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February 21st

Movies
  1. 1986 9 1/2 Weeks and The Hitcher were released.
Television

No 80s television shows were released on this day.

Music
  1. 1986 Elvis Costello's 10th album King of America was released.
Highlights
  1. 1981 The song 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton became #1 in the U.S. Eddie Murphy premiered Mister Rogers Neighborhood on Saturday Night Live. Charles Rocket was fired from Saturday Night Live for saying the "F" word live.
  2. 1986 Nintendo released The Legend of Zelda in Japan.
 
February 22nd

Movies
  1. 1985 Brazil and Into the Night were released.
Television

No 80s television shows were released on this day.

Music
  1. 1980 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's debut album Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Toya's LP Sheep Farming in Barnet were released.
  2. 1983 Styx's 11th album Kilroy Was Here album was released.
  3. 1986 Ozzy Osbourne's 4th album The Ultimate Sin was released.
  4. 1989 Goo Goo Doll's 2nd album Jed was released.
Highlights
  1. 1980 The US Hockey team beat the heavily favored Soviet Union team.
  2. 1986 MTV aired a 22-hour marathon of The Monkees tv show.
  3. 1989 The 31st Annual Grammy Awards aired on CBS.
 
February 23rd

Movies

No 80s movies released on this day.

Television
  1. 1985 The final episode of It’s Your Move aired.
Music
  1. 1980 The Selector's debut album Too Much Pressure was released.
  2. 1981 Lou Reed's 11th album The Blue Mask was released.
  3. 1983 Ramones' 7th album Subterranean Jungle was released.
  4. 1987 Jody Watley's debut album Jody Watley and The Smith’s compilation album The World Won’t Listen were released.
  5. 1988 Biz Markie's debut album Goin’ Off was released.
Highlights
  1. 1980 The song Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen became the #1 in the U.S.The Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood and wife were arrested for cocaine possession on the island of Saint Martin
  2. 1983 The 25th annual Grammy Awards aired on CBS.
  3. 1988 A 13- year old Lauryn Hill (The Fugees) made her television debut on Showtime at the Apollo.
 
February 24th

Movies
  1. 1981 Fallen Angel was released for TV.
  2. 1989 American Ninja 3, Bert Rigby, You’re a Fool and The Toxic Avenger Part II were released.
Television
  1. 1986 You Again? premiered.
Music
  1. 1982 Utopia's 6th album Swing to the Right was released.
  2. 1984 Europe's 2nd album Wings of Tomorrow was released.
Highlights
  1. 1982 The 24th Annual Grammy Awards aired on CBS
  2. 1983 A special commission of the United States Congress condemned the Japanese American internment during World War II.
  3. 1984 Tyrone Mitchell committed an atrocity at the 49th Street Elementary School in Los Angeles by shooting and killing 2 children and injuring 12.
  4. 1987 The 29th Annual Grammy Awards aired on CBS.
  5. 1989 United Airlines Flight 811 tore open during a rlight from Honolulu to New Zealand that ended up blowing out 9 Passengers from the business section.
 
February 25th

Movies

No 80s movies released on this day.

Television
  1. 1981 The 23rd Annual Grammy Awards aired.
  2. 1986 The 28th Annual Grammy Awards aired.
Music
  1. 1980 Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band's 11th album Against the Wind and Smokey Robinson's 10th album Warm Thoughts were released.
  2. 1982 Alabama's 6th album Mountain Music was released.
  3. 1985 Tears for Fears' 2nd album Songs from the Big Chair and Paul Young's single Every time You Go Away were released.
Highlights
  1. 1984 The song Jump by Van Halen became #1 in the U.S.
  2. 1985 Mike Tyson TKO'd Frank Bruno in the 5th Round to retain the Heavyweight Championship.
  3. 1987 Frank Sinatra made his last TV appearance on an episode of Magnum P.I.
 
February 26th

Movies
  1. 1982 Evilspeak was released.
  2. 1988 Bloodsport, Hairspray and Frantic were released.
Television
  1. 1983 Wizard and Warriors premiered.
  2. 1985 The 27th Annual Grammy Awards aired. The final episode of Pink Panther and Sons aired.
Music
  1. 1981 Judas Priest's 7th album Point of Entry was released.
  2. 1982 The Thompson Twins' 2nd album Set was released.
Highlights
  1. 1983 Michael Jackson’s Thriller became the number one album in the U.S.
 
February 27th

Movies
  1. 1987 A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, A Some Kind of Wonderful and Number One With A Bullet were released.
Television
  1. 1980 The 22nd Annual Grammy Awards aired.
  2. 1985 The final episode of E/R aired.
  3. 1987 The Love Boat Special Who Killed Maxwell Thorn? aired.
Music
  1. 1980 Desperate Bicycles' 6th album Remorse Code was released.
  2. 1984 Weird Al Yankovich's 2nd album Weird Al Yankovich in 3-D, Queen's 11th album The Works, Dead Can Dance debut album Dead Can Dance Nik Kershaw's debut album Human Racing and Modern English's 3rd album Ricochet Days were released.
  3. 1989 XTC's 11th album Oranges & Lemons was released.
Highlights
  1. 1981 Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder recorded the song Ebony & Ivory.
  2. 1982 The D’Oyly Carte Opera company gave their final performance after 110 years.
  3. 1988 The song Father Figure by George Michael became #1 in the U.S.
 
February 28th

Movies
  1. 1986 Pretty in Pink (US) and House were released.
Television
  1. 1983 The final episode of M*A*S*H aired.
  2. 1984 The 26th Annual Grammy Awards aired.
  3. 1989 Coach premiered.
Music
  1. 1983 U2's 3rd album War was released.
  2. 1986 Pretty in Pink's soundtrack and Swans 3rd album Greed were released.
  3. 1989 Indigo Girls' debut album Indigo Girls was released.
Highlights
  1. 1981 The song I Love a Rainy Night by Eddie Rabbit became #1 in the U.S.
  2. 1989 Gretchen Polhemus (Texas) won the 38th Miss USA Pageant.
 
February 29th

Movies
  1. 1980 Don’t Answer the Phone, Foxes and The Ninth Configuration were released.
Television
  1. 1988 Day by Day premiered.
Music
  1. 1988 The Fall's 10th album The Frenz Experiment, Kingdom Come's debut album Kingdom Come and Robert Plant's 4th album Now and Zen were released.
Highlights
  1. 1980 Buddy Holly's trademark glasses and the Big Bopper's wristwatch were found in old police files.
  2. 1984 The German industrial band KMFDM was founded.
 
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