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
The Complete History
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
August 1, 1981 — “MTV” premieres
On August 1, 1981, at 12:01 a.m., MTV launched with the words “Ladies and gentlemen: rock and roll,” played over...
March 19, 2015
December 26, 1981 — Boom Boom Mancini defeats Manuel Abedoy
I guess it must have seemed appropriate: a day of boxing on Boxing Day. In 1981, Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini...
March 14, 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
June 21, 1982 — Prince William of England is born
The eldest child of Prince Charles (himself the eldest child and heir of the current Queen of England), Prince William...
February 7, 2015
November 13, 1982 — The Vietnam Memorial in Washington DC is dedicated
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is located in Constitution Gardens, adjacent to the National Mall and nearby the Lincoln Memorial. Its...
February 2, 2015
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