1980 Iraqi troops seize Iranian territory in a border dispute. 1981 After 38 years with NBC News, newscaster David Brinkley is released from his contract to...
1980 Bill Gullickson of the Montreal Expos fanned 18 batters, setting a major-league record for a rookie pitcher in a single game. The Expos beat the Chicago...
1981 The 33rd Emmy Awards: “Hill Street Blues” is the big winner 1981 April Moon sets the women's handbow distance record of 1,039 yds & 13" 1981 The...
1980 Plaque dedicated in Thurman Munson's memory at Yankee Stadium 1980 A long-term border dispute erupted into full-scale war when Iraq attacked Iran. A...
The Radical 80's Site Award Winner!! Leah has won The Radical 80's Award for this month and will be listed among the best and brightest from the 80's! Please...
1982 Prince's "1999" single was released. 1982 Tennis great Bjorn Borg retires at 26 1982 U.S., Italian & French peacekeeping troops begin arriving in Lebanon ...
1980 Drummer John Bonham of Led Zeppelin died from choking on his own vomit after drinking a huge amount of vodka the night before the band's US tour. He was...
1980 The Cuban government closes Mariel Harbor ending the “freedom flotilla” of immigrants attempting to flee Cuba since last April 1980 Soyuz 38 returns...
To those interested: Know-It-All Records presents Peter Coyle, vocalist of the Liverpool, England-based '80s New Wave/indie-pop band the Lotus Eaters, ...
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1980 Bob Marley collapses onstage during a show in Pittsburgh (it was his last show as he died of cancer seven months later) 1981 A package from the Unabomber...
Okay, quick 80's song lyrics trivia: Is anybody out there? Anybody there? Does anybody wonder? Anybody care? Oh, I just gotta know If you're really there And...
"(Sisters are) Doin' It for Themselves", Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin Advocates Women's Lib. That's exactly what this piece is all about: We're comin' out of...
Although it's not a Protest song, I just wanted to mention what I consider the "New" 9/11 tribute song; Don Henley's "New York Minute". Whenever I hear it...
1981 Mork has Mindy's baby. 1983 U.S. Marine sharpshooters kill 5 snipers at Beirut International Airport 1984 Public telephones flew on 20 flights beginning...
1980 The resignation of Soviet Premier Alexei N. Kosygin was announced. 1981 U.S. National Debt hits $1 trillion 1983 At 6:22 a.m. suicide terrorists drive a...
1980 Barbra Streisand’s Woman in Love, from the number one album, Guilty, was the number one song in the U.S. Both the album and the single were #1 for three...
1981 The TV comedy "Gimme A Break," starring Nell Carter, made its debut on NBC. 1982 Car maker John DeLorean is indicted for drug trafficking (later...
Oh man, I cannot believe Jam Master Jay was killed last night. Although I'm honestly not a rap/hiphop fan, I am a total fan of Run DMC, & any gangsta trashy...
1981 A black-footed ferret is found in Wyoming (previously thought extinct due to prairie dog eradication programs) 1983 U.S. Army helicopters drop hundreds of...
1980 Scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California announce that the Voyager 1 space probe has discovered the 15th moon of Saturn 1980 Bruce...
1981 Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant tied the record of Amos Alonzo Stagg for most football wins. The Alabama Crimson Tide notched win #314 for Coach Bryant. Alabama...
1984 20-year-old Dwight Gooden of the New York Mets became the youngest major-league pitcher to be named Rookie of the Year in the National League. The Mets...
1980 Steve Ptacek makes the first solar-powered flight in the Solar Challenger 1981 Ringo releases his “Stop & Smell the Roses” album 1983 An estimated 100...
1980 An estimated 83 million TV viewers tuned in to the CBS prime-time soap opera "Dallas" to find out who shot J.R., played by Larry Hagman. It turned out to...
1984 The Ethiopian famine relief song "Do They Know It's Christmas" by Band Aid was recorded. The session was organized by singer Bob Geldof. 1984 The...
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1982 Singer-songwriter David Blue died while jogging in New York. 1982 Barney B. Clark became the first recipient of an artificial heart. The 61-year-old...
