On This Day November 8th in 80s History

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80s Movies

(Albums Released On This Day)

1985 - Target
Director: Arthur Penn
Starring: Gene Hackman, Matt Dillon, Gayle Hunnicutt and Josef Sommer
Budget: $13 Million

Box Office: $9 Million

1985 - That Was Then... This Is Now
Director: Christopher Cain
Starring: Emilio Estevez, Craig Sheffer, Kim Delaney, Jill Schoelen, Barbara Babcock, Frank Howard, Frank McCarthy, Larry Scott and Morgan Freeman
Budget: $3.5 Million
Box Office: $8.6 Million

1985 - Transylvania 6-5000
Director: Rudy De Luca
Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Ed Begley Jr., Joseph Bologna and Geena Davis with Michael Richards, Carol Kane, Teresa Ganzel, John Byner, Jeffrey Jones, Donald Gibb and Norman Fell
Budget: $3 Million
Box Office: $7.1 Million

1986 - Quiet Cool
Director: Clay Borris
Starring: James Remar, Adam Coleman Howard, Daphne Ashbrook, Jared Martin, Nick Cassavetes, Chris Mulkey, Clayton Landey, Fran Ryan and Ted White
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $1.9 Million

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80s Televisions

(On This Day)

1980 - Richie Rich (Animation) Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 41

1980 - Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (Animation) Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 33

1986 - Rosanna Arquette Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Ric Ocasek

1986 - Rosanna Arquette Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Ric Ocasek

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80s Music

(Albums Released On This Day)

1980 - Ace of Spades
Motörhead (4th Album)

* Reached #4 in the UK

1982 - The Singles: The First Ten Years (Compilation Album)
ABBA

Billboard Charts: #62

* Hit #1 in the UK

1983 - Yentl (Soundtrack)
Barbra Streisand

Billboard Charts: #9

* #2 in Spain

1985 - All for Love
New Edition (3rd Album)

Billboard Charts: #32

1988 - Endless War
Realm (Debut Album)

1988 - Straight out the Jungle
The Jungle Brothers (Debut Album)

* Reached #39 in R&B

1989 - Back on the Block
Various Artists

Billboard Charts: #9
Produced by Quincy Jones

Singles Released

1980 - "I Love a Rainy Night"

Eddie Rabbit
#1 Song in America from February 28 - March 6

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80s Sports

(On This Day)

1988 - The Seattle Supersonics Beat the Sacramento Kings 97 - 75 in the First NBA Game at Arco Arena in Sacramento
Attendance: 16,517
Dale Ellis (Sonics) 28 pts.
LaSalle Thompson (Kings) 16 pts. 10 rebounds

1989 - Jerome Walton (Cubs) Won the NL Rookie of the Year
Runner Up: Dwight Smith (Cubs)
* Jerome Walton Had a 30-Game Hitting Streak in 1989

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Other Notable Dates

(On November 8th)

1889 - Montana Became the 41st US State

1892 - For the First Time Black and White Trade Unionist Successfully Went on Strike Together
* A Successful 4-Day Strike in New Orleans

1932 - Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) Became the 32nd President of the United States
* Defeated Herbert Hoover (R)

1957 - Pan Am Flight 7 Disappeared Between San Francisco and Honolulu
* The Wreckage and Bodies Were Found a Week Later

1960 - John F. Kennedy Jr. (D) Became the 35th President of the United States
* Defeated Richard Nixon (R)

1966 - US President Lyndon B. Johnson Signed an Antitrust Law that Allowed the NFL and AFL to Merge

1972 - HBO Was Launched

1973 - The Right Ear of John Paul Getty III (Grandson of Oil Tycoon John Paul Getty) Was Delivered to a Newspaper Outlet With a Ransom Note For His Father to Pay $2.9 Million Dollars

2016 - Donald Trump (R) Was Elected 46th President of the United States
* Defeated Hilary Clinton (D)

Target

November 8th in 80s History

On November 9, 1980 Motörhead Released Their 4th Album, Ace of Spades

Motörhead

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On November 8, 1985 Target Starring Gene Hackman and Matt Dillon Premiered in Theaters

Fun Movie Facts!

(Raspberry Awards)

Worst Movie

1980 - Can't Stop the Music

1981 - Mommie Dearest
1982 - Inchon
1983 - The Lonely Lady

1984 - Bolero

1985 - Rambo: First Blood Part II

1986 - Howard the Duck
Under the Cherry Moon
1987 - Leonard Part 6

1988 - Cocktail

1989 - Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

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1986 - "Amanda" by Boston Became the #1 Song in America
#1 Song in America from November 8 - 21

Also Hit #1 in Canada

Other Notable Birthdays

Esther Rolle (Actress)
November 8, 1920 - November 17, 1998
Passed Away at Age 78 from Diabetes Complications

Played Florida on the TV Show, Good Times

Bobby Bowden (Football Coach)
November 8, 1929 - August 8, 2021
Passed Away at Age 91 from Pancreatic Cancer
* Coached Florida St. from 1976 to 2009
Won 2 National Championships (1993, 1999)

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Passed Away
(On This Day)

Doc Holliday (Gunman)
Passed Away on November 8, 1887 at Age 36 from Tuberculosis
Doc Was Also a Dentist and a Professional Poker Player

Heavy D (Rapper)
Passed Away on November 8, 2011 at Age 44 from a Pulmonary Embolism

Born Dwight Arrington Myers

Alex Trabek (Game Show Host)
Passed Away on November 8, 2020 at Age 80 from Pancreatic Cancer

Host of Jeopardy

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Happy 80s Birthdays

1949 - Bonnie Raitt (Singer)
1950 - Mary Hart (TV Personality) Entertainment Tonight
1951 - Gerald Alston (Singer) The Manhattan’s
1952 - John Denny (Baseball)
1952 - Alfre Woodard (Actress) St. Elsewhere
1954 - Rickie Lee Jones (Singer)
1957 - Pearl Thompson (Guitarist) The Cure
1957 - Tim Shaw (Swimmer) Olympic Medalist
1961 - Leif Garrett (Singer and Actor) The Outsiders
1965 - Jeff Blauser (Baseball)
1967 - Courtney Thorne-Smith (Actress) Summer School

Fun Fact!
Jeff Blauser Attended Placer High School in Auburn, California and Attended College at Sacramento City College
* #4 Overall Pick in the 1984 Draft by the Atlanta Braves