1987 Year in Review

Washington Park High School

Racine, Wisconsin

Class of 1987

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1987

The Year In Review

January 8 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 2,000 for the first time, gaining 8.30 to close at 2,002.25.
February 12 - A Unabomber bomb explodes in Salt Lake City, Utah.
March 7 - U2's The Joshua Tree album is released.
April 20 - Professional cyclist and reigning Tour de France winner Greg LeMond is accidentally shot while turkey hunting.
May 5 - The Assemblies of God defrocks Jim Bakker.
June 7 - THE PARK HIGH CLASS OF 1987 GRADUATES!
June 10 - During a visit to Berlin, Germany, U.S. President Ronald Reagan challenges Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.
July 27- Australian singer Kylie Minogue releases her first hit, a remake of Little Eva's The Locomotion.
August 19 - In London, The Order of the Garter is opened to women.
September 17 - The 200th anniversary of the United States Constitution is celebrated across the country.
October 14-October 16 - The United States is caught up in a drama that unfolds on television as a young child, Jessica McClure, falls down a well in Midland, Texas, and is later rescued.
November 18 - Iran-Contra affair: U.S. Senate and House panels release reports charging President Ronald Reagan with 'ultimate responsibility' for the affair.
December 1 - Construction of the Channel Tunnel is initiated.

Grammys awarded in 1987

Record of the Year: "Higher Love," Steve Winwood
Album of the Year: Graceland, Paul Simon (Warner Bros.)
Song of the Year: "That's What Friends Are For," Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager, songwriters