What Happened in 1987
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'Beloved' is Published
''I was amazed by this story I came across about a woman called Margaret Garner who had escaped from Kentucky, I think, into Cincinnati with four... Read more
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Bad Street Brawler is Released for the NES
Bad Street Brawler was designed to be used with the Nintendo Power Glove, and they go well together since neither of them work. In the game, you... Read more
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Apple Releases HyperCard for Macintosh
HyperCard is an application program created by Bill Atkinson for Apple Computer, Inc. that was among the first successful hypermedia systems before... Read more
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Congress Expands Women's History Week to a Month
Women's History Month is an annual declared month in the United States that highlights Women's history contributions of women to events in history... Read more
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Elena Kagan Becomes Law Clerk For Justice Thurgood Marshall of the U.S. Supreme Court
she clerked for Justice Thurgood Marshall of the United States Supreme Court. (Justice Marshall, ascended to the court after serving as solicitor... Read more
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Volvo 440/460 are First Produced
The Volvo 440 and 460 are versions of a family car produced by the Swedish automaker Volvo Cars. They were built at the DAF factory in The... Read more
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Samhain transforms into "Danzig"
On July 14, 1986, Samhain performed what was to be their final show, at The Ritz in New York. In attendance was Rick Rubin, who was scouting for... Read more
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"Rastan" Is Released
Rastan Saga (ラスタンサーガ?), released in North America simply as Rastan is a hack and slash platform arcade game developed and released by Taito in... Read more
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Overkill releases Taking Over
Taking Over is the second album by thrash metal band Overkill, released by Megaforce Records in 1987. The album, was the last to feature Rat Skates... Read more
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N.W.A Releases Single "Dopeman"
"Dopeman" was a single by American Hip hop group N.W.A from their 1987 debut album, N.W.A. and the Posse. A remix of the song was released on the... Read more
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Nirvana is Founded
Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987.... Read more
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"Munchies" Is Released
Munchies is a 1987 horror film starring Harvey Korman, Charles Stratton, and Nadine Van der Velde. Clearly inspired by the success of Gremlins, the... Read more
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Michael Jordan Averages 32.5 Points Per Game, Winning the MVP Award and Defensive Player of the Year
Jordan led the league in scoring again in the 1987–88 season, averaging 35.0 ppg on 53.5% shooting and won his first league MVP award. He was also... Read more
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Lung Cancer Becomes Leading Cause of Cancer Death in Women
Lung cancer has been the leading cause of cancer death among women since 1987, claiming the lives of 70,490 women in 2009. Read more
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Overkill releases the !!!Fuck You!!! EP
!!!Fuck You!!! is an EP released by thrash metal band Overkill in 1987. Consisting of a cover version of the song "Fuck You" (originally by The... Read more
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Joe Satriani Releases "Surfing with the Alien"
Surfing with the Alien is the second album by instrumental rock solo artist Joe Satriani, released in 1987. Surfing with the Alien contributed... Read more
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Lance Armstrong becomes a professional athlete competing in triathlons
In the 1987–1988 Tri-Fed/Texas ("Tri-Fed" was the former name of USA Triathlon), Armstrong was the number one ranked triathlete in the 19-and-under... Read more
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Chuck Behler And Jeff Young Join The Band And Release So Far So Good So What
With a major label recording budget, and producer Paul Lani behind the desk, Megadeth spent five months recording their third album, So Far, So... Read more
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First Forgotten Realms Novel Released
Darkwalker on Moonshae, by Doug Niles, the first novel written in the Forgotten Realms setting was released. Read more
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Deep Purple release The House of Blue Light
The House of Blue Light is the twelfth studio album by Deep Purple, released in 1987. It is the second recording by the re-formed Mark II... Read more
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Aretha Franklin is Inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
January 21, 1987: Aretha Franklin is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the second annual induction dinner. Keith Richard is her... Read more
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Super Bowl XXI - Giants 39, Broncos 20
Super Bowl XXI was an American football game played on January 25, 1987 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California to decide the National Football... Read more
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Stephen King publishes The Eyes of the Dragon
The Eyes of the Dragon is a book by Stephen King published in 1987. Previously, it was published as a limited edition hardcover by Philtrum Press... Read more
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Steve Wozniak Ends Full-time Employment at Apple
The Wall Street Journal once printed that I was leaving Apple because I was disgusted, even though I'd told the reporter that was not the case. If... Read more