December 8, 1980 — John Lennon is shot and killed
Mark David Chapman is, by any standard, an idiot. On this day in 1980, he shot John Lennon five times,...
May 14, 2015
Art & Culture
January 5, 1981 — “The Great Space Coaster” is first broadcast
A children’s television show created by Kermit Love (who had previously worked with Jim Henson on The Muppets) and Jim...
April 24, 2015
January 12, 1981 — “Dynasty” premieres
In a three-hour long introduction, Dynasty first appeared on tv screens across America on January 12, 1981. Over the course...
April 19, 2015
January 15, 1981 — “Hill Street Blues” premieres
One of the greatest television shows of all time, “Hill Street Blues” was first broadcast on this day in 1981....
April 14, 2015
February 17, 1981 — Joseph Gordon-Levitt born
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is one of those people who just seems to have been born...
April 8, 2015
May 17, 1981 — The band later named the Butthole Surfers play their first ever gig
Appearing as “The Dick Clark Five”, the first gig by the band that would become the Butthole Surfers took place...
March 29, 2015
June 9, 1981 — Natalie Portman born
Actress and activist Natalie Hershlag (Portman is her mother’s maiden name, which she uses as a stage name) was born...
March 27, 2015
January 4, 1982 — Basia Bonkowski hosts the first episode of “Rock Around The World”
It was nothing short of a revelation. A host playing music clips or having bands perform live in the studio...
February 22, 2015
March 6, 1982 — Ayn Rand dies
The first prophet of Objectivism, the author of “Atlas Shrugged” and “The Fountainhead”, and one of the least recognised fantasy...
February 17, 2015
June 7, 1982 — Graceland is opened to the public
When Elvis died in 1977, he left most of his fortune to his daughter Lisa-Marie, who was only 9 at...
February 12, 2015
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