Shelley Long makes the poor decision to leave Cheers for a career in movies • Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter star in Raising Arizona • U2's The Joshua Tree tops the charts
Cleveland, Ohio, is selected as the official site for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame • Richard Pryor's autobiographical Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling is up on the big screen • Steffi Graf wins the U.S. Open
Bob Dylan embarks on his first gospel album, Slow Train Coming • Diane Lane stars in A Little Romance • Nancy Lopez wins the LPGA International Golf Tournament
Joanie and Chachi tie the knot • U.S.S.R. boycotts the Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games • Breakin', featuring then-unknown rapper Ice-T, is #1 at the box office
Boston Bruins make off with their fourth Stanley Cup • Clint Eastwood, George Carlin, and the Jackson Five are on The Ed Sullivan Show • The Guess Who's "American Woman" tops the charts
Monty Python's Flying Circus begins to take shape • Ali MacGraw interprets Philip Roth in Goodbye, Columbus • Renowned choreographer Martha Graham turns 75
Michael J. Fox retires the starched shirts with the final episode of Family Ties • Paula Abdul's "Forever Your Girl" is #1 on the charts • Kirby Puckett hits six consecutive doubles for the Minnesota Twins
Andrew Dice Clay hosts Saturday Night Live despite Nora Dunn and Sinead O'Connor's protests • Morgan Freeman takes Jessica Tandy for a ride in Driving Miss Daisy • Soon-to-be skateboard mogul Tony Hawk turns 22
