Category Archives: 1980s

‘Never Gonna Let You Go’ by Sérgio Mendes peaks at #4 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 9 1983)

1980s, Popular Music 1980s

(Saturday, July 9, 1983) — “Never Gonna Let You Go” by Sérgio Mendes (and sung by Joe Pizzulo and Leza Miller) peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for four weeks. Continue reading ‘Never Gonna Let You Go’ by Sérgio Mendes peaks at #4 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 9 1983) →

Sally K. Ride becomes first American woman in space 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 18 1983)

1980s, space exploration


Video: 'STS7 Live Launch LS 6 18 83'

(Saturday, June 18, 1983, launch at 7:33:00 a.m. EDT; during STS-7) — Astronaut Sally K. Ride became the first American woman to be rocketed into space today as she and four colleagues (commander Robert L. Crippen, pilot Frederick H. Hauck and Ride’s fellow mission specialists John M. Fabian and Norman E. Thagard) blasted off aboard the space shuttle Challenger on a busy six-day mission. Continue reading Sally K. Ride becomes first American woman in space 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 18 1983) →

Pioneer 10 becomes first spacecraft to leave our solar system 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 13 1983)

1980s, space exploration


Video: 'KUMV Night Report news 1983'

(Monday, June 13, 1983, 8:00 a.m. EDT) — The U.S. space probe Pioneer 10 became the first human-made object to leave the vicinity of the major planets of the Solar System today as it crossed the orbit of Neptune, at that time the outermost planet, 11 years after it was launched in 1972. Continue reading Pioneer 10 becomes first spacecraft to leave our solar system 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 13 1983) →