This week in 80’s History!

Posted on July 29, 2023

It’s time to hop in the way back machine and take a look at this week in 80’s history! It was on this week in:

1981 – Over 700 million people where glued to their tvs to witness The Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer Took Place at St Paul’s Cathedral in London.

1982 – Blurring the lines between fiction and reality, Professional Wrestler, Jerry Lawler Slapped TV Star, Andy Kaufman in the Face On Late Night with David Letterman.

1983 – We all piled into the Griswold family truckster and set course for Wally World as National Lampoon’s Vacation Premiered in Theaters.

1987 – Alone by Heart became your number 1 song in america.

Headlines

Sex Pistols’ Glen Matlock Reveals He Was Once Asked To Play Bass In “Boring” Oasis

Lou Gramm Says Current Foreigner Singer’s Ego To Blame For Band Not Reuniting

Pearl Jam Cover Temple of the Dog’s “Hunger Strike” For First Time Since Before Chris Cornell Died

George Harrison’s Classic Beatles Guitar Sells For $1.27 Million At Auction

Bob Dylan, Now Very Active On X, Refutes Rumor That You Can’t Look Him In The Eyes

Former Iron Maiden Vocalist Paul Di’Anno Laid To Rest In London