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Supreme
Court rules Rotary Clubs must admit women.
Iraqi missiles kill 37 in attack on U.S. frigate Stark in Persian Gulf;
Iraqi president apologizes.
Prime Minister Thatcher wins rare third term in Britain.
Klaus Barbie, 73, Gestapo wartime chief in Lyon, sentenced to life by
French court for war crimes.
Oliver North, Jr., tells congressional inquiry higher officials approved
his secret Iran-Contra operations.
Admiral John M. Poindexter, former National Security Adviser, testifies he
authorized use of Iran arms sale profits to aid Contras.
Secretary of State George P. Shultz testifies he was deceived repeatedly
on Iran-Contra affair.
Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger tells inquiry of official deception
and intrigue.
Reagan says Iran arms-Contra policy went astray and accepts
responsibility.
Severe earthquake strikes Los Angeles, leaving 100 injured and six dead.
Films
Some great
films were released in 1987 including Full Metal Jacket, Robocop, Good
Morning Vietnam and more. See the list of Top
Grossing films, Academy Awards and Golden Globe winners.
Popular
Television Programs
The Cosby Show
A Different World
Cheers
Growing Pains
Night Court
The Golden Girls
Who's the Boss?
60 Minutes
Murder, She Wrote
The Wonder Years
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Alf
Moonlighting
L.A. Law
NFL Monday Night Football
Matlock
Growing Pains
Amen
Family Ties
Hunter
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Fun
Facts
PTL
Evangelist Jim Bakker admits to affair with Jessica Hahn.
Vanna White publishes her book, "Vanna Speaks."
Bruce Willis and Demi Moore marry; seeming like the Hollywood Dream Team.
Condom commercials are on television, with the heightened awareness of
AIDS.
Fox airs first episode of Married With Children.
Johnny Depp gets his start on a show called 21 Jump Street.
The Simpsons!
Prozac released for use in US by Eli Lilly & Company.
AZT wins FDA approval for use in the treatment of AIDS.
On Black Monday, October 19, the stock market drops 22%.
The world's population reaches five billion.
Music
Lenny
Kravitz marries Lisa Bonet.
Michael Jackson attempts to buy the bones of The Elephant Man.
Tiffany, whose fans are too young to attend many venues, tours America’s
shopping malls.
Though African, Latin American and other genres of international music
have been around for centuries, a group of small, London-based labels coin
the term "world music," which helps record sellers find rack
space for the eclectic music.
Fashion
Bike shorts
for men and women became popular to wear. Unfortunately, only about 15% of
the population should have worn them.
Nike introduced their "Air" trainers, able to make you leap tall
buildings with a single bound. Well, not really.
Famous
Deaths
Fred
Astaire (actor)
Liberace (pianist)
Andy Warhol (artist)
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Rudolf Hess (German leader)
John Huston (film director)
James Baldwin (writer)
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