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In 1981, on Days of Our Lives, Philece Sampler mader her said soap debut as Renee Dumonde, who was ultimately revealed to be Stefano's daughter.
In 1982, On the cover of TV Guide: “John Hillerman and Tom Selleck of Magnum P.I.”. Other Articles: Father Murphy
In 1983, Gary Trudeau took a 20-month break from writing his comic strip, “Doonesbury”.
In 1983, The musical play “Annie,” based on the “Little Orphan Annie” comic strip, closed on Broadway after 2,377 performances. Will the sun come up tomorrow without her? Will Annie ever find her eyeballs?
In 1984, ABC purchases 15% of ESPN from Getty Oil and is given the option to obtain as much as 49% by 1986
In 1985, “Dave Letterman Day” in North Carolina is announced on “Late Night with David Letterman.”
In 1985, “Weird Al” Yankovic recorded the first songs for his “Dare To Be Stupid” LP “Cable TV”, “Slime Creatures From Outer Space”, and “One More Minute”.
In 1986, Mike Bossy of the New York Islanders becomes the 11th NHL player to score 500 goals. Bossy scores number 500 on an empty netter with 17 seconds remaining to clinch a 7-5 victory against the Boston Bruins at Nassau Coliseum. Bossy reaches the milestone in 647 games, fewer than anyone in NHL history at that time.
In 1986, On Santa Barbara, Mason Capwell (Lane Davies) woke up with a massive New Year's hangover. Meanwhile, Dr. Mark McCormick (Jon Lindstrom) found his long lost wife, Wendy (aka Janice Harrison), after seeing her on the cover of a magazine. She ran out on him two years earlier.
In 1986, The Bangles' album "Different Light" was released. It featured the hits "Manic Monday," "If She Knew What She Wants," "Walking Down Your Street" and the novelty-ish number one Billboard hit of 1987 "Walk Like An Egyptian."
In 1987, The most-watched college football game was played as Joe Paternoʹs Nittany Lions of Penn State defeated the Miami Hurricanes, 14-10, at the Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Arizona; the game was so popular that it beat “Dallas” and “Falcon Crest” in the TV ratings.
In 1988, On the cover of TV Guide: “cast of Falcon Crest”. Other Articles: Dabney Coleman, Simon and Simon
In 1988, “High Mountain Rangers” began airing on CBS
In 1989, On Ryan's Hope, to kick off the final two weeks of the show's existance, Delia (Ilene Kristen) sing "Chica Chica Boom Chic" in a fantasy sequence. Karen Morris-Gowdy returned to the show as Faith Coleridge after a five-year absence.
In 1988, “Songs For Christmas '87” by Mini Pops peaked at number 39 on the U.K. pop singles chart.
In 1988, “The Funeral” by George Fenton And Jonas Gwangwa peaked at number 75 on the U.K. pop singles chart.
In 1988, “The Tide Is Turning (After Live Aid)” by Roger Waters peaked at number 54 on the U.K. pop singles chart.
In 1988, “There's The Girl” by Heart peaked at number 34 on the U.K. pop singles chart.
In 1988, “Walking In The Air (From The Snowman)” by Peter Auty And The Sinfonia Of London peaked at number 37 on the U.K. pop singles chart.
In 1982, “Bring Back The Spirit Of Christmas / A Little Boy's Christmas” by Bert Newton / Keith McGowan peaked at number 25 on the Australian pop singles chart.
In 1982, “Bustin' Loose / Saturday Love” by Moving Pictures peaked at number 43 on the Australian pop singles chart.
In 1982, “Dead Ringer For Love / More Than You Deserve” by Meat Loaf And Cher / Meat Loaf peaked at number 65 on the Australian pop singles chart.
In 1982, “One Day At A Time / I Knew The Mason” by Cristy Lane peaked at number 91 on the Australian pop singles chart.
In 1982, “Screaming Jets / American Machines” by Johnny Warman peaked at number 9 on the Australian pop singles chart.
In 1982, “Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me) / Sonny” by Rod Stewart peaked at number 6 on the Australian pop singles chart.
In 1982, “It Must Be Love / Mrs. Hutchinson” by Madness peaked at number 43 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.
In 1982, “Je loog tegen mij” by Drukwerk peaked at number 1 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.
In 1982, “Live It Up” by Time Bandits peaked at number 15 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.
In 1982, “Questionnaire” by Chas Jankel peaked at number 39 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.
In 1982, “Waiting On A Friend” by The Rolling Stones peaked at number 17 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.
In 1982, “We Kill The World (Don't Kill The World)” by Boney M. peaked at number 13 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.
In 1982, “Wedding Bells” by Godley And Creme peaked at number 44 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.
In 1982, “In The Night” by Bilgeri peaked at number 6 on the Austria pop singles chart.
In 1982, “Night After Night” by Bernie Paul peaked at number 14 on the Austria pop singles chart.
In 1982, “Schickeria” by Rainhard Fendrich peaked at number 1 on the Austria pop singles chart.
In 1982, “Twilight” by Electric Light Orchestra peaked at number 15 on the Austria pop singles chart.
In 1988, “Etienne” by Guesch Patti peaked at number 1 on the France pop singles chart.
In 1988, “You're Under Arrest” by Serge Gainsbourg peaked at number 47 on the France pop singles chart.
In 1988, “Küss' die Hand, schöne Frau” by Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung peaked at number 2 on the Switzerland pop singles chart.
In 1988, “Mony Mony (Live)” by Billy Idol peaked at number 13 on the Switzerland pop singles chart.
In 1988, “The Look Of Love” by Madonna peaked at number 20 on the Switzerland pop singles chart.
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