting Adults
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In Other News
(On June 30th)
1864 - President Abraham Lincoln Granted Yosemite Valley to California For Public Use
1937 - The World's First Emergency Phone Number Was Introduced in London
* The Number Was 999
1953 - The First Chevy Corvette Was Produced in Flint, Michigan