Rick Springfield
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Fun Fact!
The First Handheld Electronic Video Game Was Mattel's Auto Race in 1976
#1 Songs in America
(March 23rd)
1980 - "Another Brick in the Wall Part II"
Pink Floyd
3/22 - 4/18
1981 - "Keep on Loving You"
REO Speedwagon
3/21 - 3/27
1982 - "I Love Rock 'n' Roll
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
3/20 - 5/7
1983 - "Billie Jean"
Michael Jackson
3/5 - 4/22
1984 - "Jump"
Van Halen
2/25 - 3/30
1985 - 'Can't Fight This Feeling"
REO Speedwagon
3/9 - 3/29
1986 - "These Dreams"
Heart
3/22 - 3/28
1987 - "Lean on Me"
Club Nouveau
3/21 - 4/3
1988 - "Never Gonna Give You Up"
Rick Astley
3/12 - 3/25
1989 - "Lost in Your Eyes"
Debbie Gibson
3/4 - 3/24
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1868 - The University of California System Was Founded in Oakland, California
* UC Berkeley Was the First Campus
Did You Know?
UC Berkeley Has 4x More Nobel Prize Winners (110) Than Any Other UC School
1982 - Joanie Loves Chachi Premiered on ABC
* Ran 2 Seasons with 17 Episodes
Spinoff From Happy Days
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1984 - Police Academy Premiered in Theaters
* Steve Guttenberg, Kim Cattrall, Bubba Smith, Michael Winslow, G.W. Bailey and George Gaynes
With Only a $4.5 Million Budget the Film Grossed Over $150 Million Worldwide
Other Notable Dates
(On March 23rd)
1775 - Patrick Henry Said the Famous Words "Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death!" During a Speech at the St. John's Episcopal Church in Richmond, Virginia
*The Voice of the Revolutionary War
On March 23, 1982 Rick Springfield Released His 5th Album, Success Hasn’t Spoiled Me Yet Featuring "Don't Talk To Strangers"
Fun Fact!
The First Police Training Academy in the United States Opened in 1908 in Berkeley, California
* Called August Vollmer's Berkeley Police School
Joanie Loves Chachi Made Its Debut
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Headlines
(March 23rd)
1980 - 18-Year Old American Tracey Austin Upset Martina Navratilova 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 to Win the WTA Championship
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1983 - President Reagan Introduced "Star Wars" Missile Defense System to the American People
* Called The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) to Protect Americans From Nuclear War
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2003 - The Production of the Nintendo's Game Boy Came to an End
* First Released in 1989
Became a Cultural Icon in the 90s With Over 120 Million Units Sold
March 23rd in 80s History
Happy 80s Birthdays
1928 - Mark Rydell (Director) On Golden Pond
1951 - Ron Jaworski (Football)
1953 - Chaka Khan (Singer)
1954 - Kenneth Cole (Fashion Designer)
1957 - Amanda Plummer (Actress) The World According to Garp
1959 - Catherine Keener (Actress) Ohara
1965 - Richard Grieco (Actor) 21 Jump Street
Fun Fact!
In High School Richard Grieco Was All-State in 3 Different Sports
* Football, Hockey and Lacrosse
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Other Notable Birthdays
Joan Crawford (Actress)
March 23, 1908 - May 10, 1977
Passed Away at Age 69 From a Heart Attack
Portrayed in the Film Mommy Dearest (1981)
Tony Burton (Actor)
March 23, 1937 - February 25, 2016
Passed Away at Age 78 From Pneumonia
Played Apollo Creed’s Manager in Rocky
Ric Ocasek (Singer)
March 23, 1944 - September 15, 2019
Passed Away at Age 75 (Natural Causes)
* Suffered From Heart Disease
Lead Singer For the Cars
Moses Malone (Basketball)
March 23, 1955 - September 13, 2015
Passed Away at Age 60 From Heart Disease
* 3x NBA Most Valuable Player (1979, 1982, 1983)
Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Elizabeth Taylor (Actress)
February 27, 1932 - March 23, 2011
Passed Away at Age 79 From Congestive Heart Failure
2x Academy Award Winner For Best Actress
Butterfield 8 (1961)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1967)
Joe Weider (Bodybuilding)
November 29, 1919 - March 23, 2013
Passed Away at Age 93 From Heart Failure
Co-Founded the International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB) With His Brother Ben
Ken Howard (Actor)
March 28, 1944 - March 23, 2016
Passed Away at Age 71 (Unknown Causes)
Played Coach Reeves on the TV Series, The White Shadow
George Segal (Actor)
February 13, 1934 – March 23, 2021
Passed Away on March 23, 2021 at Age 87 From Bypass Surgery Complications
Played Albert in Look Who’s Talking (1989)
* Also Played Pop Pop on the TV Series, The Goldberg’s
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1983 - Eddie Macon’s Run
Director: Jeff Kanew
Starring: Kirk Douglas, John Schneider, Lee Purcell and John Goodman
* Goodman's Film Debut
Budget: N/A
Box Office: N/A
1984 - Police Academy
Director: Hugh Wilson
Starring: Steve Guttenberg, Kim Cattrall, Bubba Smith, Michael Winslow, G.W. Bailey and George Gaynes
Budget: $4.5 Million
Box Office: $149.8 Million ($81 Million Domestic)
1984 - Racing With the Moon
Director: Richard Benjamin
Starring: Sean Penn, Elizabeth McGovern and Nicolas Cage
Budget: $6.5 Million
Box Office: $6.6 Million
1984 - Racing With the Moon
Director: Richard Benjamin
Starring: Sean Penn, Elizabeth McGovern and Nicolas Cage
Budget: $6.5 Million
Box Office: $6.6 Million
In Other 80s Movie News
1986 - The 6th Golden Raspberry Awards
Worst Movie: "Rambo: First Blood Part II"
Worst Actor: Sylvester Stallone - "Rambo: First Blood Part II"
Worst Actress: Linda Blair - Night Patrol
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1982 - Joanie Loves Chachi Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 17
1987 - The First Soul Train Music Awards Aired on WGN
Hosts: Dionne Warwick and Luther Vandross
Location: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California
Album of the Year
Male: Luther Vandross (Give Me the Reason)
Female: Janet Jackson (Control)
Group: Cameo (Word Up)
1987 - The Bold and the Beautiful Premiered on CBS
* Still on the Air
1987 - The Popcorn Kid Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
Featuring Penelope Ann Miller
1988 - Heartbeat Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 18
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1982 - Success Hasn’t Spoiled Me Yet
Rick Springfield (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #2
* Featuring “Don’t Talk to Strangers”
1983 - Eliminator
ZZ Top (8th Album)
Billboard Charts: #9
1987 - Now That’s What I Call Music 9 (UK Edition)
Various Artists
* Reached #1 in the UK
1988 - Chalk Mark in a Rainstorm
Joni Mitchell (13th Album)
Billboard Charts: #45
1989 - Brain Drain
Ramones (11th Album)
Billboard Charts: #122
In Other 80s Music News
1985 - Julian Lennon Performed His First Concert (San Antonio Texas)
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - 18-Year Old American Tracey Austin Upset Martina Navratilova 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 in to Win the WTA Championship
1980 - Lee Trevino Won the PGA Player Championship by 1 Stroke Over Ben Crenshaw
1981 - Raymond Floyd Won the PGA Player Championship in a Sudden Death Playoff Over Batty Jaeckel and Curtis Strange
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1981 - US Supreme Court Upheld the Law Making Statutory Rape a Crime Only a Man Could Commit