This Week in 80’s History

Posted on December 16, 2023

It’s time to peer into the way back machine and see what this week looked like in the 1980’s. It was on this week in:

1980 – Raging Bull Premiered in Theaters. Starring Robert DeNiro and Joe Pesci, DeNiro would take home the Oscar that year for best actor.

1983 – The Iron Sheik Beat Bob Backlund to Win the WWF Heavyweight Championship

1988 – Rain Man Premiered in Theaters, Starring Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman, Hoffman would win an Oscar for best actor for his role. 

1989 – The Simpsons Premiered on Fox. Although the world was introduced to The Simpson family two years prior as a short on the Tracey Ullman show.

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