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"Here I Go Again" Became the #1 Song in America
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#1 Songs in America
(October 10th)
1980 - "Another One Bites the Dust"
Queen
10/4 - 10/24
1981 - "Endless Love"
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
8/15 - 10/16
1982 - "Jack & Diane
John Cougar Mellencamp
10/2 - 10/29
1983 - "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Bonnie Tyler
10/1 - 10/28
1984 - "Let's Go Crazy"
Prince and the Revolution
9/29 - 10/12
1985 - "Money for Nothing"
Dire Straits
9/21 - 10/11
1986 - "Stuck With You"
Huey Lewis and the News
9/20 - 10/10
1987 - "Here I Go Again"
Whitesnake
10/10 - 10/16
1988 - "Love Bites"
Def Leppard
10/8 - 10/14
1989 - "Miss You Much"
Janet Jackson
10/7 - 11/3
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(October 10th)
1980 - The Arcade Game, Pac-Man Was Released in the United States
* The Highest Selling Arcade Game of All-Time
Did You Know?
Pac-Man Was the First Video Game to Feature Power-Ups, Cutscenes and a Mascot
1985 - Orson Wells Passed Away at Age 70 From a Heart Attack
Fun Fact!
Orson Wells Co-Wrote, Produced, Directed and Starred in the Hit 1941 Film, Citizen Kane
Considered One of the Greatest Films of All-Time
1980 - The Kansas City Royals Swept the New York Yankees to Advance to the World Series For the First Time in Franchise History
* Lost to the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series
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October 10th in 80s History
Happy 80s Birthdays
1941 - Peter Coyote (Actor) E.T.
1946 - Ben Vereen (Actor) Webster
1953 - Midge Ure (Singer) Ultravox
1954 - David Lee Roth (Singer)
1958 - Tanya Tucker (Singer)
1961 - Martin Kemp (Bassist) Spandau Ballet
1973 - Mario Lopez (Actor) Saved By the Bell
Fun Fact!
Mario Lopez Played a Gangster in the 1988 Film, Colors
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Other Notable Birthdays
Chris Penn
October 10, 1965 - January 24, 2006
Passed Away at Age of 40 from Heart Disease
Played Willard in the 1984 Film, Footloose
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Orson Welles (Actor and Director)
Passed Away on October 10, 1985 at Age 70 from a Heart Attack
Co-Wrote, Produced, Directed and Starred in the Hit 1941 Film, Citizen Kane
Ken Caminiti (Baseball)
Passed Away on October 10, 2004 at Age 41 of Cardiac Arrest from a Drug Overdose
Won the National League MVP in 1996
Christopher Reeve (Actor)
Passed Away on October 10, 2004 at Age 52 from Cardiac Arrest
Best Known For Playing Clark Kent in the Superman Films
Alex Karras (Football)
Passed Away on October 10, 2012 at Age 77 from a Kidney Failure
Finally Elected to the Football Hall of Fame in 2020
* Also Played George Papadopolis on the 80s TV Show, Webster
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80s Movies
(On This Day)
1980 - The Elephant Man
Director: David Lynch
Starring: John Hurt, Anthony Hopkins, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud and Wendy Hiller
Budget: $5 Million
Box Office: $26 Million
1980 - Private Benjamin
Director: Howard Zieff
Starring: Goldie Hawn with Harry Dean Stanton and Craig T.Nelson
Budget: $15 Million
Box Office: $69,847,348
1984 -1984
Director: Michael Radford
Starring: John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton and Cyril Cusack
Budget: $5.5 Million
Box Office: $8.4 Million
1986 - Deadly Friend
Director: Wes Craven
Starring: Matthew Labyorteaux, Kristy Swanson, Michael Sharrett, Anne Twomey, Richard Marcus, Anne Ramsey, Lee Paul, Russ Marin and Charles Fleischer
Budget: $11 Million
Box Office: $8.9 Million
1986 - Jumpin' Jack Flash
Director: Penny Marshall
Starring: Whoopi Goldberg
Budget: $18 Million
Box Office: $29.8 Million
1986 - Peggy Sue Got Married
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Starring: Kathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage, Barry Miller and Catherine Hicks with Helen Hunt and Jim Carrey
Budget: $18 Million
Box Office: $41.1 Million
1986 - True Stories
Director: David Byrne
Starring: John Goodman, Annie McEnroe, Swoosie Kurtz, Spalding Gray, Pops Staples, Tito Larriva and David Byrne
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $2.5 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1981 - Susan Saint James Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: The Kinks
Eddie Murphy Premiered the Buckwheat Character
1981 - Laverne & Shirley in the Army (Animation) Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 21
1982 - Nature Premiered on PBS
Seasons: 38
Episodes: 591
1983 - Adam (Made For TV Movie) Premiered on NBC
A True Story About the Disappearance of Adam Walsh Abducted from a Sears Department Store on July 27, 1981 in Hollywood, Florida
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - Chance
Manfred Mann's Earth Band (10th Album)
Billboard Charts: #87
1980 - Icehouse
Icehouse (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #82
* #4 in the UK
1980 - Kilimanjaro
The Teardrop Explodes (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #156
1981 - Present Arms in Dub (Remix Album)
UB40
1981 - Discipline
King Crimson (8th Album)
Billboard Charts: #45
1982 - Creatures of the Night
Kiss (10th Album)
Billboard Charts: #45
1983 - Colour by Numbers
Culture Club (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #2
* Hit #1 in the UK and Canada
1988 - Barcelona (Collaborate Album)
Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé
* Reached #25 in the UK
1988 - Imagine: John Lennon (Soundtrack)
John Lennon
Billboard Charts: #31
1988 - Rattle and Hum (Soundtrack + Live Album)
U2
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
* Also Hit #1 in the UK
1988 - Introspective
Pet Shop Boys (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #34
* #2 in the UK
1989 - The Biz Never Sleeps
Biz Markie (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #66
* Featuring “Just a Friend”
1989 - Save Yourself
McAuley Schenker Group (6th Album)
Billboard Charts: #92
1989 - Thrash Zone
D.R.I. (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #140
1989 - The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech...Just Watch What You Say
Ice-T (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #37
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - The Kansas City Royals Swept the New York Yankees to Advance to the World Series
Series: 3-0
ALCS MVP: Frank White
1981 - Franco Columbu (Italy) Won Mr. Olympia
Prize: $25K
Runner Up: Chris Dickerson (USA)
Location: Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Columbus, Ohio
1982 - The St. Louis Cardinals Swept the Atlanta Braves to Advance to the World Series
Series: 3-0
NLCS MVP: Darrell Porter
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1985 - A U.S. Navy Aircraft Intercepted an Egyptian Airliner That Was Hijacked
* Forced the Aircraft to Land in Italy
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Other Notable Dates
(On October 10th)
1957 - US President Eisenhower Apologized to Ghana’s Finance Minister Gbedemah
* Gbedemah Was Refused Service at a Delaware Restaurant
1964 - The Summer Olympics Opened in Tokyo, Japan
* First Olympics Held in Asia
Gold Medals Leaders
United States (36)
Soviet Union (30)
Japan (16)
1987 - “Here I Go Again” by Whitesnake Hit #1 on the US Billboard Charts
#1 Song in America from October 10 - 16
Also Hit #1 in Canada
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