(Saturday, June 7, 1986) — “Live to Tell” by Madonna peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. It was Madonna’s third of twelve number one hits on the chart (1984-2000).
Category Archives: Movies 1980s
‘Top Gun’ premieres in New York 30 years ago tonight (May 12 1986)
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(Monday, May 12, 1986) — Top Gun, an action drama film about a hotheaded pilot who struggles to survive an exclusive training program, premiered tonight in New York City.
Directed by Tony Scott, the film starred Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards and Tom Skerritt.
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‘Captain Midnight’ interrupts HBO satellite feed 30 years ago this hour (Apr 27 1986)
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(Sunday, April 27, 1986, 12:32 a.m. EST) — John R. MacDougall of Florida, a video pirate calling himself “Captain Midnight,” interrupted a movie this morning on the premium cable and satellite television network HBO (Home Box Office) with a printed onscreen message protesting home satellite de-scrambling fees.
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Maria Shriver marries Arnold Schwarzenegger 30 years ago today (Apr 26 1986)
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(Saturday, April 26, 1986) — TV journalist Maria Shriver and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger were married today at a church in Hyannis, Massachusetts, with members of the Kennedy family present.
The marriage broke up 25 years later with the revelation that Schwarzenegger had fathered a son with a family housekeeper.
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George Harrison interviewed for NBC’s ‘Today’ 30 years ago this hour (Apr 17 1986)
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(Thursday, April 17, 1986, 7:38 a.m. EST) — In his first major television interview in years, former Beatle George Harrison appeared this morning in the third of a four-part feature on NBC’s Today, recorded at his Henley-on-Thames estate in England (possibly on Friday, Apr. 11, 1986).
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George Harrison interviewed for NBC’s ‘Today’ 30 years ago this hour (Apr 14 1986)
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(Monday, April 14, 1986, 7:50 a.m. EST) — In his first major television interview in years, former Beatle George Harrison appeared this morning in the first of a four-part feature on NBC’s Today, recorded at his Henley-on-Thames estate in England (possibly on Friday, Apr. 11, 1986).
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Actor Clint Eastwood elected mayor of Carmel, California 30 years ago today (Apr 8 1986)
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(Tuesday, April 8, 1986) — Clint Eastwood, the Hollywood actor who became one of the world’s biggest box office draws playing tough cowboys and revenge-minded policemen, today won a landslide victory as Mayor of the resort town of Carmel, California.
Eastwood defeated the incumbent two-term Mayor, Charlotte Townsend, by a vote of 2,166 to 799 (click here to watch “Almanac: Mayor Clint Eastwood”).
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‘Out of Africa’ wins Best Picture at 58th Academy Awards 30 years ago this hour (Mar 24 1986)
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(Monday, March 24, 1986, 6:00-9:02 p.m. PST) — Out of Africa, an epic romantic drama film about a woman trapped in a loveless marriage who finds happiness with an adventurer, won seven Oscars tonight at the 58th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Sydney Pollack for Best Director. Continue reading ‘Out of Africa’ wins Best Picture at 58th Academy Awards 30 years ago this hour (Mar 24 1986)
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‘Spies Like Us’ by Paul McCartney peaks at #8 in USA 30 years ago today (Feb 8 1986)
(Saturday, February 8, 1986) — “Spies Like Us” by Paul McCartney, from the film of the same name, peaked at #7 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
It was McCartney’s 22nd of 23 top ten hits on the chart outside of The Beatles (1971-2015 — The Beatles had 34 top ten hits on the chart between 1964-1996).
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‘Hannah and Her Sisters’ released in U.S. theaters 30 years ago today (Feb 7 1986)
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(Friday, February 7, 1986) — Hannah and Her Sisters, a comedy-drama film about three sisters who deal with their tangled relationships amidst the wonders of New York City, opened today in 54 theaters across the U.S. (the premiere took place Jan. 16, 1986, at the UA Coronet Theater in Los Angeles). Continue reading ‘Hannah and Her Sisters’ released in U.S. theaters 30 years ago today (Feb 7 1986)
