On This Day During the 80s
Travel back through the 1980s and discover what happened on this day in music, movies, television, pop culture and more.
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On This Day April 26 1980 – The FBI Detonated a Bomb at Harvey’s Hotel in South Lake Tahoe
On this day April 26 1980, a tense standoff reached its explosive end as the FBI detonated a powerful bomb inside Harvey’s Resort Hotel and Casino in South Lake Tahoe, Nevada. The incident began days earlier when several men disguised as delivery workers wheeled in
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On This Day March 1 1980 – Pink Lady Premiered on NBC
On this day March 1 1980 the variety show Pink Lady premiered on NBC. The series starred the Japanese pop duo Pink Lady, known for their massive success in Japan, and was an ambitious attempt to introduce them to an American audience. The show featured
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On This Day March 1 1980 – Sequel by Harry Chapin Was Released
On this day March 1 1980 Harry Chapin released his ninth studio album Sequel . The exact date in March is not known so we're going with March 1. The album featured the title track Sequel which served as a follow up to his classic
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On This Day February 8 1980 – Hero at Large Premiered in Theaters
On this day February 8 1980, Hero at Large premiered in theaters, offering a unique blend of comedy and drama that played with the idea of ordinary people becoming unlikely heroes. The film centered on a struggling actor who is mistaken for a real life
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On This Day January 25 1990 – Miami Vice Aired Its Final Episode
On this day January 25 1990, the final episode of Miami Vice aired on NBC, bringing an end to one of the most influential television series of the 1980s. The show redefined the crime drama by combining stylish visuals contemporary music and a darker more
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On This Day November 12 1955 – The Hill Valley Clock Tower Was Struck by Lightning
On this day November 12 1955, at exactly 10:04 p.m., lightning struck the Hill Valley Clock Tower. It was a legendary moment that would later become a key event in one of the greatest movies of the 1980s, Back to the Future . The lightning
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On This Day November 5 1955 – The Day Doc Brown Invented The Flux Capacitor In Back To The Future
On this day November 5 1955, in the story of Back To The Future , Dr Emmett Brown slipped in his bathroom, hit his head on the sink, and envisioned the idea that made time travel possible, the Flux Capacitor. This fictional event became one
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