Today in 80s history! What happened on March 10th in the 80s? Find out what happened today in 80s Movies, 80s Music, 80s TV Shows, and 80s Sports! Also find out about celebrity birthdays for the legends, icons and characters we grew up with in the 80s!
Chuck Norris (Actor, Missing in Action) — 86
March 10, 1940
Chuck Norris’s Best 80s Movies
The Octagon (1980)
Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)
Missing in Action (1984)
Code of Silence (1985)
Invasion U.S.A. (1985)
The Delta Force (1986)
Classic Chuck Norris Fact
“Chuck Norris doesn’t do push-ups. He pushes the Earth down.”
Sharon Stone (Actress, Above the Law) — 68
March 10, 1958
Mitch Gaylord (Gymnast) — 65
March 10, 1961
Jasmine Guy (Actress, A Different World) — 64
March 10, 1962
Jeff Ament (Bassist, Pearl Jam) — 63
March 10, 1963
Rod Woodson (Football Player) — 61
March 10, 1965
Edie Brickell (Singer) — 60
March 10, 1966
Trouble
Debut Album
Release Date: March 10, 1984
Julian Lennon
3rd Album
Release Date: March 10, 1989
Billboard 200: #87
Kim Carnes
Release Date: March 10, 1981
Billboard Hot 100: #1
Weeks at #1 in America: 9
Note:
It became one of the defining singles of 1981 and also reached #1 in several international markets.
Release Date: March 10, 1989
Director: Peter Bonerz
Starring: Bubba Smith, Michael Winslow, David Graf, Marion Ramsey, Leslie Easterbrook, Lance Kinsey, Bruce Mahler, Kenneth Mars, Matt McCoy, G. W. Bailey and George Gaynes
Budget: $15 Million
Box Office: $33.2 Million Worldwide ($11.6 Million Domestic)
Release Date: March 10, 1989
Director: Emile Ardolino
Starring: Cybill Shepherd, Robert Downey Jr., Ryan O'Neal and Mary Stuart Masterson
Budget: $16 Million
Box Office: $16.3 Million
Release Date: March 10, 1989
Director: Terry Gilliam
Starring: John Neville, Sarah Polley, Eric Idle, Jonathan Pryce, Oliver Reed and Uma Thurman
Budget: $46.6 Million
Box Office: $8.1 Million
Release Date: March 10, 1989
Director: David Hugh Jones
Starring: Robert De Niro, Ed Harris and Kathy Baker
Budget: $10 Million
Box Office: $2 Million
Release Date: March 10, 1989
Directors: Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese
Starring: Woody Allen, Rosanna Arquette, Mia Farrow, Giancarlo Giannini, Julie Kavner, Nick Nolte, Talia Shire, Don Novello, Mae Questel, Steve Buscemi and Heather McComb
Budget: $15 Million
Box Office: $10.8 Million
Event: Willard Scott Debuts as Weather Forecaster
Network: NBC
Date: March 10, 1980
Event: “Billie Jean” Enters Heavy Rotation
Date: March 10, 1983
Details:
MTV began airing Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” video in heavy rotation, making him the first Black artist to receive heavy rotation on the channel.
Event: Series Finale
Network: NBC
First Episode Date: September 8, 1983
Last Episode Date: March 10, 1984
Seasons: 1 on NBC
Episodes: 21 on NBC run
Event: Series Finale
Network: Nickelodeon / Syndication
First Episode Date: November 2, 1987
Last Episode Date: March 10, 1989
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 195
Event: Hall of Fame Election
Selection Method: Veterans Committee
Details:
Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Walter Alston was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. George Kell was also elected the same day.
Event: NBA Coaching Milestone
Team: Dallas Mavericks
Details:
Dick Motta earned his 700th regular-season win when the Mavericks defeated the New Jersey Nets 126-113.
Event: Hall of Fame Election
Selection Method: Veterans Committee
Details:
Ernie Lombardi and Bobby Doerr were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee.
