1986 - Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Premiered in Theaters
Director: Leonard Nimoy
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy
Fun Fact!
Star Trek IV Was the 5th Highest Grossing Movie From 1986
#1 Top Gun
#2 Crocodile Dundee
#3 Platoon
#4 The Karate Kid Part II
November 26th in 80s History
America's Funniest Videos Made Its Debut
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(November 26th)
1980 - Mike Schmidt (Philadelphia Phillies) Won the National League MVP by Unanimous Decision
* Won 3 MVP Awards During His Career
Career Home Runs: 548
All-Star: 12
NL Home Run Leader:
Elected to the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995 (First Ballot)
#1 Songs in America
(November 26th)
1980 - "Lady"
Kenny Rogers
11/15 - 12/26
1981 - "Physical"
Olivia Newton-John
11/21 - 1/29
1982 - "Up Where We Belong"
Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
11/6 - 11/26
1983 - "All Night Long"
Lionel Richie
11/12 - 12/9
1984 - "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go"
Wham!
11/17 - 12/7
1985 - "We Built This City"
Starship
11/16 - 11/29
1986 - "Human"
Human League
11/22 - 11/28
1987 - "Mony Mony"
Billy Idol
11/21 - 11/27
1988 - "Bad Medicine"
Bon Jovi
11/19 - 12/2
1989 - "Blame It on the Rain"
Milli Vanilli
11/25 - 12/8
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1988 - America’s Funniest Home Videos Premiered on ABC
* Still On the Air
1989 - Los Angeles Rams Wide Receiver, Willie “Flipper” Anderson Set an NFL Record With 336 Receiving Yards Against the New Orleans Saints On Sunday Night Football
Happy 80s Birthdays
1938 - Rich Little (Voice Actor) "The Man of a Thousand Voices"
Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1945 - Daniel Davis (Actor) The Nanny (Niles the Butler)
Birthplace: Gurdon, Arkansas
1945 - John McVie (English Bassist) Fleetwood Mac
Birthplace: Ealing, Middlesex, England
1956 - Dale Jarrett (NASCAR)
Birthplace: Conover, North Carolina
1960 - Harold Reynolds (Baseball)
Birthplace: Eugene, Oregon
1962 - Chuck Finley (Baseball)
Birthplace: Monroe, Louisiana
1963 - Mario Elie (Basketball)
Birthplace: New York City
Fun Fact!
Harold Reynolds Was the #2 Overall Pick in the 1980 Major League Baseball Draft by the Seattle Mariners
MLB Seasons: 12
Postion: 2nd Base
All-Star: 2 (1987, 1988)
Gold Glove: 3
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Fun Fact!
The First Sunday Night Football Game Was Played on September 24, 1978
Network: ABC
The New England Patriots Beat the Oakland Raiders 21 - 14 in Oakland
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Other Notable Birthdays
Willis Carrier (American Engineer)
November 26, 1876 - October 7, 1950
Birthplace: Angola, New York
Passed Away at Age 73
* Unknown Cause of Death
Invented the First Air Conditioning Unit in 1902
Bill W.
November 26, 1895 - January 24, 1971
Birthplace: East Dorset, Vermont
Passed Away at Age 75 From Emphysema and Pneumonia
* Was a Heavy Smoker
Co-Founded Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) With Dr. Bob in 1935
Maurice McDonald (American Businessman)
February 16, 1909 - July 14, 1998
Birthplace: Manchester, New Hampshire
Passed Away at Age 69 From Heart Failure
* Died in His Palm Springs, California Home
Co-Founded McDonald’s in San Bernardino, California in 1940 With His Brother Richard
Lefty Gomez (Baseball)
November 26, 1908 - February 17, 1989
Birthplace: Rodeo, California
Passed Away at Age 80 From Congestive Heart Failure
MLB Seasons: 14
Position: Pitcher
Career Wins: 189
Losses: 102
ERA: .334
All-Star: 7
World Series Champion: 5 (New York Yankees)
Inducted to the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972 (Veterans Committee)
Charles M. Schultz (Cartoonist)
November 26, 1922 - February 12, 2000
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Passed Away in His Santa Rosa, California Home at Age 77 From Colon Cancer
* Was Suffering From Colorectal Cancer
Created the Peanuts (Charlie Brown) Cartoons
Tina Turner (Singer)
November 26, 1939 - May 24, 2023
Birthplace: Brownsville, Tennessee
Passed Away at Age 83 Following Years of Illness
* Had Been Diagnosed With Kidney Failure and Intestinal Cancer
Known as the “Queen of Rock n’ Roll and One of the Highest Selling Artists With Over 100 Million Albums Sold
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Verne Winchell (American Businessman)
October 30, 1915 - November 26, 2002
Birthplace: Bloomington, Illinois
Passed Away at Age 87 From Cardiac Arrest
* Served as the Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Denny's Restaurant
Founded Winchell’s Donuts in Temple, California in 1948
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1986 - Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Director: Leonard Nimoy
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, Catherine Hicks, Majel Barrett, Mark Lenard and Jane Wyatt
Budget: $21 Million
Box Office: $133 Million
1986 - The Mosquito Coast
Director: Peter Weir
Starring: Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, River Phoenix, Conrad Roberts, Andre Gregory and Martha Plimpton
Budget: $25 Million
Box Office: $14.3 Million
1986 - Nutcracker: The Motion Picture
Director: Carroll Ballard
Starring: Pacific Northwest Ballet
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $781,000
1986 - Solarbabies
Director: Alan Johnson
Starring: Richard Jordan, Jami Gertz, Jason Patric, Lukas Haas, Charles Durning, James LeGros, Peter DeLuise, Adrian Pasdar and Sarah Douglas
Budget: $25 Million
Box Office: $1.6 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1988 - America’s Funniest Home Videos Premiered on ABC
* Still On Air
1989 - MTV Unplugged Premiered on MTV
The First Episode Featured Squeeze, Syd Straw and Elliot Easton
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1985 - Species Deceases (EP)
Midnight Oil
* Hit #1 in Australia
Fun Fact!
Midnight Oil Changed Their Name from Farm in 1976 by Drawing the Name Out of a Hat
1988 - Hold Me in Your Arms
Rick Astley (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #19
* #3 in Canada
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - Mike Schmidt (Philadelphia Phillies) Won the National League MVP by Unanimous Choice
Runner Up: Gary Carter
* Schmidt Received All 24 First Place Votes
1984 - NHL Legend Guy Lefleur Retired
* Lefleur Played 14 Seasons with the Montreal Canadians
#1 Overall Pick in 1971
Elected to the Pro Hockey Hall of Fame in 1998
1989 - Saskatchewan Roughriders Beat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 43 - 40 in the Canadian Football League's 77th Grey Cup
Offensive MVP: Kent Austin
Defensive MVP: Chuck Klingbeil
Location: Skydome, Toronto
Attendance: 54,088
1989 - Los Angeles Rams Wide Receiver Willie “Flipper” Anderson Set an NFL Record With 336 Receiving Yards Against the New Orleans Saints
* The Rams Beat the Saints 20 - 17 at the Louisiana Superdome on Sunday Night Football
Spread
Pick
O/U: 43.0
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
Over $26 Million Dollars in Gold Bars Were Stolen From the Brink's-Mat Vault at Heathrow Airport in London
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Other Notable Dates
(On November 26th)
1789 - The First National Thanksgiving Day Was Celebrated
1917 - The National Hockey League Was Formed
* The Original Teams Were the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs and the Toronto Arenas
1942 - Casablanca Premiered in New York City
Starring: Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman
Won an Academy Award For Best Picture
2000 - George W. Bush Officially Won the Presidential Election Despite Losing the National Popular Vote
* Known as the Big Florida Debate
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