#1 Songs in America
(March 25th)
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 - "The Living Years"
Mike + The Mechanics
3/25 - 3/31
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1986 - Perfect Strangers Premiered on ABC
* Ran 8 Seasons with 150 Episodes
Did You Know?
Family Matters Was a Spinoff From Perfect Strangers
1989 - "The Living Years" by Mike + The Mechanics Became the #1 Song in America
#1 Song in America from March 25 - 31
Also Hit #1 in Ireland, Australia and Japan
* Nominated For 4 Grammy Awards
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1937 - Tom Monaghan (Businessman) Domino's Pizza, Detroit Tigers
1942 - Richard O’Brien (Actor) Flash Gordon
1943 - Paul Michael Glaser (Actor and Director)
1947 - Elton John (Singer)
1948 - Les Charles (Writer) Cheers
1948 - Bonnie Bedelia (Actor) Die Hard
1953 - Mary Gross (Actress) Saturday Night Live
1955 - Lee Mazzilli (Aaseball)
1960 - Steve Norman (Saxophonist) Spandau Ballet
1960 - Brenda Strong (Actor) Spaceballs
1960 - Haywood Nelson (Actor) What's Happening! (Dwayne)
1962 - Marcia Cross (Actress) One Life to Live
1965 - Sarah Jessica Parker (Actress) Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Square Pegs
1966 - Tom Glavine (Baseball)
1974 - Lark Voorhies (Actress) Saved by the Bell (Lisa)
Fun Fact!
Sarah Jessica Parker Made Her Film Debut in Somewhere Tomorrow (1983)
* Played a Girl Named Lori Who Fell for a Boy (Only She Can See Because of a Head Injury)
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Cagney & Lacy Made Its Debut
Headlines
(March 25th)
1982 - Cagney & Lacey Premiered on CBS
* Ran 7 Seasons with 125 Episodes
Won an Emmy Award For Most Outstanding Drama in 1985 & 86
Tyne Daly (Lacey) Won 3 Emmy Awards For Most Outstanding Actress (1983, 1984, 1985, 1988) and Sharon Gless (Cagney) Won 2 (1986, 1987)
Bosom Buddies
Fun Fact!
The First Grammy Awards Were Held On March 4, 1959
Venue: Beverly Hills Hotel
Host: Mort Sahl
"Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare)" by Franco Migliacci and Domenico Modugno Won "Song of the Year"
Other Notable Dates
(On March 25th)
1965 - Martin Luther King Jr. Completed the 4-day 50-mile Civil Rights March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama
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1983 - The Outsiders Premiered in Theaters
Starring: C. Thomas Howell, Ralph Macchio, Matt Dillon, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, Diane Lane, Emilio Estevez, Tom Cruise and Leif Garre
Rob Lowe’s Film Debut
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Bad Boys
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March 25th in 80s History
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On March 25, 1982 the Final Episode of Bosom Buddies Starring Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari Aired After 2 Seasons and 37 Episode
* The Theme Song "My Life" Was Billy Joel's Song Re-Recorded With Gary Bennett
Other Notable Birthdays
Gutzon Borglum (American Sculpture)
March 25, 1867 - March 6, 1941
Passed Away at Age 73 Fr?p[----om a Heart Attack
Designed Mt. Rushmore
* The Presidents on Mt. Rushmore are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln
Howard Cosell (Sportscaster)
March 25, 1918 - April 23, 1995
Passed Away at Age 77 of a Cardiac Embolism (Blood Clot to the Heart)
Worked For ABC From 1953 to 1985
Aretha Franklin (Singer)
March 25, 1942 - August 16, 2018
Passed Away at Age 76 From a Pancreatic Tumor
Best Known For the Hit Song "R E S P E C T "
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
William Colgate (English-American Businessman)
January 25, 1783 - March 25, 1857
Passed Away at Age 74 (Unknown Cause)
Founder of Colgate Toothpaste
Eddie Collins (Baseball)
May 2, 1887 - March 25, 1951
Passed Away at Age 63 (Heart Disease)
6x World Series Champion
* Philadelphia A’s (1910, 1911, 1913, 1929, 1930)
Chicago White Sox (1917)
1914 AL MVP
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939
Cal Ripken Sr. (Baseball)
December 17, 1935 - March 25, 1999
Passed Away at Age 63 from Lung Cancer
Only Manager to Coach 2 Sons at the Same Time
* Sons Billy and Cal
Beverly Cleary (Writer)
April 12, 1916 - March 25, 2021
Passed Away at Age 104 Peacefully in Her Retirement Home
One of the Most Successful Writers With Over 91 Million Books Sold
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1983 - The Outsiders
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Starring: C. Thomas Howell, Ralph Macchio, Matt Dillon, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, Diane Lane, Emilio Estevez, Tom Cruise and Leif Garrett
Budget: $10 Million
Box Office: $33.7 Million
Rob Lowe's Film Debut
1983 - Bad Boys
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Starring: Sean Penn, Esai Morales, Ally Sheedy, Eric Gurry, Alan Ruck and Clancy Brown
Budget: $5 Million
Box Office: $9.2 Million
1983 - Max Dugan Returns
Director: Herbert Ross
Starring: Marsha Mason, Jason Robards, Donald Sutherland and Matthew Broderick
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $17.6 Million
Matthew Broderick's Film Debut
1983 - Black Stallion Returns
Director: Robert Dalva
Starring: Kelly Reno, Vincent Spano and Teri Garr
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $12 Million
1983 - Spring Break
Director: Sean. S. Cunningham
Starring: David Knell and Perry Lang
Budget: $4.5 Million
Box Office: $2.4 Million
1988 - Biloxi Blues
Director: Mike Nichols
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Christopher Walken, Park Overall and Penelope Ann Miller
Budget: $20 Million
Box Office: $51.7 Million
1988 - Johnny Be Good
Director: Bud S. SMith
Starring: Anthony Michael Hall, Robert Downey Jr., Paul Gleason, Steve James, Jennifer Tilly and Uma Thurman
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $17.5 Million
1988 - Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Spain)
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Starring: Carmen Maura and Antonio Banderas
Budget: $1.1 Million
Box Office: $7.2 Million
* Nominated for “Best Foreign Film"
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1982 - Cagney & Lacey Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 7
Episodes: 125
1982 - Final Episode of Bosom Buddies
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 37
Network: ABC
The Main Characters Kip and Henry Were Named After Bars in Berkeley, California
1985 - The 57th Academy Awards Aired on ABC
Host: Jack Lemmon
Location: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California
Awards
Best Picture: Amadeus
Best Actor: F. Murray Abraham - Amadeus
Best Actress: Sally Field - Places in the Heart
1986 - Perfect Strangers Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 8
Episodes: 150
The Theme Song "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now" Was Written by Jesse Frederick and Bennett Salvay
* Also Sang the Theme Songs For Full House, Step by Step, Family Matters
1986 - Morningstar/Eveningstar Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 7
1988 - Final Episode of Yogi’s Treasure Hunt (Animation)
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 27
Network: Syndication
1989 - Mary Tyler Moore Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Elvis Costello
Ben Stiller Made His Debut as a Cast Member
1989 - Men Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - Progressions of Power
Triumph (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #32
1982 - The Blurred Crusade
The Church (2nd Album)
1985 - The Power Station
The Power Station (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #6
* Featuring “Some Like it Hot”
1985 - The Secret of Association
Paul Young (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #209
* Hit #1 in the UK
1988 - Heart Attack
Krokus (10th Album)
Billboard Charts: #87
1988 - To the Power of Three
Emerson, Berry & Palmer (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #97
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1982 - Wayne Gretzky Became the First NHL Player to Score 200 Points in a Season
1986 - Kurt Browning (Canada) Became 1st Figure Skater to Land a Quadruple Jump
1988 - Robin Givens Demanded Full Access to Former Husband Mike Tyson's Money
On March 25, 1983 Bad Boys Starring Sean Penn, Esai Morales, Clancy Brown and Ally Sheedy