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Total Records: 44 - Group: DATES / Category: 20TH CENTURY: 80S / Subcategory: HEADLINES
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1980 - 44 years ago
1March 2, 1980 KISS KISS BANG BANG 2005 Film20th Century: 80sHeadlines

March 2, 1980
Date of The Embrey Star newspaper headline: Los Angeles Film Crew Invades Embrey.




2March 27, 1980 THE GODFATHER PART III 1990 Film20th Century: 80sHeadlines

March 27, 1980
The New York Times newspaper headline: "John Paul I Outlines Administrative Overhaul - Vatican Bank Being Restructured".



3March 27, 1980 THE GODFATHER PART III 1990 Film20th Century: 80sHeadlines

March 27, 1980
International Herald Tribune headline: "New Pope Announces Investigation Into Vatican Bank Affairs".



4May 3, 1980 SUMMER OF 84 2018 Film20th Century: 80sHeadlines

May 3, 1980
Date of Cape May Chronicle newspaper headline: Fears Grow in Hunt for Missing Seaport Teen.




5October 7, 1980 FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV Series20th Century: 80sHeadlines

October 7, 1980
Chicago Herald Recorder newspaper headline: SOVIETS EXPAND ZVEZDA LUNAR BASE.



1981 - 43 years ago
6May 14, 1981 FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV Series20th Century: 80sHeadlines

May 14, 1981
Newspaper headline: POPE FELLED BY ASSASSIN'S BULLET. John Paul II was shot and killed today in Saint Peters Square.



7May 15, 1981 ROCKY III 1982 Film20th Century: 80sHeadlines

May 15, 1981
The Bulletin newspaper headline:ROCKY and THUNDERLIPS RAISE $75,000 FOR YOUTH CLUB.



8August 15, 1981 FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV Series20th Century: 80sHeadlines

August 15, 1981
Newspaper headline: NASA Prepares for Launch of First Space Shuttle.



9October 8, 1981 FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV Series20th Century: 80sHeadlines

October 8, 1981
Newspaper headline: Sadat Recovering After Assassination Attempt.



1982 - 42 years ago
10September 30, 1982 SUMMER OF 84 2018 Film20th Century: 80sHeadlines

September 30, 1982
Date of World Wide Journal newspaper headline: Cannibal society in our sewer system?



11December 2, 1982 CODE 8 2019 Film20th Century: 80sHeadlines

December 2, 1982
Date of The Lincoln Times newspaper headline: WHAT IS PSYKE?



1983 - 41 years ago
12May 23, 1983 BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II 1989 Film20th Century: 80sHeadlines

May 23, 1983
Date of Hill Valley Telegraph newspaper original headline: EMMETT BROWN COMMENDED.



13May 23, 1983 BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II 1989 Film20th Century: 80sHeadlines

May 23, 1983
Date of Hill Valley Telegraph newspaper original headline: EMMETT BROWN COMMITTED.



14August 6, 1983 TAKING LIVES 2004 Film20th Century: 80sHeadlines

August 6, 1983
Date of Montreal Chronicle newspaper headline about tragic car accident.



1984 - 40 years ago
15February 4, 1984 THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 1963 Comic Books20th Century: 80sHeadlines

February 4, 1984
Date of Daily Bugle headline: "WHERE ARE THEY?!? Still No Word on Missing Heroes"



16March 12, 1984 FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV Series20th Century: 80sHeadlines

March 12, 1984
Los Angeles Chronicle newspaper headline SPACE BOOM: NASA EXPANDS CONSTRUCTION IN EARTH ORBIT.



17July 9, 1984 DAY OF THE DEAD 1985 Film20th Century: 80sHeadlines

July 9, 1984
Date of The Southern Globe newspaper headline: The Dead Walk! Date on newspaper indicates a Friday, but July 9, 1984 was actually on a Monday. Recreated by Paragon FX Group using scans sourced from surviving copies of the original props. Copies sold on their website.



18October 8, 1984 GHOSTBUSTERS 1984 Film20th Century: 80sHeadlines

October 8, 1984
Date of USA Today headline" Ghost Fever Grips New York"



19October 13, 1984 FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV Series20th Century: 80sHeadlines

October 13, 1984
Date of headline: MURDER & IRA CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY.



1985 - 39 years ago
20January 14, 1985 CASTLE ROCK 2018 TV Series20th Century: 80sHeadlines

January 14, 1985
Date of Castle Rock Call newspaper headline that Henry Deaver reads on microfilm, about Dale Lacy: "New Warden at Shawshank."



21April 30, 1985 FLETCH 1985 Film20th Century: 80sHeadlines

April 30, 1985
Date of newspaper headline: Police Chief Karlin Indicted / Jane Doe's Testimony Brings First Degree Murder Charge.



22July 11, 1985 STRANGER THINGS 2016 TV Series20th Century: 80sHeadlines

July 11, 1985
Date of Journal Tribune headline: SCANDAL ROCKS SMALL TOWN.



23July 12, 1985 STRANGER THINGS 2016 TV Series20th Century: 80sHeadlines

July 12, 1985
Date of Journal Tribune headline: MAYOR UNDER FIRE!



24July 15, 1985 STRANGER THINGS 2016 TV Series20th Century: 80sHeadlines

July 15, 1985
Date of Indianapolis Gazette headline: THIRTY DEAD, and article: Hero Chief Dies in Fire.



25October 10, 1985 WATCHMEN 2019 TV Series20th Century: 80sHeadlines

October 10, 1985
New York Gazette headline: Manhattan Leaves Earth For Mars.



1986 - 38 years ago
26March 17, 1986 FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV Series20th Century: 80sHeadlines

March 17, 1986
Date of headline: POLARIS SPACE TOURS LAUNCHES.



27March 26, 1986 FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV Series20th Century: 80sHeadlines

March 26, 1986
Date of headline: New Soviet Boss.



28April 17, 1986 FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV Series20th Century: 80sHeadlines

April 17, 1986
Date of headline: RED TIDE Soviets Expand Influence into America's Backyard.



29May 15, 1986 BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE GAME 2010 Video Games20th Century: 80sHeadlines

May 15, 1986
Date of Hill Valley Telegraph newspaper headline: TANNEN GANG RUNS WILD. Doc and Marty return to 1986. Doc drops Marty off at home and goes to bank to stop estate sale. But they soon find that something they did in 1931 allowed Kid Tannen to escape his date with justice. As a consequence, the Tannens have been unchecked in Hill Valley for over 50 years. Doc and Marty head back to the past, to the day that Kid Tannen was supposed to be arrested to figure out what went wrong and fix it.



30June 30, 1986 FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV Series20th Century: 80sHeadlines

June 30, 1986
Date of headline: Michael Jordan 1st pick NBA draft.



31September 27, 1986 DUMB AND DUMBERER: WHEN HARRY MET LLOYD 2003 Film20th Century: 80sHeadlines

September 27, 1986
Harry meets Lloyd. Date of Providence Hill Scholar high school newspaper headline: New School Library Opens.



1987 - 37 years ago
32March 4, 1987 FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV Series20th Century: 80sHeadlines

March 4, 1987
Date of newspaper headline: Pollard Guilty of Spying Sentences to Life in Prison.



33April 16, 1987 FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV Series20th Century: 80sHeadlines

April 16, 1987
Date of headline: Helios Wins NASA Mining Contract.



34May 28, 1987 TAKING LIVES 2004 Film20th Century: 80sHeadlines

May 28, 1987
Date of Michigan Herald newspaper headline: Body found in Huron Ann Arbor yesterday.



35June 16, 1987 FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV Series20th Century: 80sHeadlines

June 16, 1987
Date of headline: CHINA SET TO OPEN FIRST MOON BASE NEXT MONTH. 4:37.



36October 6, 1987 RUNAWAY JURY 2003 Film20th Century: 80sHeadlines

October 6, 1987
Date of Gardner Post newspaper headline: Nine Killed in School Shooting.



37December 26, 1987 CASTLE ROCK 2018 TV Series20th Century: 80sHeadlines

December 26, 1987
Date of microfilm newspaper headline that Henry Deaver reads: "Nightmare on Christmas: The Fire at Shawshank".



1988 - 36 years ago
38November 9, 1988 BRIDE OF CHUCKY 1998 Film20th Century: 80sHeadlines

November 9, 1988
Date of Lockport Guardian headline: Serial Killer Fatally Shot.



39November 10, 1988 CHILD'S PLAY 1988 Film20th Century: 80sHeadlines

November 10, 1988
Date of South Side Chicago Tribune newspaper headline: THE LAKE SHORE STRANGER FOUND.



40December 23, 1988 SCROOGED 1988 Film20th Century: 80sHeadlines

December 23, 1988
Date of Electronic Media newspaper headline: "How crafty is Cross?" and Daily News headline: "IBC KILLS OLD WOMAN". Frank Cross is visited by the ghost of his mentor Lew Hayward, an unloved miser who died from a heart attack seven years prior. Lew warns him three more ghosts will appear to him over the next day to help Frank avoid the same fate.



41December 27, 1988 CURSE OF CHUCKY 2013 Film20th Century: 80sHeadlines

December 27, 1988
Date of newspaper headline: Serial Killer Gunned Down, about Charles Lee Ray. According to the article, he was killed early in the morning that same day, on Tuesday.



42December 29, 1988 CURSE OF CHUCKY 2013 Film20th Century: 80sHeadlines

December 29, 1988
Date of newspaper headline: Is this doll cursed? Boy says Chucky did it!



1989 - 35 years ago
43November 3, 1989 HALLOWEEN 6: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS 1995 Film20th Century: 80sHeadlines

November 3, 1989
Date of Warren County Gazette newspaper clippings on Tommy Doyle's wall. Headline: Jamie Lloyd Feared Dead in Police Station Massacre.



44November 7, 1989 BATMAN 1989 Film20th Century: 80sHeadlines

November 7, 1989
Date of Gotham Globe headline: BATMAN CRACKS JOKER'S POISON CODE!




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