‘80s News Week of February 26
‘80s Movies
St. Elmo’s Fire’s Mare Winningham and Top Gun’s (and Revenge of the Nerd’s) Anthony Edwards got married. The ER co-stars quietly wed last year. Read more here.
‘80s Music
“Jump” by Van Halen was #1 on the Billboard Charts in 1984. It stayed there for 5 straight weeks.
41 years ago “Working Class Dog” by Rick Springfield was released.
Madonna’s “LIke a Virgin” was the #1 album in 1985.
‘80s TV
Rue McClanahan from “The Golden Girls” was born this week in 1934.