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Today during the 80s in the month of December
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December 21st
Movies
1984 The Flamingo Kid, Johnny Dangerously and Micki & Maude were released.
1988 Beaches, Talk Radio and Working Girl were released.
Television
1988 Pee-Wee's Playhouse Christmas aired.
Music
1983 Van Halen's single Jump was released.
1984 Frank Zappa's 42nd album Thing-Fish was released.
1985 Mister Mister's single Kyrie was released.
Highlights
1985 The song Say You Say Me by Lionel Richie made it to number one on the U.S. billboards chart.
1988 A bomb exploded on Pan Am Flight 103 over Scotland.
December 22nd
Movies
1982 Kiss Me Goodbye was released.
1989 Tango & Cash and Always were released.
Television
No tv premiers or finales
Music
No 80s albums released today
Highlights
1984 The song Like a Virgin by Madonna made it to number one on th U.S. billboard charts. Bernhard Goetz Shot 4 teenagers trying to mug him on a train in Manhattan.
December 23rd
Movies
1987 Good Morning Vietnam in Limited theaters was released.
1988 The Accidental Tourist, Hellbound: Hellraiser II and Dominick and Eugene were released.
Television
No 80s tv premiers or finales were released.
Music
No 80s albums released today.
Highlights
1986 The Voyager became the first aircraft to fly non-stop around the world without refueling.
1989 The song Another Day in Paradise by Phil Collins made it to number one the U.S. billboard charts.
December 24th
Movies
No 80s movies released today.
Television
No 80s television premiers or finales on this day.
Music
No 80s albums or singles released on this day.
Highlights
1980 Witnesses report sightings of unexplained lights near RAF Woodbridge, England. Americans shined lights for 417 seconds to remember the Iran hostages.
1988 The song Every Rose Has Its Thorn by Poison made it to number on the US Billboard charts.
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December 25th
Movies
1986 The Morning After was released.
1987 Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night was released.
Television
1984 The final episode of Glitter aired.
1988 The final episode of the cartoon The Care Bears aired.
Music
1989 Pestilence's 2nd album Consuming Impulse was released.
Highlights
1981 Chuck Wollery hosted hislast episode of Wheel of Fortune because of a contract dispute.
1986 Liberace made his final public appearance on a pre-recorded episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show.
1989 Former baseball player and manager Billy Martin died In a car accident at the age of 61.
December 26th
Movies
No 80s movies released on this day.
Television
1986 The final episodes of The Canned Film Festival, Search for Tomorrow and the cartoon Rambo: The Force of Freedom aired.
Music
1980 Warren Zevon live album Stand in the Fire was released.
Highlights
1988 Young and the Restless became the #1 daytime soap opera.
December 27th
Movies
No 80s movies were released on this day.
Television
1982 Starcade premiered.
1983 The final episode of Just Our Luck premiered.
Music
No 80s albums or singles released on this day.
Highlights
1980 The song (Just Like) Starting Over by John Lennon made it to number one on the US Billboards Charts.
1983 Pope John Paul II visited Mehmet Ali Ağca in prison to forgive him for shooting him at St. Peter's Square.
1988 Heather O’Rourke passed away at the age of 12 from congenital stenosis of the intestine.
December 28th
Movies
1988 The Boost at limited theaters.
Television
1984 The final episode of The Edge of Night aired.
1986 Outlaws premiered.
1988 Annie McGuire premiered.
Music
No 80s albums released today.
Highlights
1981 Pat Sajak made his debut on Wheel of Fortune. Elizabeth Jordan Carr became the first baby born from in-vitro gertilization in the United States.
1983 Singer Dennis Wilson of The Beach Boys drowned in Marina Del Rey after drinking all day.
December 29th
Movies
No 80s movies released on this day.
Television
1984 The final episode of Partners in Crime aired.
Music
1982 Neil Young's 12th album Trans was released.
Highlights
1982 Nastassja Kinski made an unforgettable appearance on Late Night with David Letterman. Dolby introduced surround sound for the home.
December 30th
Movies
No 80s movies released on this day.
Television
Crazy Like a Fox premiered.
Music
1981 Rough Trade's 3rd album For Those Who Think Young was released.
1982 Ric Ocasek debut album Beatitude and Todd Rundgren's 10th album The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect were released. Highlights
1980 Disney's Wonderful World switched from CBS to NBC'
1984 Randy "Macho Man" Savage married his manager, Elizabeth in real life.
December 31st
Movies
1986 Wisdom and Witchboard were released.
Television
1982 The final episode of Texas and The Doctors aired.
Music
1982 Steve Winwood 2nd album Arc of a Diver was released.
1986 REO Speedwagon's single Can't Fight This Feeling was released.
Highlights
1984 Def Leppard's drummer Rick Allen lost his arm in a car accident.
1985 Singer and actor Ricky NelsondDied in an airplane accident on his way to a concert in Dallas.
1986 Emilio Estevez made his filmmaking and directorial debut in the film Wisdom.
