Welcome to Awesome80s.com!

Welcome to the Super70s family of websites: There is Super70s.com, which covers the 1970s. There is Awesome80s.com, which covers the 1980s. And there is Virtual90s.com, which will cover the 1990s starting in late summer of 2008. The fourth site is BaseballChronology which covers the history of baseball from the 1840s to the present. Do you see the set of colored boxes on the right labeled 70s, 80s, 90s, and BC? These are at the top of every page and allow you to quickly switch between all four sites!

Have you checked out our new discussion forums? Now you can discuss anything related to the Super70s, Awesome80s, or Virtual90s. There are literally thousands of your messages dating back to the last century already there and I am copying over more every day. I think you will agree that this is a much better way to allow you to share your memories with others and read others comments as well.

There are over 400,000 pages combined on these sites, and we're hardly going to stop there! We constantly add new information, so come back soon! (Don't forget to add Awesome80s.com to your favorites, so you can find us again. You can also make Awesome80s.com your home page.)

August 30 in 70s/80s History:

Happy Birthday:
On this date 65 years ago, skier Jean-Claude Killy was born.
On this date 36 years ago, actress Cameron Diaz was born.
We have a complete list of current and former Baseball players who are celebrating birthdays today.

In The News for August 30:
On this date in 1979 Hurricane David hits the Caribbean and Eastern U.S. through Sept 7 and leaves more than 1,100 dead.
On this date in 1983 The Challenger becomes the first shuttle launched at night.

Movies released on August 30:
The Last House on the Left in 1972
Avalanche in 1978

The #1 Songs for August 30:
1970: 'War' by Edwin Starr.
1971: 'How Can You Mend A Broken Heart' by Bee Gees.
1972: 'Alone Again (Naturally)' by Gilbert O'Sullivan.
1973: 'Brother Louie' by Stories.
1974: '(You're) Having My Baby' by Paul Anka.
1975: 'Get Down Tonight' by K.C. & the Sunshine Band.
1976: 'Don't Go Breaking My Heart' by Elton John & Kikki Dee.
1977: 'I Just Want to be Your Everything' by Andy Gibb.
1978: 'Grease' by Frankie Valli.
1979: 'My Sharona' by The Knack.
1980: 'Sailing' by Christopher Cross.
1981: 'Endless Love' by Diana Ross & Lionel Richie.
1982: 'Eye of the Tiger' by Survivor.
1983: 'Every Breath You Take' by The Police.
1984: 'Ghostbusters' by Ray Parker Jr..
1985: 'The Power of Love' by Huey Lewis and the News.
1986: 'Higher Love' by Steve Winwood.
1987: 'La Bamba' by Los Lobos.
1988: 'Monkey' by George Michael .
1989: 'Right Here Waiting' by Richard Marx.
These were the most popular songs on August 30 of each year.

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