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The year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) of the Gregorian Calendar began on a Thursday. During the year,on Monday, October 19, 1987 stock markets around the world crashed, shedding a huge value in a very short time. The stock market crash began in Hong Kong, spread west through international time zones, hitting the United States after other markets had already declined by a substantial margin. 1987 was also the year that American politician Budd Dwyer committed suicide on national television. It was during a televised press conference in which he shot himself in the mouth with a revolver.
By 1987, cellular telephone subscribers exceeded one million. Also in the world of sports in the 1987 World Series: The Minnesota Twins won despite having the worst regular season win-loss ratio for a winner, a record they hold until 2006. In Super Bowl 23 the Giants beat John Elway and the Denver Broncos 39-20. Guns N' Roses were the years most popular band with their debut album, Appetite For Destruction which was the number one album of 1987.
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Famous Births
- Feb.21: Ellen Page - Juno
- Feb. 21: Ashley Greene - King Of California
- Mar. 09: Bow Wow - Musician
- Apr. 11: Joss Stone - Musician
- Apr. 19: Maria Sharapova - Tennis Player
- May 12: Hunter Parrish - Weeds
- Aug. 07: Sidney Crosby - Pittsburgh Penguins
- Sep. 28: Hilary Duff - A Cinderella Story
Famous Deaths
- Feb. 22: Andy Warhol - Artist
- Mar. 12: Woody Hayes - College Football Coach
- Apr. 02: Buddy Rich - Drummer
- Jun. 22: Fred Astaire - Actor
- Jun. 24: Jackie Gleason - The Honeymooners
Chart Toppers
- Jan. 03: The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian
- Jan. 17: Gregory Abbott - Shake You Down
- Jan. 24: Billy Vera - At This Moment
- Feb. 07: Madonna - Open Your Heart
- Feb. 14: Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer
- Mar. 14: Huey Lewis and the News - Jacob's Ladder
- Mar. 21: Club Nouveau - Lean on Me
- Apr. 04: Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
- Apr. 18: Franklin/Michael - I Knew You Were Waiting
- May. 02: Cutting Crew - Died in Your Arms
- May 16: U2 - With or Without You
- Jun. 06: Kim Wilde - You Keep Me Hangin ON
- Jun. 13: Atlantic Starr - Always
- Jun. 20: Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam - Head to Toe
- Jun. 27: Whitney Houston - I Wanna dance...
- Jun. 11: Heart - Alone
- Aug. 01: Bob Seger - Shakedown
- Aug. 08: U2 - I Still Haven't Found...
- Aug. 22: Madonna - Who's That Girl
- Aug. 29: Los Lobos - La Bamba
- Sep. 19: Michael Jackson - I Just Can't Stop...
- Sep. 26: Whitney Houston - Didn't We Almost...
- Oct. 10: Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
- Oct. 17: Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam - Lost in Emotion
- Oct. 24: Michael Jackson - Bad
- Nov. 7: Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now
- Nov. 21: Billy Idol - Mony Mony
- Nov. 28: Bill Medley - The Time of my Life
- Dec. 05: Belinda Carlisle - Heaven is a Place...
- Dec. 12: George Michael - Faith Billboard: Historical Billboard Charts
60th Academy Awards
- Presented on: April 11, 1988
- Best Picture: The Last Emperor
- Lead Actor: Michael Douglas in Wall Street
- Lead Actress: Cher in Moonstruck
- Best Director: B. Bertolucci for The Last Emperor
- Best Documentary: The Ten-Year LunchRopesofSilicon: Complete Oscar winners list
Top Athletes
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March 1987
- March 12: Les Miserables opens on Broadway.
- March 19: Popular televangelist Jim Bakker resigns amid a sex-and-money scandal, Jerry Falwell takes over for the PTL Club.
April 1987
- April 1: President Ronald Reagan gives the first major speech addressing AIDS while in Philadelphia.
July 1987
- July 7: Oliver North states during his testimony related to the Iran Contra Affair that he had authorization for every act he carried out.
September 1987
- September 16 The international treaty called Montreal Protocol is signed in an effort to curb the depletion of the Ozone Layer.
October 1987
- October 19: Black Monday: World Stock Market's crash after a wave of panic selling on Wall Street and historical drop of 508 points on the Dow Jones industrial average.
December 1987
- December 8: American President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev sign a treaty that aimed to destroy all medium- and shorter-range nuclear weapons
1987 Questions
What is one photo that defines the year 1987? 7 AnswersTear down this wall! Reagan at the Berlin Wall was the most significant event of 1987 and was a symbolic part of the eventual reunification of Germany and the ... read more
What were the nhl all star rosters in 1987? 1 AnswerThe 1987 NHL All Star game was replaced by the 2 game Rendez-Vous '87 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendez-vous_%2787 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Optimiz... read more
Who won the 1987 British Formula One Grand Prix? 1 AnswerNigel Mansell from the Williams-Honda team won in a legendary race, coming back from 29 seconds down with 28 laps remaining. Here are the final standings (only ... read more
Who won the 1987 British Formula One Grand Prix? ... 1 AnswerThe winner of British Formula One Grand Prix in July 12, 1987: Nigel Mansell (65 laps - 1 hour and 19 minutes). read more
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マクドナルドなら、注文するとやってくれそうな気もします(笑) 100*7で700円？ RT @yumilcy: なるほど！でもパン余るよ？！（笑 RT @Makoto1987 @yumilcy 普通のハンバーガーを 7 つ注文して組み合わせるのです。
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@yumilcy いっぱい拡張を入れているから特定が面倒くさいです。(おぃ 昨日のテストは、Makoto1987さんと m264さんと このアカウントで#arigayas をpostして@arigayasPick で八種タグテストしました。m264さんだけ非フォロー状態です。
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@jiroshima1987 排便とかどうでもいいわ笑
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWdgAMYjYSs Max Headroom Pirating 1987. I love this guy. He had BALLS. And, he was NEVER caught!
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