Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989), the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975) and prior to that, a radio, film and television actor. Reagan was born in Tampico in Whiteside County, Illinois, reared in Dixon in Lee County, Illinois, and educated at Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and sociology. Upon his graduation, Reagan first moved to Iowa to work as a radio broadcaster and then in 1937 to Los Angeles, California. He began a career as an actor, first in films and later television, appearing in over 50 movie productions and earning enough success to become a famous, publicly recognized figure. Reagan left office in 1989. In 1994, the former president disclosed that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease earlier in the year; he died ten years later at the age of 93. He ranks highly in public opinion polls of U.S. Presidents, and is a conservative icon.
Events • U.S. stock market crashes on Monday, October 19, 1987 with a 508 point drop or 22.6%. Stockmarkets around the world follow with falls, by the end of October Australia had fallen 41.8%, Canada 22.5%, Hong Kong 45.8%, and the United Kingdom 26.4%. • The world’s population reaches approx five billion (5,000,000,000) • The USS Stark, a Frigate, is attacked by an Iraq air-to-sea missile which is “an accident” and 30 U.S. sailors are killed • Supernova is observed, the first “naked-eye” supernova since 1604. • Margaret Thatcher is elected as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for the third time
Jim Bakker
• Fox Broadcasting Co. made its prime-time TV debut • Alan Greenspan succeeds Paul Volcker as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board • The Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie, Butcher of Lyon, found guilty of crimes against humanity
• Disposable contact lenses became available for commercial distribution • Kitty Litter USA by Edward H Lowe
Popular Culture
Technology • The Food and Drug Administration approves antiAIDS drug AZT • The first criminal convicted using DNA evidence Robert Melias in England • Clive Sinclair launches the Z88 Portable Computer weighing under 2 LBS • 1987 is shortened by one second to adjust to the Gregorian calender
USS Stark is attacked
Klaus Barbie - The Butcher of Lyon
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Sharon Stone
• Prozac makes its debut in the United States • Televangelist Jim Bakker Scandal • The Simpsons seen on TV for the first time. • Search for Nessie reveals no evidence after 1.6 million dollar investment
Sharon Stone in that infamous movie scene that certainly caused quite a stir!
Popular Films
Cost Of Living
Average cost of new house $92,000 Average income per year $24,350 Average monthly rent $395 Average price for new car $10,3055 1 gallon of gas 89 cents 1 lb. of bacon $1.80 U.S. postage stamp 24 cents Dozen eggs 65 cents
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Fatal Attraction Beverly Hills Cop II Good Morning, Vietnam Lethal Weapon Wall Street Dirty Dancing RoboCop Moonstruck
Musicians Michael Jackson with “ BAD “ Lionel Richie Fleetwood Mac Peter Gabriel
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