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)
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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#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
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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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
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
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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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