#1 Songs in America
(March 24th)
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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1972 - The Godfather Premiered in Theaters
Director: Francis Ford Copolla
Starring: Marlon Brando (Won Best Actor)
Al Pacino
James Caan
Robert Duvall
Diane Keaton
Abe Vigoda
Budget: $6.5 million
Box Office: $270 million
Won Best Picture
1921 - The First International Women's Sporting Event was Held in Monte Carlo
* Known as the Women’s Olympia
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Other Notable Birthdays
Ub Iwerks (Animator)
March 24, 1901 - July 7, 1971
Passed Away at Age 70 From a Heart Attack
Designed Mickey Mouse
Joseph Barbara (Cartoonist)
March 24, 1911 - December 18, 2006
Passed Away at Age 95 (Unknown Cause)
Created Hanna Barbera Cartoons
Norman Fell (Actor)
March 24, 1924 - December 14, 1998
Passed Away at Age 74 From Bone Marrow Cancer
Played Mr. Roper on Three’s Company
Louie Anderson (Comedian)
March 24, 1953 - January 21, 2022
Passed Away on January 21, 2022 at Age 68 From Large B-Cell Lymphoma (Cancer of the B-Cells)
Played Maurice, The Fast Food Worker in Coming to America
* Hosted Family Feud From 1999 to 2002
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Robert Culp (Actor)
August 16, 1930 - March 24, 2010
Passed Away at Age 79 From a Heart Attack
Played FBI Agent Bill Maxwell on The Greatest American Hero
Garry Shandling (Comedian)
Passed Away at Age 66 From a Pulmonary Embolism (Blockage in the Artery of the Lungs)
The Host of Garry Shandling Show
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1982 - Eating Raoul
Director: Paul Bartel
Starring: Paul Bartel, Mary Woronov, Robert Beltran, Ed Begley Jr., Buck Henry and Susan Saiger
Budget: $350,000
Box Office: $1.1 Million
1989 - Troop Beverly Hills
Director: Jeff Kanew
Starring: Shelley Long and Craig T. Nelson
* Features young stars Tori Spelling, Carla Gugino, Emily Schulman, Ami Foster and Kellie Martin
Budget: $18 Million
Box Office: $8.5 Million
1989 - Dead Bang
Director: John Frankenheimer
Starring: Don Johnson, Penelope Ann Miller, William Forsythe, Bob Balaban and Tim Reid
Budget: $14.8 Million
Box Office: $8.1 Million
1989 - 976-Evil
Director: Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger)
Starring: Stephen Geoffreys, Jim Metzler, Maria Rubell,Pat O'Bryan and Sandy Dennis
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $2.9 Million
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In Other 80s Movie News
1985 - The 5th Golden Raspberry Awards
Worst Picture: "Bolero"
Worst Actor: Sylvester Stallone - Rhinestone
Worst Actress: Bo Derek - Bolero
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1980 - Flo Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 29
Spinoff From Alice
1981 - "Nightline With Ted Koppel" Premiered on ABC
* Still on Air
Ted Koppel Hosted Until 2005
1985 - Half Nelson Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
Ran 1 Season with 8 Episodes
Starring Joe Pesci
1986 - The 58th Academy Awards Aired on ABC
Hosts: Alan Alda, Jane Fonda and Robin Williams
Location: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California
Best Picture: Out of Africa
Best Actor: William Hurt
Movie: Kiss of the Spider Woman
Best Actress: Geraldine Page
Movie: A Trip to Bountiful
1989 - Final Episode Super Password (Game Show) Aired
Seasons: 6
Episodes: 1151
1989 - Peter-Pan Aired on TV (NBC) for the First Time Since 1973
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - Keepin’ Summer Alive
The Beach Boys (24th Album)
Billboard Charts: #75
1980 - Rarities (Compilation Album)
The Beatles
Billboard Charts: #21
1982 - The Name of This Band is Talking Heads (Live Album)
Talking Heads
Billboard Charts: #31
1984 - The Icicle Works
The Icicle Works (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #40
1986 - 5150
Van Halen (7th Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
* Featuring “Why Can’t This Be Love”
Over 6 Million Copies Sold in the US
1986 - Dirty Work
The Rolling Stones (20th Album)
Billboard Charts: #4
* Hit #1 in Switzerland and Netherlands
1986 - Please
Pet Shop Boys (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #7
* Featuring “West End Girls”
Over 3 Million Copies Sold (Worldwide)
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - Louisville Cardinals Beat UCLA 59 - 54 to Win the NCAA National Championship
Most Outstanding Player: Darrell Grifith (Louisville)
Coach: Denny Crum
Top Tournament Scorer: Joe Barry Carroll 160 pts. (Purdue)
Location: Market Square Arena in Indiana
1984 - IOC Agreed to a 6-Team Exhibition Baseball Tournament in in the Summer Olympics
1985 - Martina Navratilova Won Her 3rd straight WTA Championship
1986 - Jimmy Connors Was Suspended For 10 Weeks For Storming Off the Court Against Ivan Lendl
1988 - San Diego Chargers Quarterback Dan Fouts Announced His Retirement
* Played all 15 seasons with the San Diego Chargers
Hall of Fame (1993)
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1989 - Exxon Valdez Spilled 240,000 Barrels of Crude Oil in Alaska
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On March 24, Van Halen Release Their 5150 Album Featuring "Why Can't This Be Love"
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Van Halen
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The Louisville Cardinals Won the NCAA National Championship
March 24th in 80s History
Headlines
(March 24th)
1980 - Louisville Beat UCLA 59 - 54 To Win the NCAA National Championship
Most Outstanding Player: Darrell Grifith (Louisville)
Coach: Denny Crum
Top Tournament Scorer: Joe Barry Carroll 160 pts. (Purdue)
Location: Market Square Arena in Indiana
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1986 - Out of Africa Won Best Picture at the 58th Academy Awards
Hosts: Alan Alda, Jane Fonda and Robin Williams
Location: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California
Best Actor: William Hurt
Movie: Kiss of the Spider Woman
Best Actress: Geraldine Page
Movie: A Trip to Bountiful
1981 - "Nightline with Ted Koppel" Premiered on ABC
* Host Until 2005
1984 - March 24th Was the Saturday School Date on The Breakfast Club
Happy 80s Birthdays
1945 - Patrick Malahide (Actor) The Killing Fields
1947 - Dennis Erickson (Football Coach)
1951 - Tommy Hilfiger (Fashion Designer)
1954 - Robert Carradine (Actor) Revenge of the Nerds (Luis)
1959 - Barry Horowitz (Wrestler)
1960 - Kelly LeBrock (Actress) Weird Science (Lisa)
1960 - Nena (Singer)
1960 - Annabella Sciorra (Actress) True Love
1965 - The Undertaker (Wrestler)
1970 - Maseo (Rapper) De La Soul
Fun Fact!
Kelly LeBrock Was Married to Steven Seagal From 1987 to 1996
Other Notable Dates
(On March 24th)
1958 - Elvis Presley was Drafted into the U.S. Army
Fun Fact!
The First Movie To Win Best Picture Was Wings in 1928
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