1987 - The Rock 'n' Roll Express Beat Manny Fernandez and Rick Rude For the NWA Tag Team Championship
* Broadcasted on June 6th
Happy 80s Birthdays
1939 - Brent Musburger (Sportscaster)
1948 - Stevie Nicks (Singer) Fleetwood Mac
1949 - Pam Grier (Actress) Above the Law
1949 - Philip Michael Thomas (Actor) Miami Vice
1949 - Hank Williams Jr. (Singer)
1955 - Wesley Walker (Football)
1958 - Margaret Colin (Actress) As the World Turns
1962 - Genie Francis (Actress) Days of Our Lives
1962 - Bobcat Goldthwait (Actor) Police Academy
1964 - Lenny Kravitz (Singer)
1978 - Benji Gregory (Actor) Alf
Fun Fact!
Lenny Kravitz Mom is Roxie Roker, Helen From the TV Series, The Jeffersons
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Did You Know?
The Oilers Won 4 Stanley Cups in the 80s (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988)
* Also Won in 1990
The European Flag
1983 - A 7.8 Earthquake Hit the Sea of Japan, Causing a Tsunami
* 100 People Died
Headlines
(May 26th)
1984 - "Let's Hear It For the Boy" by Deniece Williams Hit #1 on the US Billboard Charts
#1 Song in America from May 26 - June 8
* Also Hit #1 in Canada and #2 in the UK
Made Popular From the 1984 Film, Footloose
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May 26th in 80s History
1985 - Danny Sullivan Won the Indianapolis 500
Winning Team: Penske Racing
Runner-Up: Mario Andretti
Attendance: 400,000
Other Notable Dates
(On May 26th)
1897 - The First Dracula Book Was Published
Author: Bram Stoker (Ireland)
Other Notable Birthdays
John Wayne
May 26, 1907 - June 11, 1979
Passed Away at Age 72 from Stomach Cancer at the UCLA Medical Center
Won an Academy Award For Best Actor For His Role as Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn in the 1970 Film, True Grit
Miles Davis (Bandleader)
May 26, 1926 - September 28, 1991
Passed Away at the Age of 65 from the Combined Effects of a Stroke, Pneumonia, and Respiratory Failure
Voted to the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame in 2006
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Al Simmons (Baseball)
Passed Away on May 26, 1956 at Age 84 from a Heart Attack
* 2x World Series Champion (Philadelphia Athletics)) 1929, 1930
2x Batting Champion
Hall of Fame (1953)
Sydney Pollack
Passed Away on May 26, 2008 at the Age of 73 from Cancer
Won an Academy Award For Best Director For the 1985 Film, Out of Africa
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80s Movies
(On This Day)
1989 - Pink Cadillac
Director: Buddy Van Horn
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Bernadette Peters, Timothy Carhart, Gerry Bamman, Michael Des Barres, Bill Moseley, William Hickey and Geoffrey Lewis
Budget: $19 Million
Box Office: $12.1 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
No 80s TV Debuts or Finales On This Day
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1986 - The Home of the Brave (Soundtrack)
Laurie Anderson
Singles Released
1987 - “Don’t Mean Nothing”
Richard Marx
Reached #3 on the US Billboard Charts and #1 on the Hot Adult Contemporary
Fun Fact!
In 1987 Richard Marx Became the First Male Artist to Have 3 Songs Hit the Top 3 on the Billboard Charts From a Debut Album
In Other 80s Music News
1982 - The Rolling Stones Opened Their European Tour in Aberdeen, Scotland
* Concert Ended on July 25, 1982 in Leeds, England
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1985 - Danny Sullivan Won the Indianapolis 500
Winning Team: Penske Racing
Runner-Up: Mario Andretti
Attendance: 400,000
1987 - The Boston Celtics Beat the Detroit Pistons 108 - 107 to Take in 3-2 Lead in the Eastern Conference Finals
* Larry Bird Stole the Inbound Pass and Gave it to Dennis Johnson For a Layup With 1 Second Left in the Game
1987 - The Rock 'n' Roll Express Beat Manny Fernandez and Rick Rude For the NWA Tag Team Championship
Location: Spokane, Washington
1988 - The Edmonton Oilers Swept the Boston Bruins (4 - 0) to Win Their 2nd Straight Stanley Cup Finals
MVP: Wayne Gretzky
Coach: Glen Sather
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In Other 80s News
1981 - A Prowler Airplane Crashed Into the Flight Deck of the USS Nimitz Aircraft Carrier
* 14 Navy Crewmen Died (45 Injured)
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"Let's Hear It for the Boy" Became the #1 Song in America
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On May 26, 1986 Europe Adopted the European Flag
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1927 - The Last Ford Model T Rolled Off the Assembly Line
Over 15 Million Vehicles Made
1967 - The Beatles Released the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Album
Hit #1 on the US Billboard Charts
* Also Hit #1 in the UK and Canada
1988 - The Edmonton Oilers Won Their 2nd Straight Stanley Cup Finals
* Swept the Boston Bruins (4 - 0)
Coach: Glen Sather
MVP: Wayne Gretzky
#1 Songs in America
(May 26th)
1980 - "Call Me"
Blondie
4/19 - 5/30
1981 - "Bette Davis Eyes"
Kim Carnes
5/16 - 6/19
1982 - "Ebony and Ivory"
Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
5/15 - 7/2
1983 - "Let's Dance"
David Bowie
5/21 - 5/27
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 - "Anything For You"
Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
5/14 - 5/27
1989 - "Forever Your Girl"
Paula Abdul
5/20 - 6/2
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