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March 1st

Movies
  1. 1982 The Comeback Trail was released.
  2. 1985 The Sure Thing, Missing in Action 2: The Beginning, Certain Fury, Lust in the Dust and The Purple Rose of Cairo were released.
Television
  1. 1980 Pink Lady Variety Show premiered.
  2. 1982 The final episode of In Search of… aired.
  3. 1986 Valerie which was later renamed Hogan's Family premiered.
  4. 1987 The final episode of the cartoon The New Adventures of Jonny Quest aired.
  5. 1989 Hard Time on Planet Earth premiered.
Music
  1. 1980 Harry Chapin's 9th album Sequel was released.
  2. 1981 Ted Nugent's live album Intensities in 10 cities was released.
  3. 1983 New Edition's debut album Candy Girl was released.
  4. 1988 Toto's 11th album The Seventh One Album was released.
Highlights
  1. 1980 Patti Smith and Fred Sonic Smith got married in Detroit.
  2. 1981 Duke Ellington's Musical "Sophisticated Ladies" opened at Lunt-Fontanne in NYC.
  3. 1983 A Tornado with winds ranging from 113 to 157 mph winds ripped through the city of Los Angeles injuring 33 people. The First Swatch Watches were introduced in Zürich, Switzerland which sold for around $40 to $50 dollars.
  4. 1986 The song Kyrie by Mr. Mister became #1 in the U.S.
 
March 2nd

Movies
  1. 1982 Diner was released.
  2. 1983 Sahara was released.
  3. 1984 Against All Odds, This is Spinal Tap, Harry & Son and Repo Man were released.
Television
  1. 1983 High Performance aired.
  2. 1988 The 30th Annual Grammy Awards aired.
Music
  1. 1982 Atlantic Starr's 4th album Brilliance was released.
  2. 1984 Spinal Tap's soundtrack Spinal Tap was released.
  3. 1985 Madonna's single Crazy For You and Sade's single Smooth Operator were released.
  4. 1987 Oingo Boingo's 6th album Boi-ngo, Julian Cope 3rd album Saint Julian, Expose's debut album Exposure, Siouxsie and the Banshees' 8th album Through the Looking Glass and Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, and Dolly Parton collaborative album Trio were released.
Highlights
  1. 1983 The Compact Disc (CD's) were released in the United States.
  2. 1989 Madonna’s controversial “Like a Prayer” Pepsi commercial aired for the first time and eventually it was banned.
 
March 3rd

Movies
  1. 1989 Lean on Me, Skin Deep, Dream a Little Dream, Scandal and Farewell to the King were released.
Television
  1. 1980 That’s Incredible! premiered.
  2. 1985 Moonlighting premiered.
  3. 1986 Matlock premiered.
Music
  1. 1980 Roberta Flack's 9th album Roberta Flack featuring Don Hathaway was released.
  2. 1986 Metallica's 3rd album Master of Puppets was released.
  3. 1987 Boogie Down Productions' debut album Criminal Minded was released.
  4. 1989 De La Soul's debut album 3 Feet High and Madonna's single Like a Prayer were released.
Highlights
  1. 1982 The Mamas & The Papas began their reunion tour.
  2. 1986 On March 3, 1986 Australia became independent from the United Kingdom.
 
March 4th

Movies
  1. 1983 My Tutor, Tender Mercies, Baby It’s You and Curtains were released.
  2. 1988 Moving, Switching Channels, And God Created Women and Prison were relased.
Television
  1. 1988 The final episode of I’m Telling aired.
Music
  1. 1983 Spandau Ballet's 3rd album True, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's 4th album Dazzle Ships and Thin Lizzy's 12th album Thunder and Lightning were released.
  2. 1985 Accept's 6th album Metal Heart and Cocteau Twins' EP Aikea-Guinea were released.
Highlights
  1. 1982 Fred Zeppelin band was formed by Frank Zappa’s son Dweezil and daughter Moon Unit.
  2. 1983 Neil Young canceled the remainder of his tour after collapsing backstage in Louisville, Kentucky.
  3. 1985 The Food and Drug Administration started to require blood tests for all blood donated in the United States after 12 year 0ld Ryan White contracted AIDS during a blood transfusion in 1984.
  4. 1986 The Soviet Vega 1 returned the first images of Halley's Comet.
  5. 1989 The song Lost in Your Eyes by Debbie Gibson became #1 in the U.S.
 
March 5th

Movies
  1. 1982 I’m Dancing as Fast as I Can was released.
  2. 1986 Salvador was released.
Television
  1. 1980 Beyond Westworld premiered.
  2. 1986 Fast Times premiered. The final episode of Planet Earth aired.
Music
  1. 1982 Spandau Ballet's 2nd album Diamond and Charlie Daniels Band's 12th album Windows were released.
  2. 1984 Howard Jones' debut album Human’s Lib, Yngwie Malmsteen's debut album Rising Force and David Gilmour's 2nd album About Face were released.
  3. 1986 Steve Earle's debut album Guitar Town and the The New Kids on The Block's single Be My Girl were released.
Highlights
  1. 1981 Sinclair Research released the first British home computer The ZX81.
  2. 1982 John Belushi was found dead at age 33 from a drug overdose.
  3. 1983 Michael Jackson's song Billie Jean became #1 in the U.S.
 
March 6th

Movies
  1. 1981 The Devil and Max Devlin, Maniac, On The Right Track and All Night Long were released.
  2. 1987 Lethal Weapon, Tin Men and Angel Heart.
Television
  1. 1982 Chicago Story premiered.
  2. 1984 a.k.a. Pablo premiered.
  3. 1988 In the Heat of the Night premiered
Music
  1. 1989 Dream Theater's debut album When Dream and Day Unite.
Highlights
  1. 1981 Walter Cronkite signed off For the final time as the main anchorman of the CBS Evening News.
  2. 1982 Beauty and the Beat by the Go-Go’s became the #1 album in U.S.
  3. 1983 Country Music Television was launched.
  4. 1984 The first Cell Phone commercial for the Motorola DynaTAC 8000x went on sale for $3995.
  5. 1985 Mike Tyson knocked out Hector Mercedes in the first round in his professional boxing debut.
 
March 7th

Movies
  1. 1980 Coal Miner’s Daughter was released.
  2. 1986 Highlander and Nomads were released.
Television
  1. 1983 The final episode of Square Pegs aired. Small & Frye premiered.
  2. 1986 The final episode of Diff’rent Strokes aired.
  3. 1988 Probe premiered.
  4. 1989 Anything But Love premiered.
Music
  1. 1980 The Psychedelic Furs' debut album The Psychedelic Furs , Stiff Little Fingers' 2nd album Nobody’s Hero and The Coal Miner’s Daughter's soundtrack were released.
  2. 1983 Tears for Fears's debut album The Hurting Album and New Order's single Blue Monday were released.
  3. 1985 USA for Africa's single We Are the World was released.
  4. 1988 The Beatles' compilation album Past Masters was released.
  5. 1989Milli Vanilli's 2nd album Girl You Know It’s True was released.
Highlights
  1. 1981 An 18-Year Old Teen was stabbed to death by a 28-Year old man after he pinched the man's girlfriend at Disneyland's Tomorrowland.
  2. 1983 The Nashville Network (TNN) was launched which is now known as the Paramount Network.
  3. 1986 Divers from the USS Preserver located the crew cabin of the Space Shuttle Challenger on the ocean floor.
  4. 1989 Iran and the United Kingdom broke diplomatic relations after an argument over the satanic verses novel written by Salman Rushdie’s.
 
March 8th

Movies
  1. 1985 Mask was released.
Television
  1. 1983 Fandango, I 40 Paradise and Nashville Now premiered.
  2. 1987 The final episode of the A-Team aired.
Music
  1. 1982 The Fall's 4th album Hex Enduction Hour was released.
  2. 1985 Luther Vandross' 4th album The Night I Fell in Love was released.
  3. 1988 Honeymoon Suite's 3rd album Racing After Midnight was released.
Highlights
  1. 1980 The Tbilisi rock festival began. The 100th episode of Saturday Night Live aired on NBC.
  2. 1983 President Reagan labeled the Soviet Union as the evil empire while giving a speech to the National Association of Evangelicals in Orlando, Florida.
 
March 9th

Movies
  1. 1984 Splash, Children of the Corn, The Hotel Hampshire and Mike’s Murders were released.
Television
  1. 1987 Rags to Riches premiered.
  2. 1988 Aaron’s Way premiered.
Music
  1. 1984 John Lennon's single Borrowed Time was released.
  2. 1987 U2's 5th album The Joshua Tree, Simply Red's 2nd album Men and Women, Gary Moore's 6th album Wild Frontier and Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam's single Head to Toe were released.
Highlights
  1. 1981 Dan Rather made his debut as the anchorman for The CBS Evening News.
  2. 1985 The song Can’t Fight This Feeling by REO Speedwagon became #1 in the U.S.
 
March 10th

Movies
  1. 1989 Chances Are, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Jackknife, New York Stories and Police Academy 6: City Under Siege were released.
Television
  1. 1984 The final episode of We Got it Made aired.
  2. 1989 The final episode of the children's show Finders Keepers aired.
Music
  1. 1981 Kim Carnes' single Bette Davis Eyes and Joe Walsh's 5th album There Goes the Neighborhood were released.
  2. 1984 Trouble's debut album Psalm 9 was released.
  3. 1989 Julian Lennon's 3rd album Mr. Jordan was released.
Highlights
  1. 1983 MTV aired Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean," marking him as the first Black artist to receive airplay on the channel.
  2. 1988 Singer Andy Gibb, tragically passed away at the age of 30 due to heart muscle inflammation.




 
March 11th

Music
  1. 1983 Trenchcoat and 10 to Midnight were released.
  2. 1988 Stand and Deliver, Masquerade and Off Limits were released.
Television
  1. 1980 United States premiered.
  2. 1987 Houston Knights premiered.
  3. 1989 Cops premiered.
Music
  1. 1983 Quiet Riot's 3rd album Metal Health and Helix's 3rd album No Rest for the Wicked were released.
  2. 1985 Howard Jones' 2nd album Dream into Action, Eric Clapton's 9th album Behind the Sun and The Sisters of Mercy's debut album First and Last and Only were released.
Highlights
  1. 1983 Bob Hawke was appointed Prime Minister of Australia.
  2. 1985 Mikhail Gorbachev was elected general secretary of the Soviet Union's Communist Party.
  3. 1986 The NFL voted to add instant replay for the upcoming seasons.
 
March 12th

Movies
  1. 1982 Parasite (3D) was released.
Television
  1. 1987 The final episode of The Wizard aired.
Music
  1. 1980 Billy Joel's 7th album Glass Houses was released.
  2. 1982 The Jam's 6th album The Gift and Diamond Head's 2nd album Borrowed Time were released.
  3. 1984 Berlin's 3rd album Love Life and Marillion's 2nd album Fugazi were released.
  4. 1986 Dwight Yoakam's debut album Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. and Ministry's 2nd album Twitch were released.
Highlights
  1. 1988 The song Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley became #1 in the U.S.
 
March 13th
Movies
  1. 1981 The Howling, The Funhouse, Back Roads and Modern Romance were released.
  2. 1986 Heat was released.
  3. 1987 Raising Arizona and Evil Dead II were released.
Television
  1. 1982 T.J. Hooker premiered.
Music
  1. 1981 Slade's 9th album We’ll Bring Down the House and Status Quo's 14th album Never Too Late were released.
  2. 1982 A Flock of Seagull's single I Ran was released.
  3. 1984 The Cars 5th album Heartbeat City was released.
  4. 1989 Depeche Mode's live album 101 was released.
Highlights

No 80s highlights to report that I know of.
 
March 14th

Movies
  1. 1980 Defiance was released.
  2. 1986 Gung Ho and Crossroads were released.
Television
  1. 1988 Eisenhower and Lutz premiered.
Music
  1. 1980 Def Leppard's debut album On Through the Night was released.
  2. 1983 Europe's debut album Europe was released.
  3. 1984 Joe Jackson's 7th album Body and Soul was released.
  4. 1985 DeBarge's 4th album Rhythm of the Night was released.
  5. 1986 Voivod's 2nd album Rrröööaaarrr was released.
  6. 1987 The Isley Brothers' 24th album Smooth Sailin’ was released.
  7. 1988 Prefab Sprout's 3rd album From Langley Park to Memphis and Morrissey's debut album Viva Hate were released.
  8. 1989 Extreme's debut album Extreme and Kool G Rap & DJ Polo's collaboration album Roads to Riches were released.
Highlights
  1. 1980 Quincy Jones received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. LOT Flight 7 tragically crashed during its final approach near Warsaw, Poland, resulting in the loss of 87 lives, among them a 14-member American boxing team.
  2. 1981 Eric Clapton cancelled his US tour due to his bleeding ulcers.
  3. 1982 The headquarters of the African National Congress in London was bombed by the South African Government.
 
March 15th

Movies
  1. 1985 Lost in America and Sylvester were released.
Television
  1. 1980 Sanford premiered.
  2. 1983 Ace Crawford, Private Eyes premiered.
  3. 1985 Mr. Belvedere premiered.
  4. 1988 Trial and Error and Coming of Age premiered.
Music
  1. 1982 Richard and Linda Thompson's 6th album Shoot Out the Lights was released.
  2. 1985 Michael Bolton's 4th album Everybody's Crazy was released.
  3. 1988 Talking Heads' 8th album Naked was released.
Highlights
  1. 1986 The Hotel New World in Singapore collapsed. Damon Wayans was fired from Saturday Night Live for playing a gay police officer but brought back before the end of the season. The song Sara by Starship Hit became #1 in the U.S.
 
March 16th

Movies
  1. 1982 Victor/Victoria was released.
  2. 1984 Tank was released.
Television
  1. 1981 The final episode of The White Shadow aired.
Music
  1. 1981 The Who's 9th album Face Dances and Accept's 3rd album Breaker were released.
  2. 1984 Dire Straits' live album Alchemy: Dire Straits and The Style Council's debut album Cafe Bleu were released.
  3. 1987 U2's single With or Without You was released.
  4. 1988 The Smithereens' 2nd album Green Thoughts was released.
Highlights
  1. 1985 Terry Anderson, an Associated Press reporter, was kidnapped in Beirut, Lebanon by a faction of Hezbollah Shiite Muslims, backed by Iran. He was held captive until his release on December 4, 1991.
  2. 1988 Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North and Vice Admiral John Poindexter were charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States concerning the Iran-Contra Affair.




 
March 17th

Movies
  1. 1989 Fletch Lives, Leviathan and Rooftops were released.
Television
  1. 1982 Herbie the Matchmaker premiered.
Music
  1. 1980 Jermaine Jackson's 6th album Let’s Get Serious was released.
  2. 1986 Depeche Mode's 5th album Black Celebration was released.
Highlights
  1. 1981 The Moondogs secured victory over Tony Garea and Rick Martel to claim the WWF Tag Team Championship.
  2. 1985 Serial killer Richard Ramirez, famously known as "The Night Stalker," carried out his initial two murders in Rosemead and Monterey Park within the Los Angeles area.
 
March 18th

Movies
  1. 1983 High Road to China was relased.
  2. 1988 D.O.A., The Milagro Beanfield War, Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach, Stars and Bars and Pound Puppies were released.
Television
  1. 1981 The Greatest American Hero premiered.
  2. 1985 Safe at Home premiered.
  3. 1989 The final episode of Murphy's Law aired.
Music
  1. 1980 Grace Slick's 2nd album Dreams was released.
  2. 1982 Asia's debut album Asia was released.
  3. 1985 Tears for Fears single Everybody Wants to Rule the World and Peter Gabriel's soundtrack Birdie were released.
Highlights
  1. 1980 During the trial of Dr. George Nichopoulos, Elvis Presley's autopsy report was subpoenaed. Dr. Nichopoulos was convicted of overprescribing drugs to Elvis Presley.
  2. 1982 Following a car accident in Philadelphia, singer Teddy Pendergrass was left paralyzed from the chest down.
  3. 1988 Gilda Radner made her final television appearance on "The Garry Shandling Show" before passing away at the age of 42 from ovarian cancer on May 20th.
 
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March 19th

Movies
  1. 1982 Deathtrap was released.
Television
  1. 1982 The Phoenix premiered.
  2. 1984 Kate & Allie premiered.
  3. 1985 The final episode of Alice aired.
  4. 1987 The Bronx Zoo premiered.
  5. 1987 Roomies premiered.
Music
  1. 1982 After the Fire 4th album Batteries Not Included and Mike Oldfield 7th album Five Miles Out were released.
  2. 1986 Black Flag's live album Who’s Got the 10 ½ was released.
  3. 1987 Ozzy Osbourne's live album Tribute was released.
Highlights
  1. 1984 Mobil Oil Tanker Spilled 200,000 Gallons of Oil into the Columbia River.
  2. 1985 Spin Magazine launched its publication.

 
March 20th

Movies
  1. 1981 Omen III: The Final Conflict, The Postman Always Rings Twice and Amy were released.
  2. 1983 My Breakfast with Blassie was released.
  3. 1987 Hollywood Shuffle, Burglar and Street Smart were released.
Television
  1. 1985 Shaping Up premiered.
  2. 1986 All is Forgiven premiered.
  3. 1987 The Charmings premiered. The final episode of Capital aired.
  4. 1989 Heartland and Live-in premiered.
Music
  1. 1981 Praying Mantis debut album Time Tells No Lies was released.
  2. 1986 Anita Baker's 2nd album Rapture was released.
  3. 1989 Donna Summer's 14th album Another Place in Time and Mother Love Bone's EP album Shine were released.
Highlights
  1. 1982 The song I Love Rock 'n' Roll by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts became #1 in the U.S.
  2. 1985 Coca-Cola Company acquired Tandem Productions and Embassy Television for a whopping $485 million.
  3. 1986 New York City saw chaos erupt following the passing of its inaugural legislation granting rights to the lesbian and gay community.
  4. 1987 The Food and Drug Administration granted approval for the drug AZT to treat AIDS, marking the first successful treatment for the disease.
 
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