posted on Sep, 2 2003 @ 07:56 PM
Tuesday, December 08, 1987
Top News Headlines This Week:
Dec 8 - Flyers' Ron Hextall becomes 1st goalie to actually score a goal Dec 8 - Occupied Palestinians start "intefadeh" (uprising) against Israel
Dec 8 - Jack Sikma (Milwaukee) begins NBA free throw streak of 51 games Dec 8 - treaty eliminating medium range nuclear missiles Dec 9 -
Palestine uprising begin in Israeli-occupied West Bank Dec 9 - Larry Bird, ends streak of 59 consecutive free throws
Top Songs for 1987
I Wanna Dance with Somebody by Whitney Houston Livin' On a Prayer by Bon Jovi
La Bamba by Los Lobos I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For by U2
Faith by George Michael Didn't We Almost Have It All by Whitney Houston
Alone by Heart With or Without You by U2
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now by Starship I Knew You Were Waiting by Aretha Franklin & George Michael
1987 Prices US President
Bread: $0.55/loaf Ronald Reagan
Milk: $1.98/gal US Vice President
Eggs: $1.03/doz George Bush
Car: $13,386 Academy Award Winners
Gas: $0.96/gal Best Picture: The Last Emperor
Produced By Columbia Pictures
Best Actor: Michael Douglas
in Wall Street
Best Actress: Cher
in Moonstruck
House: $127,200
Stamp: $0.22/ea
Avg Income: $36,884/yr
Min Wage: $3.35/hr
DOW Avg: 1,939
People born on December 8
1933 - Flip Wilson [Clerow] Jersey City NJ, comedian (Flip Wilson Show)
1936 - David Carradine Hollywood CA, actor (Kung Fu, Mean Streets)
1953 - Kim Basinger Athens GA, actress (9� Weeks, Batman)
On TV in 1987
Valerie's Family The Wonder Years Day by Day
A Different World Aaron's Way In the Heat of the Night
Alf My Two Dads Amen
My Sister Sam
Hot New Toys in 1987
Pez with Plastic Feet Glitter & Gold Jem/Jerrica, (with articulated limbs) Jenga
Pictionary Koosh Ball Starcom: The U.S. Space Force
Boggle Bowl Talking Pee-Wee Herman Pogo Ball
Top Books in 1987
The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman
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