Category Archives: 1980s

Voyager completes first non-stop, non-refueled round-the-world flight 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 23 1986)

1980s


Video: 'Voyager Completes Flight 12/23/1986 / ABC News Coverage'

(Tuesday, December 23, 1986, 8:06 a.m. PST) — Sweeping out of a clear desert sky and into aviation history, the experimental airplane Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, landed safely early today at Edwards Air Force Base (60 miles northeast of Los Angeles), completing the first non-stop, non-refueled round-the-world flight. Continue reading Voyager completes first non-stop, non-refueled round-the-world flight 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 23 1986) →

‘Stand by Me’ by Ben E. King at #9 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 20 1986)

1980s, Movies 1980s, Popular Music 1980s

(Saturday, December 20, 1986) — “Stand by Me” by Ben E. King peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks, returning the charts 25 years after peaking at #4 because it was featured on the soundtrack of the 1986 film Stand by Me.

‘Platoon’ released in U.S. theaters 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 19 1986)

1980s, Movies 1980s


Video: 'Platoon' trailer

(Friday, December 19, 1986, 12:00 p.m. EST) — Platoon, an American war film about a young recruit in Vietnam who faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man, opened today in U.S. theaters, including the Loews New York Twin and Astor Plaza in New York City.

Directed by Oliver Stone, the film starred Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe and Charlie Sheen.