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.)

November 20 in 70s/80s History:

Happy Birthday:
"Family Feud" game-show host Richard Dawson was born on this date in 1932.
"Life's Been Good" guitarist Joe Walsh was born on this date in 1947.
"10" actress Bo Derek was born on this date in 1956.
We have a complete list of current and former Baseball players who are celebrating birthdays today.

In The News for November 20:
On this date in 1974 A Lufthansa 747 crashed at Nairobi, Kenya as its leading edge flaps retracted during takeoff killing 59.

Movies released on November 20:
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in 1975
Ragtime in 1981

The #1 Songs for November 20:
1970: 'I'll Be There' by The Jackson 5.
1971: 'Theme from 'Shaft'' by Isaac Hayes.
1972: 'I Can See Clearly Now' by Johnny Nash.
1973: 'Keep On Truckin'' by Eddie Kendricks.
1974: 'Whatever Gets You Thru the Night' by John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band.
1975: 'Island Girl' by Elton John.
1976: 'Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)' by Rod Stewart.
1977: 'You Light Up My Life' by Debby Boone.
1978: 'MacArthur Park' by Donna Summer.
1979: 'Still' by The Commodores.
1980: 'Lady' by Kenny Rogers.
1981: 'Private Eyes' by Daryl Hall & John Oates.
1982: 'Up Where We Belong' by Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes.
1983: 'All Night Long (All Night)' by Lionel Richie.
1984: 'Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go' by Wham!.
1985: 'We Built This City' by Starship.
1986: 'Amanda' by Boston.
1987: 'I Think We're Alone Now' by Tiffany.
1988: 'Bad Medicine' by Bon Jovi.
1989: 'When I See You Smile' by Bad English.
These were the most popular songs on November 20 of each year.

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