GWoo's Birthday

Here is a recap of Tuesday, June 16, 1981

Top Songs for 1981
Jessie's Girl by Rick Springfield
Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes
Kiss On My List by Daryl Hall & John Oates
9 to 5 by Dolly Parton
Endless Love by Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
Private Eyes by Daryl Hall & John Oates
Physical by Olivia Newton-John
Arthur's Theme by Christopher Cross
I Love a Rainy Night by Eddie Rabbitt
Rapture by Blondie

1981 Prices
Bread: $0.53/loaf
Milk: $1.69/gal
Eggs: $1.26/doz
Car: $8,910
Gas: $1.35/gal
House: $83,000
Stamp: $0.18/ea
Avg Income: $25,838/yr
Min Wage: $3.35/hr
DOW Avg: 87

US President
Ronald Reagan

US Vice President
George Bush

Academy Award Winners
Best Picture: Chariots Of Fire
Best Actor: Henry Fonda in On Golden Pond
Best Actress: Katharine Hepburn in On Golden Pond

People born on June 16
1944 - Takamiyama [Jesse Kuhaulua] Hawaii, 1st non-Japanese sumo champion
1888 - Bobby Clark, vaudevillan (World's funniest circus clown)
1932 - Ralph Robins, CEO (Rolls-Royce)
1937 - August Busch III CEO (Anheuser-Busch)
1937 - Erich Segal author (Love Story, Oliver's Story)
1955 - Laurie Metcalf, Carbonville Illinois, actress (Jackie-Roseanne)
1970 - Michael Husted, NFL place kicker (Tampa Bay Bucs)

On TV in 1981
M*A*S*H
Laverne & Shirley
Fantasy Island
The Love Boat
Dallas
The Dukes of Hazzard
Three's Company
Hart to Hart
Dynasty
CHiPS
The Fall Guy
Magnum, P.I.

Hot New Toys in 1981
Penny Racers
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Fashion Fragrance Darci
Trivial Pursuit
Dark Tower