Lisa's Nostalgia Cafe--1980s Celebrities & Events


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1981: After 444 days of captivity, the Iranian hostages were released. The Iranian Hostage Crisis ======================================== ========================================	-----	1981: Columbia made the first official space shuttle flight, kicking off an entire decade of shuttle missions. Space Shuttle Columbia ======================================== ========================================
1980: Many people lost a personal hero when John Lennon was killed. The Story From The BBC ======================================== ========================================		1981: Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court. Sandra Day O'Connor ======================================== ========================================
1989: The world rejoiced when the Berlin Wall fell. The Fall of the Berlin Wall ======================================== ========================================		1982: Seven people died in the Tylenol tampering scare, in which random victims unknowingly swallowed Tylenol capsules filled with cyanide. This led to the tamper-resistant and quality-sealed packaging we see on store shelves today. Tylenol Case Spawns Copycat Crimes The Tylenol Murders ======================================== ========================================
1986: Seven crew members were lost, including teacher Christa McAuliffe, when the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after lift-off. The Space Shuttle Challenger Accident		1980: Mount St. Helens erupted. Mount St. Helens

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More Top Stories 1980 1980 Presidential Election U.S. Boycotts Moscow Summer Olympics 1981 President Reagan Assassination Attempt Pope John Paul II Shot Prince Charles Weds Lady Diana Spencer Egypt's Anwar Sadat Assassinated 1982 Disney's Epcot Center Opens 1983 Sally Ride: First American Woman In Space U.S. Invades Grenada 1984 1984 Presidential Election *Nude Photos Cost Miss America Her Title		1986 Hands Across America Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster 1987 Stock Market Crash Rescue Of Baby Jessica Scandal For Presidential Hopeful Gary Hart Scandal For PTL's Jim Bakker 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 Explodes Over Scotland 1988 Presidential Election Last Playboy Club Closes Its Doors 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Scientists Find Cystic Fibrosis Gene Major Earthquake In San Francisco Also... *AIDS Becomes An Epidemic


presidents 1977-1981: Jimmy Carter 1981-1989: Ronald Reagan 1989-1993: George Bush	Newsmakers names in the news Time Magazine's Man Of The Year Lee Iacocca Donald & Ivana Trump Imelda Marcos Manuel Noriega Oliver North Vanessa Williams Tammy Faye Bakker Rock Hudson Jessica Hahn Donna Rice

Showbiz

leading ladies
Goldie Hawn
Debra Winger
Teri Garr
Carrie Fisher
Meryl Streep
Jessica Lange
Bette Midler
Jane Fonda
Sissy Spacek
Kelly McGillis

young adults
Jodie Foster
Deborah Foreman
Nicolas Cage
Sean Penn
Matthew Broderick
Judge Reinhold
Michael J. Fox
Scott Baio
Lisa Whelchel
Jennifer Grey

leading men
Christopher Reeve
Dudley Moore
Danny DeVito
Roger Moore
Jack Nicholson
Dabney Coleman
Michael Keaton
Dustin Hoffman
Tom Hanks
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Clint Eastwood
Harrison Ford

the younger generation
Soleil Moon Frye
Henry Thomas
Drew Barrymore
Justin Henry
Emmanuel Lewis
Heather O'Rourke
Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen
Ricky Schroeder
Gary Coleman
Tina Yothers

directors, hosts, reporters
Johnny Carson
David Letterman
Tim Burton
Barbara Walters
Linda Ellerbee
Chuck Woolery
Alex Trebek

Former Child Star Central
The Brat Pack

tv actresses
Linda Evans
Joan Collins
Genie Francis
Morgan Fairchild
Rhea Perlman
Nell Carter
Susan Lucci
Pam Dawber
Delta Burke
Shelley Long
Jan Smithers
Ann Jillian

Molly Ringwald

teen stars
Jason Bateman
Anthony Michael Hall
Alyssa Milano
River Phoenix
Molly Ringwald
Kirk Cameron
Dana Plato
Todd Bridges
Justine Bateman
Keanu Reeves
Lisa Bonet

tv actors
Jameson Parker
Gilbert Gottfried
Bronson Pinchot
Michael Landon
Ted Danson
Harry Anderson
Alan Thicke
Mark Linn-Baker
Tony Danza
Gary Sandy
John Larroquette
Anthony Geary
Gerald McRaney


radical dudes John Cusack Don Johnson John Stamos Tom Cruise John Schneider Tom Wopat Pierce Brosnan Rob Lowe Patrick Swayze Heather Locklear	awesome babes Elvira, Mistress Of The Dark Heather Locklear Phoebe Cates Vanna White Loni Anderson Tawny Kitaen Catherine Bach Brooke Shields The L.A. Laker Girls Daryl Hannah Demi Moore Victoria Principal Christie Brinkley Emma Samms Cindy Crawford


Billy Crystal Whoopi Goldberg Sam Kinison Eddie Murphy Robin Williams Harold Ramis Penn & Teller Gallagher Roseanne Barr	Yakov Smirnoff Andy Kaufman Pee Wee Herman Richard Lewis Andrew Dice Clay Steve Martin John Candy Bill Murray Arsenio Hall Rodney Dangerfield Dan Aykroyd

Sports

sports stars
Mary Lou Retton
Greg Louganis
Katarina Witt
Torvill & Dean
Florence Griffith Joyner
Edwin Moses
Brian Boitano
Walter Payton
Fernando Valenzuela
Jim Palmer
Michael Jordan
Magic Johnson
Larry Bird
Bo Jackson
Wayne Gretzky

Jamaican Bobsled Team
U.S. Hockey Team Wins Olympic Gold
USFL Football League
Jamaican Bobsled Team At Winter Olympics
How The '85 Bears Captured Chicago
Video Clip: The Super Bowl Shuffle
Super Bowl Shuffle Lyrics & Photos

sports tidbits
*Between 1983 and 1985, football fans could watch the game year-round, thanks to the USFL. This short-lived football league scheduled its games during the spring and summer.

*For Chicago Bears fans, 1985 was the best year ever. The season ended on a high note when the Bears won Super Bowl XX in January 1986. In October 1985, the team made a record and video for charity entitled The Super Bowl Shuffle. Believe it or not, the song actually reached #41 on the Billboard charts and was nominated for a Grammy.

*In 1980, a ragtag bunch of college hockey players became the heroes of a nation. That year, the U.S. Olympic hockey team defeated formidable teams from the U.S.S.R. and Finland to win the gold medal.

*In the 1988 Winter Olympics, figure skaters Debi Thomas and Katarina Witt were both favored to win the gold medal. Ironically, they both performed their routines to the music from Carmen. When it was all over, Witt took the gold and Thomas took the bronze. And what about second place? While everyone was worrying about Carmen, Elizabeth Manley quietly stepped up to capture the silver.

*Another great story from the 1988 Winter Olympics was that of the Jamaican Bobsled Team. Although they came in last place, the public was captivated by the idea of a bobsled team from a tropical island.


the theater Bernadette Peters Betty Buckley Michael Crawford Colm Wilkinson Patti LuPone Sarah Brightman Tommy Tune Roger Rees Neil Simon Elaine Paige Andrew Lloyd Webber Mandy Patinkin Michael Ball Frances Ruffelle Laurie Beechman Twiggy Wanda Reichert Kevin Kline Jennifer Holliday	radio & records Visit my Recording Artists page for the stars of radio and records. Visit my Music page for radio DJs. song & dance Sammy Davis Jr. Liza Minnelli Ben Vereen Liberace Wayne Newton Up With People tv & movie music Doc Severinsen Paul Shaffer John Williams

Celebrities & Eventsin the 1980s

Celebrities & Events
in the 1980s