On This Day October 26th in 80s History

1985 - “Saving All My Love for You” by Whitney Houston Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from October 26 - November 1

Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada and Ireland

Happy 80s Birthdays

1945 - Jaclyn Smith (Actress) Charlie’s Angels
1946 - Pat Sajak (Talk Show Host) Wheel of Fortune
1949 - Steve Rogers (Baseball)
1949 - Kevin Sullivan (Wrestling)
1951 - Bootsy Collins (Singer)
1951 - Tommy Mars (Keyboardist) Frank Zappa
1953 - Keith Strickland (Guitarist) B-52’s
1953 - Lauren Tewes (Actress) Love Boat
1956 - Rita Wilson (Actress) Volunteers
1957 - Bob Golic (Football)
1961 - Dylan McDermott (Actor) Twister
1962 - Cary Elwes (Actor) Glory
1963 - Natalie Merchant (Singer) 10,000 Maniacs
1965 - Kelly Rowan (Actress) The Gate
1971 - Anthony Rapp (Actor) Adventures in Babysitting

Fun Fact!
Steve Rogers Played 13 MLB Seasons All With the Montreal Expos
* 5x All-Star (1974, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983)
ERA Leader in 1982 (2.40 ERA)

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Other Notable Birthdays

C.W. Post (American Innovator)
October 26, 1854 - May 9, 1914
Passed Away at Age 59 from a Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound
* Plagued with Extreme Stomach Pains
Founded Post Cereal

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Passed Away
(On This Day)

Charles Comiskey (Baseball Owner)
Passed Away on October 26, 1931 at Age 72 (Unknown Cause)
* Founder and Owner of the Chicago White Sox
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939

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80s Movies
(On This Day)

1984 - The Terminator
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton and Paul Winfield
Budget: $6.4 Million

Box Office: $78.3 Million

1984 - American Dreamer
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Starring: JoBeth Williams, Tom Conti, Giancarlo Giannini, Coral Browne and Léon Zitrone
Budget: N/A

Box Office: $5 Million

1984 - Body Double
Director: Brian De Palma
Starring: Craig Wasson, Gregg Henry, Melanie Griffith, Deborah Shelton, Guy Boyd, Dennis Franz, David Haskell, Al Israel and Douglas Warhit
Budget: $10 Million

Box Office: $8.8 Million

1984 - Terror in the Aisles
Director: Andrew J. Kuehn
Starring: Donald Pleasence and Nancy Allen
Budget: N/A

Box Office: $10 Million

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80s Television
(On This Day)

1981 - Battlestars (Game Show) Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 193
Hosted by Alex Trabek

1982 - St. Elsewhere Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 6
Episodes: 137

Starring Denzel Washington

1982 - Gavilan Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
Starring Robert Urich

1984 - V Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 19

1985 - Final Episode of Lime Street
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
Network: ABC

1988 - Tattingers Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 15

1988 - Annie McGuire Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 11
Starring Mary Tyler Moore Adrien Brody

1988 - The Van Dyke Show Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 10
Starring Dick Van Dyke and Son Barry Van Dyke

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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)

1981 - Freeze Frame
The J. Geils Band (10th Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
* Featuring “Centerfold”

1983 - Midnight Madness
Night Ranger (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #115
* Featuring “Sister Christian

1987 - Live at Wembley (Live Album)
Meat Loaf
* Reached #60 in the UK

1987 - Box Frenzy
Pop Will Eat Itself (Debut Album)

1987 - Mainstream
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions (3rd Album)
* Reached #9 in the UK

1989 - Best Shots (Greatest Hits)
Pat Benatar
Billboard Charts: #16

* #6 in the UK

1989 - Zig Zag
The Hooters (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #115

In Other Music News

1980 - Paul Kantner (Jefferson Starship) Was Rushed to Hospital Following a Cerebral Hemorrhage
* He Soon Recovered Without Surgery Defying Medical Odds

1981 - Iron Maiden Played Its First Show with Bruce Dickinson as the New Lead Singer
Location: Bologna, Italy

1985 - “Saving All My Love for You” by Whitney Houston Hit #1 on the US Billboard Charts
#1 Song in America from October 26 - November 1
* Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada and Ireland

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80s Sports
(On This Day)

1980 - The 11th New York City Marathon
Men: Alberto Salazar (USA)
Women: Grete Waitz (Norway)
* Waitz Won 9 Times from 1978 - 88

1982 - Steve Carlton Won His 4th Cy Young Award
* Won (1972, 1977, 1980, 1982)
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994

1985 - Game 6 of the World Series
* The Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2 - 1 at Royals Stadium to Force a Game 7
Attendance: 41,628
Dane Iorg (Royals) Hit a Walk-Off Single to Score 2 Runs in the Bottom of the 9th

1985 - Doug Harvey’s #2 Was Retired by the Montreal Canadiens
* Played 14 Seasons in Montreal
Won 6 Stanley Cups

1985 - Lee Haney (USA) Won His 2nd Consecutive Mr. Olympia
Prize: $50K
Runner Up: Albert Beckles (England)
Location: Forest National Theatre in Brussels, Belgium

Haney Won 8 in a Row

1988 - Donald Trump Sent Mike Tyson a $2 Million Dollar Bill for 4 Months of Advisory Service

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In Other 80s News

(On This Day)

1980 - The Peter Muhlenberg Memorial Was Dedicated in Washington, D.C.
* Peter Muhlenberg Was a Continental Army Soldier During the American Revolutionary War

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Other Notable Dates

(On October 26th)

1863 - The Football Association Was Founded in London, England
* Oldest in the World

1881 - Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday Were Part of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona

* The Shootout Lasted 30 - Seconds
3 Men Died

1958 - The Boeing 707 (Pan American Airlines) Made its First Flight
* From New York to Paris

Did You Know?

Pan Am Airlines Went Out of Business in 1991
Founded in 1927

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Best Sitcom

(Emmy Awards)

1980 - Taxi
1981 - Taxi
1982 - Barney Miller
1983 - Cheers
1984 - Cheers
1985 - The Cosby Show
1986 - The Golden Girls
1987 - The Golden Girls
1988 - The Wonder Years
1989 - Cheers

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