1986 - L.A. Law Premiered on NBC
* Ran 8 Seasons with 172 Episodes
Won 4 Emmy Awards For Most Outstanding Drama
Happy 80s Birthdays
1945 - Ron Shelton (Director) Bull Durham
1946 - Tommy Lee Jones (Actor) Coal Miner’s Daughter
1946 - Oliver Stone (Director) Platoon
1952 - Kelly Keagy (Drummer) Knight Ranger
1952 - Richard Brodeur (Hockey)
1961 - Dan Marino (Football)
1971 - Josh Charles (Actor) Dead Poets Society
Fun Fact!
Tommy Lee Jones Attended Harvard University and Roomed With Former Vice President, Al Gore
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Other Notable Birthdays
Nipsey Russell (Actor and Comedian)
September 15, 1918 - October 2, 2005
Passed Away at Age 87 from Cancer (Unknown)
Played the Tin Man in the 1978 Movie, The Wiz
Gaylord Perry (Baseball)
September 15, 1938 – December 1, 2022
Won the Cy Young Award in Both Leagues
Cleveland Indians (1972)
San Diego Padres (1978)
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991
Merlin Olsen (Football)
September 15, 1940 - March 11, 2010
Passed Away at Age 69 from Peritoneal Mesothelioma (Abdominal Cancer)
* 14x Pro Bowl
6x First Team All-Pro
Played All 15 Seasons With the Los Angeles Rams
Elected to Football Hall of Fame in 1982 (First Ballot)
Adrian Adonis (Wrestler)
September 15, 1953 – July 4, 1988
Passed Away at Age 34 in a Car Accident
Best Known as WWF Superstar, "Adorable Adrian Adonis
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Harry Dean Stanton
Passed Away on September 15, 2017 at Age 91 (Unknown Causes)
Played the Dad, Jack Walsh in the 1986 Film, Pretty in Pink
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80s Movies
(On This Day)
1988 - War Party
Director: Franc Roddam
Starring: Billy Wirth, Kevin Dillon, Kevyn Major Howard, Jerry Hardin, Tantoo Cardinal, Bill McKinney, Guy Boyd, R.D. Call, William Frankfather, M. Emmet Walsh, Dennis Banks, Saginaw Grant, Rodney A. Grant
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $657,000
1989 - Sea of Love
Director: Harold Becker
Starring: Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin and John Goodman
Budget: $19 Million
Box Office: $110.9 Million
1989 - The Big Picture
Director: Christopher Guest
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Emily Longstreth, J. T. Walsh, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Teri Hatcher, Roddy McDowell, John Cleese, Martin Short, Elliott Gould
Budget: $5 Million
Box Office: $117,000
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1984 - Pryor's Place Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
Starring Richard Pryor
1984 - Muppet Babies (Animation) Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 8
Episodes: 107
1984 - Snorks (Animation) Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 6
Episodes: 65 (108 Segments)
1984 - Turbo Teen (Animation) Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
1984 - The Get Along Gang Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
1984 - Pole Position (Animation) Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
1986 - L.A. Law Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 8
Episodes: 172
1986 - My Little Pony (Animation) Premiered in Syndication
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 65
1986 - Rambo: The Force of Freedom (Animation) Premiered in Syndication
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 65
1986 - Zoobilee Zoo Premiered in Syndication
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 65
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - Nothin’ Matters and What If It Does
John Cougar Mellencamp (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #37
1983 - Sports
Huey Lewis and the News (3rd Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
* #3 in Canada
1984 - No Remorse (Compilation Album)
Motörhead
* Reached #14 in the UK
1986 - True Colors
Cyndi Lauper (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #4
* Hit #1 in Australia
2 Million Copies Sold in the US
1986 - Blood & Chocolate
Elvis Costello and the Attractions (11th Album)
Billboard Charts: #26
1986 - Express
Love and Rockets (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #72
1986 - This Side of Paradise
Ric Ocasek (2nd Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #31
1986 - True Stories
Talking Heads (7th Album)
Billboard Charts: #17
1987 - All Systems Go
Donna Summer (13th Album)
Billboard Charts: #122
1987 - Halfway to Sanity
Ramones (10th Album)
Billboard Charts: #172
1987 - Tiffany
Tiffany (Debut Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
* #1 in Canada and New Zealand
Over 7 Million Copies Sold Worldwide
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1984 - The Black & Red Air Jordan’s Were Released
1984 - San Diego Padres Superstar, Tony Gwynn Recorded His 200th Hit of the Season
* Had 200+ Hits 5 Times During His Hall of Fame Career
1985 - The Seattle Seahawks Beat the San Diego Chargers 49 - 35 at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego
Spread: Seahawks -4
O/U 46.0
Both Teams Combined For 1,049 Yards
Seahawks (449)
Chargers (557)
Curt Warner (Seahawks) 169 Yards Rushing 2 Td's
Wes Chandler (Chargers) 243 Yards Receiving
1985 - The New York Yankees Traded Jim Deshaies to the Houston Astros For 40-Year-Old Pitcher, Joe Niekro
1988 - Lillehammer, Norway Was Awarded the 1994 Winter Olympics
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In Other 80s News
1981 - The John Bull Became the Oldest Operable Steam Locomotive in the World
* First Operated in 1931
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Other Notable Dates
(On September 15th)
1916 - Tanks Were Used For the First Time in Battle
* Used by the Allies at The Battle of Somme During World War I
1959 - Nikita Khrushchev Became the First Soviet Leader to Visit the United States
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September 15th in 80s History
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#1 Songs in America
(September 15th)
1980 - "Upside Down"
Diana Ross
9/6 - 10/3
1981 - "Endless Love"
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
8/15 - 10/16
1982 - "Hard To Say I'm Sorry"
Chicago
9/11 - 9/24
1983 - "Maniac"
Michael Sembello
9/10 - 9/23
1984 - "What's Love Got To Do With It"
Tina Turner
9/1 - 9/21
1985 - "St. Elmos Fire"
John Parr
9/7 - 9/20
1986 - "Take my Breath Away"
Berlin
9/13 - 9/19
1987 - "La Bamba"
Los Lobos
8/29 - 9/18
1988 - “Sweet Child o’ Mine"
Guns N’ Roses
9/10 - 9/23
1989 - "Hangin' Tough"
New Kids on the Block
9/9 - 9/15
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1987 - Tiffany Released Her Debut Album, Tiffany
Hit #1 on the US Billboard Charts
* Over 5 Million Albums Sold Worldwide
Featuring “I Think We're Alone Now"
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Headlines
(September 15th)
1981 - Sandra Day O'Connor Became the First Female Justice of the Supreme Court
Did You Know?
Sandra Day O'Connor Receiver Her BA and Law Degree From Stanford University
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Fun Fact!
Tiffany Performed in Shopping Malls to Boost Her Popularity
1983 - Huey Lewis and the News Released Their 3rd Album, Sports
* The Album Went 7x Platinum
Featuring "The Heart of Rock & Roll"
Fun Fact!
Huey Lewis Was Born in New York City, But Raised in Marin County, California
* Lewis Was an All-State Baseball Player
Scored a Perfect 800 on the Math Portion of the SAT
Attended Cornell University
Huey Lewis and the News Released the Sports Album