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 Do you remember what was happening in 1987? Who was the president? Which team won the Super Bowl? Who won a Best Actress Academy Award?
Leaders President: Ronald Reagan Vice President: George Bush How Much Did it Cost? Average cost of a new house: $92,000 Gallon of gas: $.89 US Postage Stamp: $.24 Average Income per year: $24,350 Average Price of a new car: $10,305
In The News Televangelist Jim Bakker resigns amid accusations of sexual infidelity and financial impropriety Prozac makes its debut in the US Wall Street crashes sending the Dow Jones Industrial average down 22.6% The Food and Drug Administration approves anti-AIDS drug AZT The First Criminal convicted using DNA Evidence Robert Melias in England 1987 is shortened by 1 second to adjust to the gregorian calender The World's Population reaches approx five billion (5,000,000,000) During a visit to Berlin, Germany, U.S. President Rondal Reagan challenges Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall. A court in Lyon sentences former Gestapo boss Klaus Barbie to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity. Jessica McClure, falls down a well in Midland, Texas and is later rescued.
Sports Minnesota Twins win the World Series New York Giants win Superbowl XXI Edmonton Oilers win the Stanley Cup LA Lakers win NBA Championship
Entertainment Three Men and a Baby is the top grossing film Walk Like An Egyptian" by The Bangles spends the most time at the top of the US charts Full House, Married with Children, and Star Trek: The Next Generation premiere Bow Wow, Jesse McCartney, Aaron Carter and Hilary Duff are born Andy Warhol, Dean Martin, Maria von Trapp, Fred Astaire and Jackie Gleason dies Record of the Year: "Higher Love," Steve Winwood Album of the Year: Graceland, Paul Simon (Warner Bros.) Song of the Year: "That's What Friends Are For," Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager, songwriters Miss America: Kellye Cash (TN) Best Picture: The Last Emperor, Jeremy Thomas, producer (Columbia) Actor in a Leading Role: Michael Douglas, Wall Street Actress in a Leading Role: Cher, Moonstruck
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