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1987 History, Fun Facts,Trivia and Year in Review
World Series Champions: Minnesota Twins
Superbowl XXI Champions: New York Giants
NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers
Stanley Cup Champs: Edmonton Oilers
U.S. Open Golf Scott Simpson
U.S. Tennis: (Men/Ladies) Ivan Lendl/Martina Navratilova
Wimbledon (Men/Women): Pat Cash/Martina Navratilova
NCAA Football Champions: Miami
NCAA Basketball Champions: Indiana
Kentucky Derby: Alysheba
Sports Highlights:
The Hotties and Fashion Icons: Elle Macpherson
The Heartthrob(s):
"The Quotes" "I'm going to Disneyworld"
- Phil Simms after winning Superbowl XXI

"This is your brain... This is drugs... This is your brain on drugs"

"Greed, for lack of a better word, is good."
- Michael Douglass, as Gordon Gekk, in 'Wall Street'

"Snap out of it!"
- Cher, in 'Moonstruck'

"Nobody puts 'Baby' in a corner"
- Patrick Swayze, in 'Dirty Dancing'

"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall."
- Ronald Reagan requesting the elimination of the Berlin Wall

Time Magazine's Man of the Year Mikhail Gorbachev
Miss America: Kellye Cash (Memphis, TN)
Miss USA: Michelle Royer (Texas)
The Scandal:
Jim Bakker resigned as host of the PTL (Praise The Lord) Club in 1987, after a scandal involving former secretary Jessica Hahn.

Gary Hart, Democrat,abandoned his 1988 campaign for U.S. president after details of his alleged affair with Donna Rice became public. Prior, he challenged reporters to "Follow me" around, and they did.

Robert "Budd" Dwyer was a former Pennsylvania politician who, on January 22, committed suicide by shooting himself in the mouth with a handgun during a live televised press conference.
I (pc-us editor Joe) happened to be home from school and watched it live as it happened.
It was very, very surreal to witness. I remember the news people saying "no! no!.."


Iran-Contra - Reagan security advisor Ollie North was part of a plan to help anti-communist Contra guerrillas in Nicaragua with funds from Iran which directly (or indirectly) got hostages out of Iran. Isreal may or may not have been involved as well. It was much more confusing than it sounds here.

Nerd News:


Eli Lilly & Company's Prozak was first sold to the public.

1987 was the year that Red Bull started accelerating parties.

A new word, "Borked" came into the political arena, meaning "railroaded through an interview, with no chance of being approved"

Cost of a Superbowl ad in 1987: $600,000

The Feuds: Singer/songwriter Debbie 'Foolish Beat' Gibson vs Tiffany who sand Tommy James' I Think We're Alone Now.
(not really, they barely knew each other)

After two and a half seasons, David and Maddie 'did it' on TV's Moonlighting. Then, the audience stopped watching the show.
Stars Bruce Willis and Cybil Shepard were barely speaking in real life at this point.

The Habit: Watching Moonlighting, until about 1/2 way through the season.
1st appearances & 1987's Most Popular Christmas gifts, toys and presents:


Double Loves transforming plush animals, Jenga, Koosh ball, Pictionary(Pictionary was available in small markets since 1985)

Spuds MacKenzie first appeared in Bud Light beer advertisements.

Robert Bork was rejected by the U.S. Senate as a Ronald Reagan Supreme Court Justice.

Best Film Oscar Winner: The Last Emperor
The Bomb (Movie): Ishtar starring Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman
The Bomb (Television): Shelly Long Quit the popular NBC TV Show Cheers
The Big Movies:
(according to boxofficemojo) 1. Three Men and A Baby
2. Fatal Attraction
3. Beverly Hills Cop II
4. Good Morning, Vietnam
5. Moonstruck
6. The Untouchables
7. The Secret Of My Success
8. Stakeout
9. Lethal Weapon
10. The Witches of Eastwick
1987 Most Popular TV shows:
1. The Cosby Show (NBC)
2. Roseanne (ABC)
3. A Different World (NBC)
4. Cheers (NBC)
5. 60 Minutes (CBS)
6. The Golden Girls (NBC)
7. Who's the Boss? ( ABC)
8. Murder, She Wrote (CBS)
9. Empty Nest (NBC)
10. Anything But Love (ABC)
1987 Billboard
Number One Songs December 20, 1986 - January 16, 1987:
Walk Like an Egyptian - The Bangles

January 17 - January 23:
Shake You Down - Gregory Abbott

January 24 - February 6:
At this Moment - Billy Vera and The Beaters

February 7 - February 13:
Open Your Heart - Madonna

February 14 - March 13:
Livin' On a Prayer - Bon Jovi

March 14 - March 11:
Jacob's Ladder - Huey Lewis & the News

March 21 - April 3:
Lean On Me - Club Nouveau

April 4 - April 17:
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship

April 18 - May 1:
I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) - Aretha Franklin & George Michael

May 2 - May 15:
(I Just) Died In Your Arms - Cutting Crew

May 16 - June 5:
With Or Without You - U2

June 6 - June 12:
You Keep Me Hangin' On - Kim Wilde

June 13 - June 19:
Always - Atlantic Starr

June 20 - June 6:
Head to Toe - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam

June 27 - July 10:
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)- Whitney Houston

July 11 - July 31:
Alone - Heart

August 1 - August 7:
Shakedown - Bob Seger

August 8 - August 21:
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2

August 22 - August 28:
Who's That Girl - Madonna

August 29 - September 18:
La Bamba - Los Lobos

September 19 - September 25:
I Just Can't Stop Loving You - Michael Jackson

September 26 - October 9:
Didn't We Almost Have It All - Whitney Houston

October 10 - October 16:
Here I Go Again - Whitesnake

October 17 - October 23:
Lost In Emotion - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam

October 24 - November 6:
Bad - Michael Jackson

November 7 - November 20:
I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany

November 21 - November 27:
Mony Mony "Live" - Billy Idol

November 28 - December 4:
(I've Had) The Time Of My Life - Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes

December 5 - December 11:
Heaven Is a Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle

December 12, 1987 January 8, 1988:
Faith - George Michael