#1 Songs in America
(June 3rd)
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 - "Rock On"
Michael Damian
6/3 - 6/9
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(June 3rd)
1980 - Darryl Strawberry Was the #1 Overall Pick in the Major League Baseball Draft by the New York Mets
MLB Seasons: 17
Position: Outfield
Rookie of the Year: 1983
All-Star: 8
World Series Champion: 3 (1986, 1996, 1999)
Darryl Strawberry Was Drafted Out of Crenshaw High School
Fun Fact!
3 Future Hall of Famers Were Drafted in the 1980 MLB Draft
Barry Larkin (#4 Overall)
Team: Cincinnati Reds
Randy Johnson (#36 Overall)
Team: Montreal Expos
John Smoltz (574 Overall)
Team: Detroit Tigers
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In Other News
(On June 3rd)
1943 - White U.S. Navy Sailors and Marines Attacked Latino Youths Dressed in Zoot Suits in Los Angeles
* Known as the Zoo Suits Riots
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1945 - Hale Irwin (Golf)
Birthplace: Joplin, Missouri
1950 - Deniece Williams (Singer) "Let's Hear It For The Boy"
Birthplace: Gary, Indiana
1954 - Dan Hill (Canadian Singer)
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1958 - Scott Valentine (Actor) Family Ties (Nick)
Birthplace: Saratoga Springs, New York
1961 - Peter Vidmar (Gymnast) 1984 Summer Olympics
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
1964 - Kerry King (Guitarist) Slayer
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Fun Fact!
Scott Valentine Played Malerie's Boyfriend Nick on Family Ties
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Other Notable Birthdays
Jefferson Davis (American Politician)
June 3, 1808 - December 6, 1889
Birthplace: Fairview, KT
Passed Away at Age 81 From Acute Bronchitis
* Complicated by Malaria
The Former President of the Confederate South During the Civil War
Ransom E. Olds (American Businessman)
June 3, 1864 - August 26, 1950
Birthplace: Geneva, Ohio
Passed Away at Age 86
* Unknown Cause of Death
Founded Oldsmobile Motors in 1897 in Lansing, Michigan
Tony Curtis (Actor)
June 3, 1925 - September 29, 2010
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away at the Age of 85 From Cardiac Arrest
* Curtis Had a Cocaine Addiction
Nominated For an Academy Award For His Role as “Joker” in the 1958 Film The Defiant Ones
Fun Fact!
Tony Curtis Appeared in Over 100 Featured Films
* Best Known For the 1959 Film Some Like it Hot
Steve Dalkowski (Baseball)
June 3, 1939 - April 19, 2020
Birthplace: New Britain, Connecticut
Passed Away at Age 80 From Covid-19
* Was Suffeering From Dementia
Considered the Fastest Pitcher in Baseball History
Fun Fact!
Some Say Dalksowski Hit 110 MPH, But No Radar Gun Was Available at the Time
* Never Made it Out of the Minor Leagues Because of Alcoholism
Curtis Mayfield (Singer)
June 3, 1942 - December 26, 1999
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Passed Away at Age 57 From Complications of Type 2 Diabetes
* Best Known For the 1965 Song “People Get Ready”
Considered One of the Most Influential Musicians Behind Soul and Politically Conscious Music
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Ozzie Nelson (Actor)
March 20, 1906 - June 3, 1975
Birthplace: Jersey City, New Jersey
Passed Away at Age 69 From Liver Cancer
* Was Also Suffering From Malignant Tumors
Played Ozzie in the TV Series The Ozzie and Harriet Show
David Carradine (Actor)
December 8, 1936 - June 3, 2009
Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA
Passed Away at Age 72 From "Accidental Asphyxiation"
* Found Hanging in His Hotel
Played Kwai Chang Caine in the 1970s Television Series Kung Fu
Rue McClanahan (Actress)
February 21, 1934 - June 3, 2010
Birthplace: Healdtown, Oklahoma
Passed Away at Age 76 From a Brain Hemorrhage
* Best Known For Playing Blanche in The Golden Girls
McClanahan Won an Emmy in 1986 For Most Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Muhammad Ali (Boxer)
January 17, 1942 - June 3, 2016
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky
Passed Away at Age 74 From Septic Shock
* Considered the Greatest Heavyweight Boxer of All-Time
Voted Sportsman of the Century by Sports Illustrated and the BBC in 1999
F. Lee Bailey (Attorney)
June 10, 1933 - June 3, 2021
Birthplace: Waltham, Massachusetts
Passed Away at Age 87 in Hospice Care in Atlanta, Georgia
* Unknown Cause of Death
Represented O.J. Simpson in the Trial of the Century and Albert DeSalvo (The Boston Strangler)
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1983 - The Man with Two Brains
Director: Carl Reiner
Starring: Steve Martin and Kathleen Turner
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $10.3 Million
1983 - Psycho II
Director: Richard Franklin
Starring: Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, Robert Loggia and Meg Tilly
Budget: $5 million
Box Office: $34.7 Million
1983 - WarGames
Director: John Badham
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood and Ally Sheedy
Budget: $12 Million
Box Office: $79.6 Million
1987 - The Untouchables
Director: Brian De Palma
Starring: Kevin Costner, Charles Martin Smith, Andy García, Robert De Niro and Sean Connery
Budget: $25 Million
Box Office: $106.2 Million ($76 Million Domestic)
Fun Fact!
The Untouchables Was the 6th Highest Grossing Movie from 1987
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1988 - Big
Director: Penny Marshall
Starring: Tom Hanks and Elizabeth Perkins
Budget: $18 Million
Box Office: $151.7 Million ($114 Million Domestic)
Fun Fact!
Big Was the 3rd Highest Grossing Movie from 1988
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1988 - Funny Farm
Director: George Roy Hill
Starring: Chevy Chase and Madolyn Smith
Budget: $19 Million
Box Office: $25.5 Million
1989 - Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
Director: Paul Bartel
Starring: Jacqueline Bisset, Ray Sharkey, Mary Woronov, Robert Beltran, Ed Begley Jr., Wallace Shawn, Arnetia Walker, Paul Bartel and Paul Mazursky
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $2.1 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1985 - Larry King Live Premiered on CNN
Seasons: 26
Episodes: 6,120
1985 - Turkey Television Premiered on Nickelodeon
Seasons: 1
1987 - Final Episode of Nothing in Common
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 7
Network: NBC
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1982 - Strait from the Heart
George Strait (2nd Album)
* Reached #18 on the Country Charts
1983 - Your Move
America (11th Album)
Billboard Charts: #81
1985 - Boys and Girls
Bryan Ferry (6th Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #63
* Hit #1 in the UK
1985 - The Firstborn is dead
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (2nd Album)
* Reached #53 in the UK
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - Darryl Strawberry Was the #1 Overall Pick by the New York Mets
1985 - BJ Surhoff Was the #1 Overall Pick by the Milwaukee Brewers
College: North Carolina
Other Notable Draft Picks
(Future Hall of Famers)
#4 Barry Larkin
Team: Cincinnati Reds
#36 Randy Johnson (2nd Round)
Team: Montreal Expos
#574 John Smoltz (22nd Round)
Team: Detroit Tigers
1987 - The Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros Combined to Hit 3 Grand Slams
Billy Hatcher (Astros)
Brian Dayett (Cubs)
Keith Moreland (Cubs)
* The Cubs Beat the Astros 22 - 7 at Wrigley Field in Chicago
Attendance: 19,725
1988 - Red Sox 3rd Baseman Wade Boggs Was Sued For Palimony
1989 - Nolan Ryan Pitched His 11th Career 1-Hitter
* Harold Reynolds Led Off the Game With a Single
The Rangers Beat the Mariners 6 - 1 at the Kingdome in Seattle
Attendance: 24,601
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1980 - An Explosion Occurred at the Statue of Liberty
* FBI Suspected Croatian Nationalists
1980 - 5 People Died in a Nebraska Tornado Known as “The 1980 Grand Island Tornado”
* $300 Million Worth of Damages
1982 - The Israeli Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Shlomo Argov Was Left Paralyzed After Getting Shot in London
1989 – The Chinese Government Sent Troops to Force Protesters Out of Tiananmen Square
1989 - The Skydome in Toronto Officially Opened With an Opening Celebration on CBS
Darryl Strawberry Was the #1 Overall Pick in the MLB Draft
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1989 - "Rock On" by Michael Damian Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from June 3 - 9
Also Hit #1 in Canada
Fun Fact!
Michael Damian Played Danny Romalotti on Young and the Restless From 1981 to 1998
* Made Many Guest Appearances From 2002 to 2023
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1988 - Big Premiered in Theaters
Director: Penny Marshall
Starring: Tom Hanks and Elizabeth Perkins
The 3rd Highest Grossing Movie From 1988
#1 Rain Man
#2 Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1985 - Larry King Live Premiered on CNN
Seasons: 26
Episodes: 6,120
First Guest: Mario Cuomo (New York Mayor)
Last Guests: President Barack Obama and Bill Clinton (Amongst Others)
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June 3rd in 80s History