#1 Songs in America
(September 8th)
1980 - "Upside Down"
Diana Ross
9/6 - 10/3
1981 - "Endless Love"
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
8/15 - 10/16
1982 - "Abracadabra"
Steve Miller Band
9/4 - 9/10
1983 - "Sweet Dreams"
Eurythmics
9/3 - 9/9
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 - "Venus"
Bananarama
9/6 - 9/12
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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1986 - The Oprah Winfrey Show Made Its Debut
Seasons: 25
Episodes: 4,561
The Highest Rated Daytime Talk Show of All-Time
Fun Fact!
The Oprah Winfrey Show Was Voted TV Guide's 19th Greatest Shows of All-Time
Emmy Awards: 47
Happy 80s Birthdays
1941 - Bernie Sanders (American Politician)
Birthplace: New York City
1948 - Great Kabuki (Wrestler)
Birthplace: Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan
1951 - Tom Gullickson (Tennis)
Birthplace: La Crosse, Wisconsin
1956 - Maurice Cheeks (Basketball)
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
1957 - Heather Thomas (Actress) The Fall Guy
Birthplace: Greenwich, Connecticut
1960 - Aimee Mann (Bassist) ‘Til Tuesday
Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia
Fun Fact!
Maurice Cheeks Was a 4x All NBA First Team Defensive Player (1983,1984,1985,1986)
NBA Seasons: 16
Position: Point Guard
All-Star: 4 (1983, 1986, 1987, 1988)
College: West Texas A&M
Cheeks Was the 36th Overall Pick (2nd Round) of the 1978 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers
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Other Notable Birthdays
Benjamin Orr (Bassist)
September 8, 1947 - October 3, 2000
Birthplace: Lakewood, Ohio
Passed Away at Age 53 From Pancreatic Cancer
* Diagnosed in April 2000
Co-Founded The Cars in 1976 in Boston, Massachusetts
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
S. Truett Cathy (American Businessman)
March 14, 1921 - September 8, 2014
Birthplace: Eatonton, Georgia
Passed Away at Age 93 of Diabetes Complications
* Cathy Served in the U.S. Army During World War II
Founded Chick-fil-A as The Dwarf Grill on May 23, 1946 in Hapeville Georgia
Joaquín Andújar (Baseball)
December 21, 1952 - September 8, 2015
Birthplace: San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Passed Away on September 8, 2015 at Age 62 From Diabetes Complications
MLB Seasons: 13
Position: Pitcher
All-Star: 4 (1977, 1979, 1984, 1985)
Won the World Series in 1982 as a Member of the St. Louis Cardinals
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1980 - Battle Beyond the Stars
Director: Jimmy T. Murakami
Starring: Richard Thomas, Robert Vaughn, George Peppard, John Saxon, Sybil Danning and Darlanne Fluegel
Budget: $2 Million
Box Office: $7.5 Million
1989 - Kickboxer
Director: Mark di Salle and David Worth
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme
Budget: $2.7 Million
Box Office: $50 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1983 - We Got it Made Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 46
1984 - The Pink Panther and Sons (Animation) Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 26
1984 - Challenge of the Gobots (Animation)
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 65
1984 - Dragons’ Lair (Animation) Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
1984 - Mighty Orbots (Animation) Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
1984 - Final Episode of The Flintstone Funnies (Animation)
Seasons: 2
1986 - The Oprah Winfrey Show Premiered (Syndication)
Seasons: 25
Episodes: 4,561
1986 - Nightlife Starring David Brenner with Billy Preston Premiered in Syndication
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 195
1986 - Ghostbusters (Animation) Premiered in Syndication
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 65
1986 - SilverHawks Premiered in Syndication
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 65
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80s Music
(On This Day)
1980 - Times Square (Soundtrack)
Various Artists
Billboard Charts: #37
1982 - Voyeur
Kim Carnes (7th Album)
Billboard Charts: #49
1986 - Crash
The Human League (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #24
1986 - Bouncing off the Satellites
The B-52’s (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #85
1987 - Go On…
Mr. Mister (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #55
* #9 in Sweden
1987 - Hold Your Fire
Rush (12th Album)
Billboard Charts: #13
* #9 in Canada
1988 - Suffer
Bad Religion (3rd Album)
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1984 - Martina Navratilova Won the U.S. Open
Runner Up: Chris Evert
Match: 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
1985 - Pete Rose tied Ty Cobb’s Major League Record with 4,191 Hits
1985 - Ivan Lendl Won the U.S. Open
Runner Up: John McEnroe
7-6, 6-3, 6-4
1988 - Bart Giamatti Was Selected as Major League Baseball’s 7th Commissioner
* Unfortunately Giamatti Passed Away on September 1, 1989 at Age 51 From a Heart Attack, While Still in Office
Did You Know?
Bart Giamatti Was the President of Yale University From 1978 to 1986
1989 - George Brett Recorded His 2,500th Career Hit
Career Hits: 3,154
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Other Notable Dates
(April 8th)
1892 - The Pledge of Allegiance Was First Recited
1966 - Star Trek Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 79
Fun Fact!
Each Episode of the Original Star Trek Cost Around $180,000
* The New Star Trek Show Cost $2 Million Per Show
1975 - Openly Gay United States Air Force Tech, Sergeant Leonard Matlovich Appeared in His Air Force Uniform on the Cover of Time Magazine With the Headline, "I Am A Homosexual"
* Matlovich Was Discharged With Honors
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September 8th in 80s History
1985 - Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia) Won the 105th Men's U.S. Open
Runner-Up: John McEnroe (USA)
Match: 7-6, 6-3, 6-4 to Win
Fun Fact!
Ivan Lendl Won 8 Major Championships During His Career
U.S. Open 1985, 1986, 1987
French Open: 1984, 1986, 1987
Australian Open: 1989, 1990
1985 - Pete Rose Recorded Tied Ty Cobb With His 4,191st Career Hit
* Broke the Record 3 Days Later
Pete Rose Still Holds the Major League Record With 4,256 Hits
Yellowstone Fires
Headlines
(September 9th)
1984 - Martina Navratilova (Czechoslovakia) Won the 98th Women's U.S. Open
Runner-Up: Chris Evert (USA)
Match: 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
Fun Fact!
Martina Navratilova is Considered One of the Greatest Female Tennis Players of All-Time Winning 18 Majors
Wimbledon: 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990
U.S. Open: 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987
French Open: 1982, 1984
Australian Open: 1981, 1983, 1985
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The Oprah Winfrey Show Premiered
On September 8, 1988 Yellowstone National Park Closed For the First Time In History, Due to the Ongoing Fires
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