1985 - Michael Spinks Beat Larry Holmes by Unanimous Decision to Win the Heavyweight Championship
* Defeated Holmes Again in a Rematch a Few Months Later
Did You Know?
Michael Spinks Only Lost One Fight During His Career
Career Record: 31 - 1 (Lost to Mike Tyson in 1988 Then Retired)
September 21st in 80s History
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"Money for Nothing" Became the #1 Song in America
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1985 - George Clooney Made His Debut On The Facts of Life
* Played the Girls' Neighbor, George Burnett
On September 21, 1986 New York Jets Beat the Miami Dolphins 51 - 45 in OT Setting a Record With 884 Combined Passing Yards
1985 - “Money for Nothing” by Dire Straits Hit #1 on the US Billboard Charts
#1 Song in America from September 21 - October 11
Also Hit #1 in Canada
Happy 80s Birthdays
1943 - Jerry Bruckheimer (Producer) Top Gun
1947 - Don Felder (Musician) Eagles
1947 - Rupert Hine (Record Producer)
1950 - Bill Murray (Actor) Caddyshack
1952 - Dave Gregory (Guitarist) XTC
1956 - Ricky Morton (Wrestling) Rock n' Roll Express
1957 - Sidney Moncrief (Basketball)
1959 - Dave Coulier (Actor) Full House
1959 - Danny Cox (Baseball)
1959 - Corrine Drewery (Singer) Swing Out Sister
1961 - Nancy Travis (Actress) Three Men and a Baby
1962 - Rob Morrow (Actor) Private Resort
1963 - Cecil Fielder (Baseball)
1968 - Ricki Lake (Actress) Hairspray
1968 - Trugoy the Dove (Rapper) De La Soul
1971 - Alfonso Ribeiro (Actor) Silver Spoons
Fun Fact!
Ricki Lake Hosted The Ricki Lake Show From 1993 to 2004
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Other Notable Birthdays
Larry Hagman
September 21, 1931 - November 23, 2012
Passed Away at Age 81 from Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Played J.R. Ewing on the Hit TV Series, Dallas
Jack Brisco (Wrestling)
September 21, 1941 - February 1, 2010
Passed Away at Age 68 of Complications from Open Heart Surgery
2x NWA Heavyweight Champion
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Florence Griffith Joyner (Track)
Passed Away on September 21, 1998 at Age 38 from Suffocation During a Severe Epileptic Seizure
3x Gold Medalist
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80s Movies
(On This Day)
1984 - All of Me
Director: Carl Reiner
Starring: Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $36.4 Million
1984 - Places in the Heart
Director: Robert Benton
Starring: Sally Field, Lindsay Crouse, Danny Glover, John Malkovich, Ed Harris, Ray Baker and Amy Madigan
Budget: $9.5 Million
Box Office: $34.9 Million
Sally Field Won an Academy Award For Best Actress For Her Role as Edna Spalding
1984 - Windy City
Director: Armyan Bernstein
Starring: John Shea, Kate Capshaw, Josh Mostel, Jim Borrelli, Jeffrey DeMunn, Eric Pierpoint, Lewis J. Stadlen
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $343,000
1984 - The River Rat
Director: Thomas Rickman
Starring: Martha Plimpton, Tommy Lee Jones, Brian Dennehy and Shawn Smith
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $1.1 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1983 - Hotel Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 114
Created by Aaron Spelling
1985 - George Clooney Made His Debut on The Facts of Life
1985 - Hollywood Beat Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 14
1985 - Lime Street Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
Starring Robert Wagner
1987 - Beverly Hills Teens (Animation) premiered in Syndication
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 65
1987 - Spiral Zone (Animation) premiered in Syndication
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 65
1989 - Top of the Hill premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
1989 - Hardball Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 18
The Theme Song Was Sang by Sylvester Levay and Eddie Money
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1982 - Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #63
1982 - Forever, For Always, For Love
Luther Vandross (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #20
* #1 in R&B
1982 - You Could Have Been with Me
Sheena Easton (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #47
* #2 in Sweden
1984 - Perspective
America (12th Album)
Billboard Charts: #185
1987 - Crazy Nights
Kiss (14th Album)
Billboard Charts: #18
* #4 in the UK
1987 - Big Generator
Yes (12th Album)
Billboard Charts: #15
1987 - Piledriver: The Wrestling Album 2
World Wrestling Federation (2nd Album)
1987 - Popped In Souled Out
Wet Wet Wet (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #123
* Hit #1 in the UK
1988 - Pound for Pound
Anvil (5th Album)
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - New York Jets Quarterback, Richard Todd Set an NFL Record with 42 Completed Passes in a 37 - 27 Loss to the San Francisco 49ers
Location: Shea Stadium in New York
Spread
Jets -5
O/U 39.0
* New England Patriots Quarterback, Drew Bledsoe Broke the Record in 1994 with 45
1980 - The Los Angeles Rams Beat the Green Bay Packers 51 - 21
Location: Anaheim Stadium
Spread
Rams -14
O/U 38.0
* The Rams Scored 37 Points in the 2nd Quarter
Rams Defense Had 2 Pick 6's (99 and 83 Yards)
1981 - Steve Carlton Struck Out Andre Dawson to Set the National League Record With 3,118 Career Strikeouts
Career Strikeouts: 4,136
1981 - The All Sports Radio Station, Enterprise Radio Went Off the Air
1985 - Michael Spinks Beat Larry Holmes by Unanimous Decision to Become the Heavyweight Champion
1986 - New York Jets Beat the Miami Dolphins 51 - 45 (OT)
* Record 884 Combined Passing Yards
Ken O’Brien (479)
Dan Marino (448)
Location: Giants Stadium
Spread
Dolphins -2
O/U 44.0
Wesley Walker (Jets) Caught a 43-Yard Touchdown in Overtime For the Win
1986 - San Diego Padres Rookie, Jimmy Jones Pitched a 1-Hitter in His Major League Debut Against the Houston Astros
* The Padres Shutout the Astros 5 - 0 at the Astrodome on a Sunday Afternoon
Attendance: 23,385
Did You Know?
Jones Pitched 8 Years in the Majors With 4 Different Teams
Career Record: 43-39
1988 - Mike Tyson Smashed a TV Camera Outside His Bernardsville, New Jersey Home
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1984 - The First CD (Compact Disc) Manufacturing Plant in North America Opened in Terre Haute, Indiana
Did You Know?
Bruce Springsteen's Born in the U.S.A. Was the First CD Ever Made in the United States
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Other Notable Dates
(On September 21st)
1780 - American Military Officer, Benedict Arnold Gave Plans to the British During the Revolutionary War
Headlines
(September 21st)
1982 - Janet Jackson Released Her Debut Album, Janet Jackson
* Reached #63 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
Featuring "Young Love"
#1 Songs in America
(September 21st)
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 - "Money for Nothing"
Dire Straits
9/21 - 10/11
1986 - "Stuck With You"
Huey Lewis and the News
9/20 - 10/10
1987 - "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
Michael Jackson and Siedah Garrett
9/19 - 9/25
1988 - “Sweet Child o’ Mine"
Guns N’ Roses
9/10 - 9/23
1989 - "Don't Want to Lose You"
Gloria Estefan
9/16 - 9/22
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