Today in 80s history! What happened on March 21st 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!
TODAY'S 80S BIRTHDAYS
Tom Flores (Football Coach) - 89
March 21, 1937
Rose Stone (Singer, Sly and the Family Stone) - 81
March 21, 1945
Timothy Dalton (Actor, Licence to Kill) - 80
March 21, 1946
Roger Hodgson (Singer, Supertramp) - 76
March 21, 1950
Conrad Lozano (Musician, Los Lobos) - 75
March 21, 1951
Russell Thompkins Jr. (Singer, The Stylistics) - 75
March 21, 1951
Gary Oldman (Actor) - 68
March 21, 1958
Sabrina Le Beauf (Actress, The Cosby Show) - 68
March 21, 1958
Slim Jim Phantom (Drummer, Stray Cats) - 65
March 21, 1961
Matthew Broderick (Actor, Ferris Bueller's Day Off) - 64
March 21, 1962
Rosie O'Donnell (Comedian and Actress) - 64
March 21, 1962
Shawon Dunston (Baseball Player) - 63
March 21, 1963
TODAY IN 80S MUSIC
80s Music Released on March 21st
Grand Slam
The Isley Brothers
19th Album
Release Date: March 21, 1981
Billboard 200: #28
The Final Cut
Pink Floyd
12th Album
Release Date: March 21, 1983
Billboard 200: #6
UK Albums Chart: #1
Now That's What I Call Music! 11
Various Artists
UK Compilation Album
Release Date: March 21, 1988
UK Albums Chart: #1
Surfer Rosa
Pixies
Debut Album
Release Date: March 21, 1988
Like a Prayer
Madonna
4th Album
Release Date: March 21, 1989
Billboard 200: #1
Nick of Time
Bonnie Raitt
10th Album
Release Date: March 21, 1989
Billboard 200: #1
TODAY IN 80S MOVIES
80s Movies Released On March 21st
Little Miss Marker (1980)
Release Date: March 21, 1980
Director: Walter Bernstein
Starring: Walter Matthau, Julie Andrews, Tony Curtis, Bob Newhart, Lee Grant and Sara Stimson
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $6.3 Million
Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
Release Date: March 21, 1986
Director: Jerry Paris
Starring: Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, David Graf, Michael Winslow, Marion Ramsey, Leslie Easterbrook, Art Metrano, Tim Kazurinsky, Bobcat Goldthwait and George Gaynes
Budget: $12 Million
Box Office: $107.6 Million
Just Between Friends (1986)
Release Date: March 21, 1986
Director: Allan Burns
Starring: Mary Tyler Moore, Christine Lahti, Sam Waterston and Ted Danson
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $6.4 Million
Rad (1986)
Release Date: March 21, 1986
Director: Hal Needham
Starring: Bill Allen, Lori Loughlin, Ray Walston and Talia Shire
Budget: $3 Million
Box Office: $2 Million
Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (1986)
Release Date: March 21, 1986
Director: Dale Schott
Starring: Alyson Court, Cree Summer, Maxine Miller and Hadley Kay
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $12 Million
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords (1986)
Release Date: March 21, 1986
Director: Ray Patterson
Starring: Margot Kidder, Roddy McDowall, Michael Nouri and Telly Savalas
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $1.3 Million
TODAY IN 80S TV
Dallas
Event: Season Finale
Network: CBS
Date: March 21, 1980
Episode: “A House Divided”
Details: J.R. Ewing is shot, launching the massive “Who Shot J.R.?” pop culture phenomenon.
Little House on the Prairie
Event: Final Episode
Network: NBC
Final Episode Date: March 21, 1983
Seasons: 9
Episodes: 204
Eye to Eye
Event: Series Premiere
Network: ABC
First Episode Date: March 21, 1985
Last Episode Date: May 2, 1985
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
Starring: Charles Durning and Stephanie Faracy
TODAY IN 80S SPORTS
1986 - Debi Thomas Wins World Figure Skating Championship
Event: World Figure Skating Championships
Details: Debi Thomas became the first African American woman to win the World Figure Skating Championship.
1988 - Mike Tyson Knocks Out Tony Tubbs
Event: Heavyweight Title Fight
Champion: Mike Tyson
Opponent: Tony Tubbs
Result: TKO (Round 2)
Location: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
Details: Tyson retained the WBA, WBC and IBF heavyweight titles with a second-round stoppage.
TODAY IN 80S POP CULTURE NEWS
1984 - Ground Broken for Strawberry Fields in Central Park
Event: Memorial Groundbreaking
Details: Yoko Ono broke ground for Strawberry Fields, the memorial dedicated to John Lennon near the Dakota.
1981 - “Keep on Loving You” Hits #1
Event: Billboard Hot 100 Milestone
Details: REO Speedwagon’s “Keep on Loving You” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
