September 2nd in 80s History
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(September 2nd)
1985 - The Talk Show, The Attitudes Premiered on The Lifetime Channel
* Originally Hosted by Linda Dano and Nancy Glass
1985 - The Situational Comedy Show, Rocky Road Premiered on WTBS
* Ran 3 Seasons with 71 Episodes
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1988 - Eight Men Out Premiered in Theaters
* Starring John Cusack, Christopher Lloyd, Charlie Sheen and D. B. Sweeney
Did You Know?
Charlie Sheen and John Cusack Were Star Baseball Players as Kids, Making it Easy For Them to Shoot the Baseball Scenes
Happy 80s Birthdays
1935 - D. Wayne Lukas (Horse Trainer)
1937 - Peter Ueberroth (Baseball Commissioner)
1938 - Mary Jo Catlett (Actress) Different Strokes
1948 - Nate “Tiny” Archibald (Basketball)
1948 - Terry Bradshaw (Football)
1950 - Rosanna DeSoto (Actress) La Bamba
1951 - Mark Harmon (Actor) Summer School
1952 - Jimmy Connors (Tennis)
1957 - Tony Alva (Skateboarding)
1957 - Steve Porcaro (Keyboardist) Toto
1960 - Eric Dickerson (Football)
1960 - Rex Hudler (Baseball)
1963 - Sam Mitchell (Basketball)
1964 - Keanu Reeves (Actor) Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
1965 - Lennox Lewis (Boxing)
1969 - K-Ci (Singer)
Fun Fact!
Eric Dickerson Set the NFL Single Season Rushing Record in 1984 With 2,105 Yards as a Member of the Los Angeles Rams
* Won 3 Rushing Titles With the Rams and 1 With the Colts
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Other Notable Birthdays
John Thompson (Basketball)
September 2, 1941 - August 30, 2020
Passed Away in His Home at Age 78
Won the National Championship in 1984 as the Head Coach For the Georgetown, Making Him to the First African-American Head Coach to Win the National Championship
Fun Fact!
John Thompson Won 2 NBA Titles (1965, 1966) as a Player For the Boston Celtics
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Passed Away
(On this Day)
Bob Denver
Passed Away on September 2, 2005 at Age 70 from Pneumonia following Throat Cancer Surgery
Played Gilligan on the TV Show, Gilligan’s Island
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1988 - Eight Men Out
Director: John Sayles
Starring: John Cusack, Clifton James, Michael Lerner, Christopher Lloyd, Charlie Sheen, David Strathairn and D. B. Sweeney
Budget: $6.1 Million
Box Office: $5.7 Million
1988 - The Deceivers
Director: Nicholas Meyer
Starring: Pierce Brosnan and Saeed Jaffrey
Budget: $6 Million
Box Office: $346,000
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1985 - The Talk Show, Attitudes Premiered on The Lifetime Channel
Seasons: 7
1985 - The Situation Comedy Show, Rocky Road Premiered on WTBS
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 71
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80s Music
(On This Day)
1980 - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Dead Kennedys (Debut Album)
* Reached #2 on the UK Indie Charts
1981 - 1234
Ronnie Wood (4th Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #164
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1987 - Houston Astros Outfielder, Kevin Bass Became the First National League Player to Hit a Home Run From Both Sides of the Plate Twice in a Season
* The Astros Beat the Cubs 10 - 1 at the Astrodome on a Wednesday Night
Attendance: 17,406
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Other Notable Dates
(On September 2nd)
1789 - The United States Department of the Treasury Was Founded in Washington D.C.
* The Department is Responsible For Printing All Paper Currency and Coins
1912 - 16-Year Old Arthur Rose Eldred Received the First Eagle Scout Award For the Boy Scouts of America
* Eldred Went to Cornell University and Studied Agriculture
1945 - Japan Officially Surrendered to the Allies Aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, to Officially End World War II
1963 - The CBS Evening News Became the First U.S. Network to Broadcast a 30-Minute Newscast on a Weekday
* The News Was Only 15-Minutes at the Time
Fun Fact!
The First TV News Broadcast Was in March 1940, a Simulcast For NBC's Radio News
Host: Lowell Thomas
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1989 - “Cold Hearted” by Paula Abdul Hit #1 on the US Billboard Charts
#1 Song in America from September 2 - 8
* Also Hit #1 in Canada
Did You Know?
The “Cold Hearted” Music Video Was Inspired From Bob Fosse's Choreography "Take Off With Us" From the Movie, All That Jazz
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"Cold Hearted" Became the #1 Song in America
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Fun Fact!
In 1946, the British TV Show, Pinwright's Progress Was the First Situational Comedy Show, Airing on BBC
* Starring James Hayter
#1 Songs in America
(September 2nd)
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 - "Cold Hearted"
Paula Abdul
9/2 - 9/8
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