Video: 'Madonna | Like a Virgin'
(Monday, November 12, 1984) — Like a Virgin, the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, was released today by Sire Records.
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Stadium sniper kills former Olympic sprinter in Oregon 30 years ago this hour (Nov 12 1984)
(Monday, November 12, 1984, about 11:00 a.m. PST) — A troubled student dressed in combat gear opened fire indiscriminately at the University of Oregon’s football stadium today, killing former Olympic sprinter Christopher Brathwaite, 36, and wounding a college wrestler, and then apparently committed suicide, officials said.
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Astronauts snare wayward satellite 30 years ago this hour (Nov 12 1984)
Video: '1984: STS-51A Discovery (NASA)' (Nov. 12/14, 1984, at 7:30)
(Monday, November 12, 1984, 13:25-19:25 UTC) — Space shuttle astronauts Dale Gardner and Joe Allen snared a wandering satellite today in history’s first space salvage. The Palapa B2 satellite was secured in Discovery’s cargo bay for return to Earth.
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‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ opens nationwide in U.S. theaters 30 years ago today (Nov 9 1984)
Video: 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' (trailer)
(Friday, November 9, 1984) — A Nightmare on Elm Street, a supernatural slasher horror film about a group of teenagers who are terrorized by “Freddy Krueger,” an evil being from another world who gets to his victims by entering their dreams and killing them, opened nationwide today in U.S. theaters.
Directed by Wes Craven, the film starred John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, Nick Corri, Johnny Depp and Robert Englund.
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‘The Killing Fields’ opens in New York City 30 years ago today (Nov 2 1984)
Video: 'The Killing Fields' (trailer)
(Friday, November 2, 1984) — The Killing Fields, a British drama film about an American journalist and his Cambodian adviser who fight to survive the country’s communist takeover, opened today at the Cinema 1 in New York City.
Directed by Roland Joffé, the film starred Sam Waterston, Haing S. Ngor, Craig T. Nelson, John Malkovich and Athol Fugard.
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Comedian Jackie Gleason interviewed for ’60 Minutes’ 30 years ago this hour (Oct 28 1984)
(Sunday, October 28, 1984, 7:00 p.m. EST) — Comedian, actor Jackie Gleason held court with correspondent Morley Safer tonight on the CBS television magazine series 60 Minutes, explaining just how he became known as “The Great One” (click here to watch an extended video clip).
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‘The Terminator’ released in U.S. 30 years ago today (Oct 26 1984)
Video: 'The Terminator' (trailer)
(Friday, October 26, 1984) — The Terminator, a science fiction action film about a deadly robot from the future that travels back in time to kill a woman whose son will one day defeat its masters, was released today in the U.S.
Directed by James Cameron, the film starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Lance Henriksen and Paul Winfield.
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McCartney’s ‘Rupert and the Frog Song’ released in U.S. theaters with ‘Broad Street’ feature 30 years ago today (Oct 26 1984)
Video: 'Paul McCartney's Rupert And The Frog Song 1985 Cartoon'
(Friday, October 26, 1984) — Rupert and the Frog Song an animated film based on the comic strip character Rupert Bear, written and produced by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and directed by Geoff Dunbar and Raymond ‘George’ Taylor, was released theatrically today as an accompaniment to the national release of McCartney’s feature film Give My Regards to Broad Street.
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‘Good Morning America’ airs second part of Paul McCartney interview 30 years ago this hour (Oct 26 1984)
Video: 'Paul McCartney Good Morning America 1984' (Oct. 26, 1984, at 6:54)
(Friday, October 26, 1984, 8:50 a.m. EDT) — The second part of an interview with ex-Beatle Paul McCartney, who was promoting his new film Give My Regard To Broadstreet, aired this morning on ABC’s Good Morning America.
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McCartney interviewed on ‘Good Morning America’ to promote ‘Broad Street’ 30 years ago this hour (Oct 25 1984)
Video: 'Paul McCartney Good Morning America 1984'
(Thursday, October 25, 1984, 7:51 a.m. EDT) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney was interviewed this morning on ABC’s Good Morning America to promote his new film Give My Regard To Broadstreet. Continue reading McCartney interviewed on ‘Good Morning America’ to promote ‘Broad Street’ 30 years ago this hour (Oct 25 1984)
