Category Archives: 1980s

Actor Vic Morrow, two child actors killed when helicopter crashes on ‘Twilight Zone’ movie set 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 23 1982)

1980s, Movies 1980s


Video: 'Vic Morrow: News Report of His Death - July 23, 1982'

(Friday, July 23, 1982, about 2:30 a.m. PDT) — Actor Vic Morrow and two child actors, 7-year-old Myca Dinh Le and 6-year-old Renee Shin-Yi Chen, were killed this morning when a Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter crashed on top of them during filming of a Vietnam War scene for Twilight Zone: The Movie northwest of Los Angeles. Continue reading Actor Vic Morrow, two child actors killed when helicopter crashes on ‘Twilight Zone’ movie set 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 23 1982) →

‘Let It Whip’ by Dazz Band peaks at #5 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 17 1982)

1980s, Popular Music 1980s

(Saturday, July 17, 1982) — “Let It Whip” by Dazz Band peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Let It Whip’ by Dazz Band peaks at #5 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 17 1982) →

‘Tainted Love’ by Soft Cell peaks at #8 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 17 1982)

1980s, Popular Music 1980s

(Saturday, July 17, 1982) — “Tainted Love” by Soft Cell peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Tainted Love’ by Soft Cell peaks at #8 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 17 1982) →

‘Only the Lonely’ by The Motels peaks at #9 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 17 1982)

1980s, Popular Music 1980s

(Saturday, July 17, 1982) — “Only the Lonely” by The Motels peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for four weeks. Continue reading ‘Only the Lonely’ by The Motels peaks at #9 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 17 1982) →

‘Going To A Go-Go’ by The Rolling Stones peaks at #25 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 17 1982)

1980s, Popular Music 1980s

(Saturday, July 17, 1982) — “Going To A Go-Go” by The Rolling Stones peaked at #25 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘Going To A Go-Go’ by The Rolling Stones peaks at #25 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 17 1982) →

Woody Allen’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy’ film premieres in Los Angeles 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 15 1982)

1980s, Movies 1980s, Woody Allen


Video: 'A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy' trailer

(Thursday, July 15, 1982, evening PDT) — A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy, an American sex comedy film about a wacky inventor and his wife who invite two other couples for a weekend party at a romantic summer house in the 1900s countryside, premiered tonight at the Mann Regent theater in Los Angeles. Continue reading Woody Allen’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy’ film premieres in Los Angeles 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 15 1982) →

‘Love’s Been a Little Bit Hard on Me’ by Juice Newton peaks at #7 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 10 1982)

1980s, Popular Music 1980s

(Saturday, July 10, 1982) — “Love’s Been a Little Bit Hard on Me” by Juice Newton peaked at #7 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Love’s Been a Little Bit Hard on Me’ by Juice Newton peaks at #7 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 10 1982) →

‘Do I Do’ by Stevie Wonder peaks at #13 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 10 1982)

1980s, Popular Music 1980s

(Saturday, July 10, 1982) — “Do I Do” by Stevie Wonder peaked at #13 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘Do I Do’ by Stevie Wonder peaks at #13 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 10 1982) →

145 people on jetliner die in crash, 8 killed on ground as plane sets Louisiana houses afire 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 9 1982)

1980s


Video: 'Pan Am Flight 759 (1982 disaster)' (9 videos)

(Friday, July 9, 1982, 4:09:05 p.m. CDT; during Pan Am Flight 759) — A Pan American World Airways jet crashed in a residential area just after being forced down by a microburst shortly after takeoff from New Orleans this afternoon, killing all 145 on board and eight people on the ground. Continue reading 145 people on jetliner die in crash, 8 killed on ground as plane sets Louisiana houses afire 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 9 1982) →

‘Don’t You Want Me’ by Human League peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 3 1982)

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(Saturday, July 3, 1982) — “Don’t You Want Me” by Human League peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three consecutive weeks (July 3/10/17, 1982). Continue reading ‘Don’t You Want Me’ by Human League peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 3 1982) →