"You Give Love a Bad Name" Became the #1 Song in America
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1988 - TV 101 Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 17
Featuring Matt LeBlanc and Stacey Dash
#1 Songs in America
(November 29th)
1980 - "Lady"
Kenny Rogers
11/15 - 12/26
1981 - "Physical"
Olivia Newton-John
11/21 - 1/29
1982 - "Truly"
Lionel Richie
11/27 - 12/10
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 - "You Give Love a Bad Name"
Bon Jovi
11/29 - 12/5
1987 - “(I've Had) The Time of My Life”
Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
11/28 - 12/4
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 - Guns N’ Roses Released Their 2nd Album
Title: G N' R Lies
U.S. Billboard Charts: #2
Featuring "Patience"
Fun Fact!
Guns N' Roses Formed in Los Angeles in 1985 When the 2 Bands Hollywood Rose and L.A. Guns Formed
November 29th in 80s History
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1949 - Jerry “The King” Lawler (Wrestling)
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee
1951 - Barry Goudreau (Guitarist) Boston
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts
1955 - Howie Mandel (Actor and Comedian)
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1959 - Neal Broten (Hockey)
Birthplace: Roseau, Minnesota
1960 - Howard Johnson (Baseball)
Birthplace: Clearwater, Florida
1961 - Kim Delaney (Actress) NYPD Blue
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1962 - Andrew Mccarthy (Actor) Pretty in Pink, St. Elmo's Fire
Birthplace: Westfield, New Jersey
1964 - Don Cheadle (Actor) Colors “Rocket”
Birthplace: Kansas City, New Jersey
1968 - Jonathan Knight (Singer) New Kids on the Block
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts
Fun Fact!
Kim Delaney Won an Emmy Award in 1997 for Most Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series fro Her Role as Diane Russell on NYPD Blue
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1986 - “You Give Love a Bad Name” by Bon Jovi Hit #1 on the U.S. Billboard Charts
* #1 Song in America from November 29 - December 5
Other Notable Birthdays
Joe Weider (Bodybuilder and Entrepreneur)
November 29, 1919 - March 23, 2013
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Passed Away at Age 93 From Heart Failure
* Co-Founded the International Fitness and Bodybuilding Federation in 1946
Known as the Nutrition Pioneer For Bodybuilders
Vin Scully (Sportscaster)
November 29, 1927 - August 2, 2022
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York
Passed Away in His Hidden Hills, California Home at Age 94 From Unknown Causes
* The Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodger Announcer For 67 Years
Considered the Greatest Sports Broadcaster of All-Time
Garry Shandling (Actor and Comedian)
November 29, 1949 - March 24, 2016
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Passed Away at Age 66 From a Pulmonary Embolism
* Blockage of the Artery in the Lungs
Hosted the It's Garry Shandling's Show on Showtime From 1986 to 1990
Emmy Nominations: 4
Tom Sizemore (Actor)
November 29, 1961 - March 3, 2023
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan
Passed Away at Age 61 From a Brain Aneurysm
* Made His Film Debut in the 1989 Film Lock Up
Best Known For His Roles in Point Break (1991) Natural Born Killers (1994) and Saving Private Ryan (1998)
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Natalie Wood (Actress)
July 20, 1938 - November 29, 1981
Birthplace: San Francisco, California
Drowned Off of Catalina Island at Age 43
* Played Maria in the Academy Award Winning Film West Side Story (1961)
Best Known For Her Role as Little Susan in the 1947 Film Miracle on 34th Street
Ralph Bellamy (Actor)
June 17, 1904 - November 29, 1991
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Passed Away at Age 87 From a Lung Ailment
* Played Randolph Duke in the 1983 Film Trading Places
Nominated For an Academy Award For Best Supporting Actor For His Role as Daniel Leeson in the 1937 Film The Awful Truth
George Harrison (Guitarist)
February 25, 1943 - November 29, 2001
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
Passed Away at Age 58 From Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
* The Cancer Had Spread to His Brain
The Lead Guitarist For The Beatles
John Drew Barrymore (Actor)
June 4, 1932 - November 29, 2004
Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA
Passed Away at Age 72 From Cancer (Unknown Type of Cancer)
* Enlisted in the the United States Navy With His Cousin at Age 13 to Fight in World War II But Eventually Sent Home After They Were Caught Lying About Their Age
The Father to Actress Drew Barrymore
LaMar Hoyt (Baseball)
January 1, 1955 - November 29, 2021
Birthplace: Columbia, South Carolina
Passed Away at Age 66 From Cancer (Unknown Type of Cancer)
MLB Seasons: 8
Position: PItcher
Career Wins: 98
Losses: 68
ERA: 3.99
All-Star: 1985
AL Wins Leader: 2 (1982, 1983)
Won the American League Cy Young Award in 1983 as a Member of the Chicago White Sox
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
No 80s Movies Released On This Day
Did You Know?
Red Dawn (1984) Was the First PG-13 Rated Movie
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1980 - Breaking Away Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
Starring Jackie Earl Haley
* Best Known For Playing Kelly Leak in The Bad News Bears
1988 - TV 101 Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 17
Featuring Matt LeBlanc and Stacey Dash
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - In Concert Volume Two
Amy Grant (5th Album)
1982 - It’s Alright I See Rainbows
Yoko Ono (6th Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #98
1984 - Real Live (Live Album)
Bob Dylan
Billboard Charts: #115
1985 - Echoes in a Shallow Bay (EP)
Cocteau Twins
1988 - G N' R Lies
Guns N' Roses (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #2
* Featuring “Patience”
Over 5 Million Copies Sold in the US
1989 - Best Of Rockers ‘n’ Ballads (Compilation Album)
Scorpions
Billboard Charts: #17
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - Ronnie Carr (Western Carolina) Made the First 3-Pointer in NCAA History
1987 - The Edmonton Eskimos Beat the Toronto Argonauts 38 - 36 in Canadian Football League's 75th Grey Cup
Offensive MVP: Damon Allen
Defensive MVP: Stewart Hill
Location: BC Place Stadium in Vancouver
Attendance: 59,478
1987 - The New Orleans Saints Clinched Their First Winning Season In Franchise History
The Saints Beat the Steelers 20 - 16 at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh
Spread
Saints -2.5
O/U 40.0
1987 - Bo Jackson Ran a 91-Yard Touchdown on Monday Night Football Against the Seattle Seahawks
The Raiders Beat the Seahawks 37 - 14 at the Kingdome in Seattle
Spread
Seahawks -9
O/U 44.0
Bo Jackson Ran Over Linebacker Brian Bosworth For a 2-Yard Touchdown
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1987 - North Korean Agents Planted a Bomb on Korean Air Flight 858 That Killed All 115 Passengers and Crew
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Other Notable Dates
(On November 29th)
1777 - San Jose (California) Was Founded by José Joaquín Moraga
* The City Was Originally Named Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe
1783 - A 5.3 Earthquake Hit New Jersey
1877 - Thomas Edison Demonstrates the Phonograph (Record Player) For the First Time
1902 - The Pittsburgh Stars Beat the Philadelphia Athletics 11 - 0 to Win the First American Professional Football Championship
1961 - A Chimpanzee Was Launched Into Space in the Project Mercury: Mercury-Atlas 5 Mission
* The Spacecraft Orbited the Earth Twice Before Landing Off the Coast of Puerto Rico
1963 - Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831 Crashed After Takeoff From Montreal-Dorval International Airport
* All 118 People on Board Died
1963 - “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” by The Beatles Was Released in the UK
* #1 Song in America from February 1 - March 20
Also Hit #1 in the UK, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Australia and New Zealand
1972 - Atari Released Pong
* The First Official Video Game
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Headlines
(November 29th)
1981 - Actress Natalie Wood Drowned Off the Coast of Catalina Island at the Age of 43