Category Archives: 1980s

Moscow Summer Olympics begin despite U.S. boycott over Soviet invasion of Afghanistan 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 19 1980)

1980s


Video: 'The 1980 Moscow Olympics Boycott | Flashback | NBC News'

(Saturday, July 19, 1980, 4:00 p.m. Moscow Standard Time; during the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott) — Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev opened the XXII Olympic Games today at Central Lenin Stadium in a ceremony ringed in by tens of thousands of uniformed soldiers and policemen and marred by the boycott by the United States and scores of other countries protesting Soviet military intervention in Afghanistan. Continue reading Moscow Summer Olympics begin despite U.S. boycott over Soviet invasion of Afghanistan 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 19 1980) →

Reagan accepts Republican presidential nomination 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 17 1980)

1980s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Ronald Reagan's Acceptance Speech at Republican National Convention, July 17, 1980'

(Thursday, July 17, 1980, approximately 10:00 p.m. EDT; during the 1980 Republican National Convention) — Former Governor Ronald W. Reagan of California accepted the Republican presidential nomination tonight at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit with a call to Americans to “recapture our destiny” by replacing President Jimmy Carter’s “trust me” philosophy of government with a new American compact that puts trust in the people and returns many federal functions to the state and local level.
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‘I’m Alive’ by Electric Light Orchestra peaks at #16 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 12 1980)

1980s, Movies 1980s, Popular Music 1980s

(Saturday, July 12, 1980) — “I’m Alive” by Electric Light Orchestra peaked at #16 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘I’m Alive’ by Electric Light Orchestra peaks at #16 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 12 1980) →

Ringo Starr begins recording ‘Stop and Smell the Roses’ album in France 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 11 1980)

1980s, Popular Music 1980s, The Beatles 1980s


Video: 'Ringo Starr - Private Property'

(Friday, July 11, 1980; during sessions for Stop and Smell the Roses) — English rock musician and former Beatle Ringo Starr began recording Stop and Smell the Roses, his eighth studio album, reuniting today with fellow ex-Beatle Paul McCartney at the Super Bear Studios in in Berre-les-Alpes, a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Continue reading Ringo Starr begins recording ‘Stop and Smell the Roses’ album in France 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 11 1980) →

Paul McCartney and Wings rehearse at Finchden Manor 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 4 1980)

1980s, Popular Music 1980s, The Beatles 1980s


Video: 'Paul McCartney - Ballroom Dancing' (first ten numbers recorded July 4, 1980)

(Friday, July 4, 1980) — Following the release of McCartney II, his second solo album since the break-up of The Beatles, Paul McCartney reconvened his current group, Wings, for rehearsals in an ancient concert hall at Finchden Manor in Tenterden, Kent, England, recording the final night tonight for an unspecified project. Continue reading Paul McCartney and Wings rehearse at Finchden Manor 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 4 1980) →

John Lennon completes a demo for ‘I’m Losing You’ in Bermuda for ‘Double Fantasy’ LP 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 2 1980)

1980s, Popular Music 1980s, The Beatles 1980s


Video: 'John Lennon home demos (Early - November 1980)' (July 1980, clips 44-68)

(Wednesday, July 2, 1980) — Former Beatle John Lennon completed a demo of “I’m Losing You” for what would become his first studio album (with his wife, Yoko Ono) in five years, Double Fantasy, today at his rented villa called “Villa Undercliffe,” located in the Fairylands section of Bermuda. Continue reading John Lennon completes a demo for ‘I’m Losing You’ in Bermuda for ‘Double Fantasy’ LP 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 2 1980) →

‘Airplane!’ opens in New York City 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 2 1980)

1980s, Movies 1980s


Video: 'Airplane!' trailer

(Wednesday, July 2, 1980, 12 noon EDT) — When a flight crew falls ill, the only man who can land the plane is afraid of flying in Airplane!, an American parody film that opened today at Forum 47th Street theater at 1567 Broadway in Times Square, located in the Midtown Manhattan section of New York City. Continue reading ‘Airplane!’ opens in New York City 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 2 1980) →

‘Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)’ by Paul McCartney & Wings peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 28 1980)

1980s, Popular Music 1980s, The Beatles 1980s


Video: 'Coming Up (Live At Glasgow / 1979 / Remastered 2011)'

(Saturday, June 28, 1980) — “Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)” by former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings, a live version of his first single from his solo album McCartney II, peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three consecutive weeks (June 28, July 5/12, 1980). Continue reading ‘Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)’ by Paul McCartney & Wings peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 28 1980) →

‘The Rose’ by Bette Midler peaks at #3 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 28 1980)

1980s, Movies 1980s, Popular Music 1980s

(Saturday, June 28, 1980) — “The Rose” by Bette Midler peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘The Rose’ by Bette Midler peaks at #3 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 28 1980) →

John Lennon records additional demos in Bermuda for next studio LPs 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 27 1980)

1980s, Popular Music 1980s, The Beatles 1980s


Video: 'John Lennon home demos (Early - November 1980)' (June 22-27, 1980, clips 38-39; June 27, 1980, clips 40-41; June 27-late June 1980, clips 42-43)

(Friday, June 27, 1980) — Former Beatle John Lennon, on his 17th day visiting Bermuda (after sailing on a yacht from Newport, Rhode Island), recorded more demos of musical compositions for what would become his first studio albums (with his wife, Yoko Ono) in five years, Double Fantasy and Milk and Honey. Continue reading John Lennon records additional demos in Bermuda for next studio LPs 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 27 1980) →