#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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Happy 80s Birthdays
1935 - Diane Ladd (Actress) National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
1939 - Meco (Record Producer) Star Wars Canteen
1949 - Jerry “The King” Lawler (Wrestling)
1951 - Barry Goudreau (Guitarist) Boston
1952 - Jeff Fahey (Actor) Silverado
1955 - Howie Mandel (Actor and Comedian)
1957 - Jennifer Batten (Guitarist) Michael Jackson Tour
1959 - Neal Broten (Hockey)
1959 - Rich Camarillo (Football)
1960 - Howard Johnson (Baseball)
1960 - Cathy Moriarty (Actress) Raging Bull
1961 - Kim Delaney (Actress) NYPD Blue
1962 - Andrew Mccarthy (Actor) Pretty in Pink, St. Elmo's Fire
1964 - Don Cheadle (Actor) Colors (Rocket)
1968 - Jonathan Knight (Singer) New Kids on the Block
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
Korean Flight Disaster
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Other Notable Dates
(On This Day)
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 then Landed 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
On November 29, 1980 Breaking Away Premiered On ABC
* Starring Jackie Earl Haley (Kelly Leak From The Bad News Bears)
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Breaking Away
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)
Fun Fact!
Amy Grant is the Youngest of 4 Sisters
* Born in Augusta, Georgia But Grew Up in Nashville, Tennessee
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
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Seahawks -9
O/U 44.0
Bo Jackson Also Ran Over Linebacker Brian Bosworth For a 2-Yard Touchdown
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Fun Fact!
Guns N' Roses Formed in Los Angeles in March 1985 When the 2 Bands, Hollywood Rose and L.A. Guns Formed
Fun Baseball Facts
(National League Batting Title)
1980 - Bill Buckner .324
Chicago Cubs
1981 - Bill Madlock .341
Pittsburgh Pirates
1982 - Al Oliver .331
Montreal Expos
1983 - Bill Madlock .323
Pittsburgh Pirates
1984 - Tony Gwynn .351
San Diego Padres
1985 - Willie McGee .353
St. Louis Cardinals
1986 - Tim Raines .334
Montreal Expos
1987 - Tony Gwynn .370
San Diego Padres
1988 - Tony Gwynn .313
San Diego Padres
1989 - Tony Gwynn .336
San Diego Padres\
1988 - Guns N’ Roses Released Their 2nd Album, G N' R Lies
Reached #2 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
Over 5 Million Copies Sold in the US
Featuring "Patience"
November 29th in 80s History
1986 - “You Give Love a Bad Name” by Bon Jovi Hit #1 on the US Billboard Charts
* #1 Song in America from November 29 - December 5
Headlines
(November 29th)
1981 - Actress, Natalie Wood Drowned at the Age of 43 Off the Coast of Catalina Island
On November 29, 1987 North Korean Agents Planted a Bomb on Korean Air Flight 858 That Killed All 115 Passengers and Crew
Other Notable Birthdays
Joe Weider (Bodybuilder and Entrepeneur)
November 29, 1919 - March 23, 2013
Passed Away at Age 93 from Heart Failure
A Nutrition Pioneer For Bodybuilders
Vin Scully (Sportscaster)
November 29, 1927 – August 2, 2022
Passed Away in His Home at Age 94
The Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodger Announcer For 67 Years
Garry Shandling (Comedian)
November 29, 1949 - March 24, 2016
Passed Away at Age 66 from Hyperparathyroidism
Hosted the It's Garry Shandling's Show on Showtime From 1986 to 1990
* Nominated For 4 Emmy Awards
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Passed Away
(On this Day)
Natalie Wood (Actress)
Drowned on November 29, 1981 at Age 43 in Catalina Island
Played Susan Walker in the 1947 Christmas Film, Miracle on 34th Street
* Also Played Maria in the Academy Award Winning Film, West Side Story (1961)
Ralph Bellamy (Actor)
Passed Away on November 29, 1991 at Age 87 from a Lung Ailment
Played Randolph Duke in the 1983 Film, Trading Places
George Harrison (Guitarist)
Passed Away on November 29, 2001 at Age 58 from Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer That Spread to His Brain
Lead Guitarist For The Beatles
John Drew Barrymore
Passed Away on November 29, 2004 at Age 72 from Cancer (Unknown)
The Father of Actress, Drew Barrymore
1988 - TV 101 Premiered on CBS
* Ran 1 Season with 17 Episodes
Featuring Matt LeBlanc and Stacey Dash
"You Give Love a Bad Name" Became the #1 Song in America
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