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(September 1st)
1981 - Hall & Oates Released Their 10th Album, Private Eyes
* Featuring “I Can’t Go For That”
Fun Fact!
Hall & Oates is the Most Successful Duo of All-Time
1984 - “What’s Love Got to Do with It” by Tina Turner Hit #1 on the US Billboard Charts
#1 Song in America from September 1 - 21
* Also Hit #1 in Canada and Australia
Won a Grammy Award For “Song of the Year”
September 1st in 80s History
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#1 Songs in America
(September 1st)
1980 - "Sailing"
Christopher Cross
8/30 - 9/5
1981 - "Endless Love"
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
8/15 - 10/16
1982 - "Eye of the Tiger"
Survivor
7/24 - 9/3
1983 - "Every Breath You Take"
The Police
7/9 - 9/2
1984 - "What's Love Got To Do With It"
Tina Turner
9/1 - 9/21
1985 - "The Power of Love"
Huey Lewis and the News
8/24 - 9/6
1986 - "Higher Love"
Steve Winwood
8/30 - 9/5
1987 - "La Bamba"
Los Lobos
8/29 - 9/18
1988 - "Monkey"
George Michael
8/27 - 9/9
1989 - "Right Here Waiting"
Richard Marx
8/12 - 9/1
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1985 - The American-French Expedition Located the Wreckage of the RMS Titanic
Happy 80s Birthdays
1939 - Lily Tomlin (Actress) 9 to 5
1946 - Barry Gibb (Singer) Bee Gees
1948 - Greg Errico (Drummer)
1949 - Garry Maddox (Baseball)
1957 - Gloria Estefan (Singer)
1959 - Kenny Mayne (Sports Journalist)
1960 - Karl Mecklenburg (Football)
1960 - Joseph Williams (Singer) Toto
1966 - Tim Hardaway (Basketball)
Fun Fact!
Garry Maddox Won 8 Consecutive Gold Gloves (1975 - 1982) With the Philadelphia Phillies
* Maddox Was Drafted in the 2nd Round (1968) by the San Francisco Giants
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Other Notable Birthdays
Rocky Marciano (Boxer)
September 1, 1923 - August 31, 1969
Passed Away at Age 45 in a Plane Crash
Professional Record: 49 - 0 (43 KO)
Rocky Marciano is the Only Heavyweight Champion to Finish His Career Undefeated
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Passed Away
(On this Day)
A. Bartlett Giamatti (Baseball Commissioner)
Passed Away September 1, 1989 at Age 51 from a Heart Attack, While He Was Commissioner of Major League Baseball
* Giamatti Was the Major League Baseball Commissioner When He Passed Away
Did You Know?
Giamatti Was the President of Yale University From 1978 to 1986
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1989 - Relentless
Director: William Lustig
Starring: Judd Nelson, Robert Loggia, Leo Rossi, Meg Foster, Ken Lerner and Angel Tompkins
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $6.9 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1983 - Donald Duck Presents Premiered on The Disney Channel
Seasons: 12
1984 - Kids Incorporated Premiered in Syndication
Seasons: 9
Episodes: 149
1984 - The Final Episode of Richie Rich (Animation)
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 41
Network: ABC
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - Change of Address
The Shadows(13th Album)
* Reached #17 in the UK
1980 - Paris (Live Album)
Supertramp
Billboard Charts: #8
* Hit #1 in New Zealand
1981 - Private Eyes
Hall & Oates(10th Album)
Billboard Charts: #5
Featuring “I Can’t Go For That”
1982 - Garlands
Cocteau Twins (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts:
Reached #4 on UK Indie Charts
1983 - Swordfishtrombones
Tom Waits (7th Album)
Billboard Charts:
eached #167 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
1984 - Riddles in the Sand
Jimmy Buffett (13th Album)
Reached #95 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
1989 - Dr. Feelgood
Motley Crue (5th Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
Over 6 Million Copies Sold in the US
1989 - Water in Time and Space
Susumu Hirasawa (Debut Album)
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1984 - Mississippi Valley State Quarterback, Willie Totten Set a Division 1-AA Record With 536 Passing Yards and 9 Touchdowns
* Mississippi Valley State beat Kentucky State 86-0
Future NFL Hall of Famer, Jerry Rice Had 17 Receptions, 294 Yards and 5 Touchdowns
1986 - Seattle Mariners 3rd Baseman, Jim Presley Hit 3 Home Runs Against the Detroit Tigers
* The Tigers Beat the Mariners 6 - 5 at the Kingdome on a Monday Afternoon
Attendance: 13,410
Alan Trammel (Tigers) 2 Home Runs
1987 - At Age 15, Michael Chang Became the Youngest Player to Win a Match at the U.S. Open
* Defeated Paul McNamee (Australia) in the 1st Round
Match: 6-3, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4
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In Other 80s News
1980 - Major General Chun Doo-Hwan Became the New President of South Korea, After Choi Kyu-Hah Resigned From Office
1982 - The United States Air Force Space Command Was Founded at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado
1983 - Korean Air Lines Flight 007 Was Shot Down by a Soviet Union Jet Fighter After Entering Soviet Airspace
* 269 People Were Killed, Including Congressman Lawrence McDonald
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Other Notable Dates
(On September 1st)
1934 - The First MGM Cartoon Was Released in Theaters, The Discontented Canary
1972 - Bobby Fischer (US) Defeated Boris Spassky (Russia) to Become the World Chess Champion
Location: Reykjavík, Iceland
1979 - The Pioneer 11 Became the First Spacecraft to Visit Saturn
* Passed the Planet From 13,000 Miles
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"What's Love Got To Do With It" Became the #1 Song in America
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1984 - Kids Incorporated Premiered
* Ran 9 Seasons with 149 Episodes
Did You Know?
Mario Lopez, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Fergie and Martika Are Former Cast Members