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On This Day in 80s Music

On This Day December 14 1987 – You’re Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr Was Released

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On This Day December 14 1983 – Service by Yellow Magic Orchestra Was Released

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On This Day December 7 1984 – Agent Provocateur by Foreigner Was Released

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On This Day December 13 1986 – The Way It Is by Bruce Hornsby & the Range Became the Number 1 Song in America

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On This Day December 12 1983 – Perverted by Language by The Fall Was Released

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On This Day December 12 1987 – Faith by George Michael Became the Number 1 Song in America

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On This Day in 80s Movies

On This Day December 14 1988 – Torch Song Trilogy Premiered in Theaters

On This Day December 14 1988 – Torch Song Trilogy Premiered in Theaters

On this day December 14 1988 Torch Song Trilogy premiered in theaters and presented a heartfelt drama about a New York performer navigating love, loss, and the search for acceptance. The film followed his relationships, personal challenges, and emotional growth as he worked to build a life...
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On This Day December 14 1984 – Runaway Premiered in Theaters

On This Day December 14 1984 – Runaway Premiered in Theaters

On this day December 14 1984 Runaway premiered in theaters and delivered a futuristic thriller centered on a police unit assigned to stop malfunctioning robots in a society where automation had become part of everyday life. The story followed an officer who uncovered a deeper threat involving...
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On This Day December 14 1984 – Dune Premiered in Theaters

On This Day December 14 1984 – Dune Premiered in Theaters

On this day December 14 1984 Dune premiered in theaters and brought an ambitious science fiction epic to the big screen with its story of political power, prophecy, and control of the desert planet Arrakis. The film followed Paul Atreides as he confronted betrayal, discovered his destiny, and...
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On This Day December 14 1984 – Starman Premiered in Theaters

On This Day December 14 1984 – Starman Premiered in Theaters

On this day December 14 1984 Starman premiered in theaters and told the heartfelt story of an alien visitor who takes human form and embarks on a cross country journey with a grieving widow. As they travel together, she slowly discovers his purpose on Earth while forming an emotional connection...
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On This Day December 14 1984 – The Cotton Club Premiered in Theaters

On This Day December 14 1984 – The Cotton Club Premiered in Theaters

On this day December 14 1984 The Cotton Club premiered in theaters and delivered a stylish crime drama set against the backdrop of the legendary Harlem nightclub during the 1920s and 1930s. The film blended music, dancing, and organized crime as it followed performers, gangsters, and club...
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On This Day December 14 1988 – Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Premiered in Theaters

On This Day December 14 1988 – Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Premiered in Theaters

On this day December 14 1988 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels premiered in theaters and delivered a sharp comedy about two con men competing to outsmart each other in a quest for wealth and bragging rights. The film followed their escalating schemes, clever tricks, and constant attempts to stay one step...
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On This Day in 80s TV

On This Day December 14 1988 – CBS Paid 1.08 Billion Dollars for the Exclusive Rights to Major League Baseball

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On This Day December 14 1987 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Premiered in Syndication

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On This Day December 13 1982 – Vanna White Officially Became the Regular Hostess of Wheel of Fortune

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On This Day December 13 1986 – Final Episode of Ewoks Aired

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On This Day December 13 1986 – Final Episode of Wildfire Aired

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On This Day December 12 1982 – Powerhouse Premiered on PBS

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On This Day in 80s Tech & Games

On This Day December 2 1982 – Barney Clark Became the First Person to Receive a Permanent Artificial Heart

On This Day December 2 1982 – Barney Clark Became the First Person to Receive a Permanent Artificial Heart

On this day December 2 1982 Barney Clark became the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart. The groundbreaking procedure represented a major medical milestone, demonstrating how rapidly advancing technology was reshaping possibilities in cardiac care. For the early 80s this...
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On This Day November 20 1985 – Microsoft Released Windows 1.0 to the Public

On This Day November 20 1985 – Microsoft Released Windows 1.0 to the Public

On this day November 20 1985 Microsoft released Windows 1.0 to the public. The launch marked a major shift in personal computing as users were introduced to a graphical interface designed to make computers more accessible and easier to navigate. Windows 1.0 offered features such as overlapping...
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On This Day November 12 1980 – The Space Probe Voyager Made Its Closest Approach to Saturn

On This Day November 12 1980 – The Space Probe Voyager Made Its Closest Approach to Saturn

On this day November 12 1980, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft made its closest approach to Saturn, passing just 77,000 miles above the planet’s cloud tops. The encounter provided humanity with its most detailed view of the gas giant and its magnificent ring system at the time. The mission revealed...
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On This Day November 12 1981 – For the First Time a Manned Spacecraft Was Launched Into Space Twice

On This Day November 12 1981 – For the First Time a Manned Spacecraft Was Launched Into Space Twice

On this day November 12 1981, NASA made history with the launch of the Space Shuttle Columbia on mission STS 2, marking the first time in history that a manned spacecraft was reused and launched into orbit twice. Commanded by astronaut Joe Engle with pilot Richard Truly, the mission proved that...
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On This Day November 9 1983 – Bill Gates Introduced Windows 1.0

On This Day November 9 1983 – Bill Gates Introduced Windows 1.0

On this day November 9 1983, Bill Gates officially introduced Microsoft Windows 1.0, the company’s first graphical user interface for personal computers. Unveiled at a press event in New York City, the software promised to make computing more accessible by allowing users to interact with their...
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On This Day November 2, 1988 – The First Internet Worm Was Released

On This Day November 2, 1988 – The First Internet Worm Was Released

On this day November 2, 1988, the first major Internet worm, known as the Morris Worm, was released by Cornell University student Robert Tappan Morris from a network at MIT. The self-replicating program spread rapidly across thousands of computers, causing slowdowns, crashes, and one of the...
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On This Day in 80s News

On This Day December 14 1985 – Roger Maris Passed Away at Age 51 from Non Hodgkin Lymphoma
On This Day December 14 1985 – Roger Maris Passed Away at Age 51 from Non Hodgkin Lymphoma
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On This Day December 14 1980 – Over 100000 People Attended a Public Vigil at Central Park for John Lennon
On This Day December 14 1980 – Over 100000 People Attended a Public Vigil at Central Park for John Lennon
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On This Day December 12 1985 – Arrow Flight 1285 Crashed After Takeoff in Gander Newfoundland
On This Day December 12 1985 – Arrow Flight 1285 Crashed After Takeoff in Gander Newfoundland
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On This Day December 12 1988 – Three Commuter Trains Crashed in the United Kingdom
On This Day December 12 1988 – Three Commuter Trains Crashed in the United Kingdom
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On This Day December 11 1984 – Bucks Fizz's Tour Bus Crashed
On This Day December 11 1984 – Bucks Fizz's Tour Bus Crashed
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On This Day December 8 1980 – John Lennon Was Murdered in New York City
On This Day December 8 1980 – John Lennon Was Murdered in New York City
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