Today in 80s History: 1984- Splash (Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, John Candy, Eugene Levy, directed by Ron Howard) opened in movie theaters 1984- Children of the Corn (Peter Horton, Linda Hamilton; followed by 8 sequels; based on a Stephen King book) opened in miscue theaters 1985- Rhythm Of The Night, by DeBarge, entered the Top 40 chart. It went on to peak at #3 1985- Cant Fight This Feeling, by REO Speedwagon, peaked at #1 on the pop singles chart and stayed there for 3 weeks 1985- Gone With The Wind went on sale in video stores across the country for the first time. The tape cost buyers $89.95 1986- NASA announced that searchers had found remains of the Challengers astronauts in the debris of the shuttles crew compartment on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, more than a month after the disaster that had claimed the lives of all seven crewmembers
Posted on: Sun, 09 Mar 2014 23:27:06 +0000