What Happened in 1987

Def Leppard release Hysteria

Hysteria is the fourth studio album by the English Heavy Metal band Def Leppard. It was released on August 3, 1987 through Mercury Records. It is... Read more

Twisted Sister release Love Is for Suckers

Love Is for Suckers is the fifth album by the heavy metal band Twisted Sister. According to the Live At Wacken DVD, the material was originally... Read more

Northwest Airlines Flight 255 Crashes After Take-off

Northwest Airlines Flight 255 was a flight that originated in Saginaw, Michigan, United States's MBS International Airport and was scheduled to... Read more

Aerosmith releases Permanent Vacation

Permanent Vacation is the ninth studio album by American hard rock band Aerosmith, released in 1987. The album marks a turning point in the band's... Read more

Hungerford Massacre

The killing of 16 people by Michael Ryan at Hungerford was the first massacre by a lone gunman in this country; the terrible events of Dunblane... Read more

Nintendo Releases The Legend of Zelda for the NES in North America

The Legend of Zelda, known in Japan as The Hyrule Fantasy: The Legend of Zelda (THE HYRULE FANTASY ゼルダの伝説, Za Hairaru Fantajī Zeruda no Densetsu)... Read more

"Babette's Feast" Is Released

Babette's Feast (Danish: Babettes gæstebud) is a 1987 Danish film directed by Gabriel Axel . The film's screenplay was written by Gabriel Axel... Read more

"Au Revoir, Les Enfants" Is Released

Au revoir, les enfants (French for Goodbye, Children) is a 1987 film written, produced and directed by Louis Malle. The screenplay was published by... Read more

Street Fighter is Released in the Arcades

Street Fighter (ストリートファイター, Sutorīto Faitā), commonly abbreviated as SF, is a popular series of fighting games in which the players pit competitive... Read more

Michael Jackson releases 7th studio album "Bad"

Bad is the seventh studio album by Michael Jackson. It was released on August 31, 1987 by Epic/CBS Records. The record was released nearly five... Read more

The Doors Release "Live at the Hollywood Bowl"

Live at the Hollywood Bowl is a live album by the American rock band The Doors. It was recorded on July 5, 1968 but not released until 1987. The... Read more

Trevor Rabin and Chris Squire appear on the cover of Guitar World

Yes' Trevor Rabin and Chris Squire make their way onto this month's cover, and for those keeping score that's 2 people and 17 strings. Read more

Alice Cooper releases Raise Your Fist and Yell

Raise Your Fist and Yell is a 1987 concept album by rock musician Alice Cooper. It features the track "Prince of Darkness", which is featured very... Read more

Motörhead release Rock 'n' Roll

Rock 'N' Roll is the eighth album by the British band Motörhead and the first appearance of their four-piece line up of Lemmy, Phil "Philthy... Read more

Rush release Hold Your Fire

Hold Your Fire is the 12th studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released in the fall of 1987. The album was recorded at The Manor Studio in... Read more

Pink Floyd releases A Momentary Lapse of Reason

A Momentary Lapse of Reason is a studio album by Pink Floyd released by EMI Records on 8 September 1987, in the United Kingdom and the following... Read more

"Dark Eyes" Is Released

Dark Eyes (Italian: Oci ciornie; Russian: Очи чёрные; French: Les Yeux noirs) is a 1987 Italian and Russian language film which tells the story of... Read more

"Fatal Attraction" Is Released

Fatal Attraction is a 1987 thriller film about a married man who has a weekend affair with a woman who refuses to allow it to end and who becomes... Read more

Goiânia Accident

The Goiânia accident was a radioactive contamination accident in central Brazil that killed 4, injured 28, and produced over 200 cases of... Read more

Mick Jagger Releases "Primitive Cool"

Primitive Cool is the second solo album by The Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger and was released in 1987. As the follow-up to Jagger's 1985... Read more

"London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 2" by Frank Zappa Is Released

London Symphony Orchestra, Vol. 2 is a 1987 album featuring Frank Zappa's music performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. It is the follow-up to... Read more

Kiss releases Crazy Nights

Crazy Nights is the 14th album by American hard rock band Kiss. It was the fourth Kiss album in a row to achieve platinum status. The album peaked... Read more

Dirty Dancing released

Dirty Dancing is a 1987 romance film made in the United States. Written by Eleanor Bergstein and directed by Emile Ardolino, the film features... Read more

Jaco Pastorius, jazz bass legend, dies

After sneaking onstage at a Carlos Santana concert September 11, 1987, and being ejected from the premises, Pastorius made his way to the Midnight... Read more

Joe Biden withdraws from Presidential nomination race

The Delaware senator ran for president in 1988 but withdrew from the race in 1987 amid accusations that he had plagiarized from speeches by a... Read more