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Ronald Reagan 40th President of the U.S. Served from Jan. 20, 1981 to Jan. 20, 1989
“The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much.” — Ronald Reagan
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George H.W. Bush 43rd Vice President of the U.S. Served from Jan. 20, 1981 to Jan. 20, 1989
World events
commits suicide • The Great Southern • A fire in King’s British Storm of 1987 Cross Tube Station featured hurricane winds; in London killed 31 kills23 people people • An IRA bomb is set • Terry Waite, speoff at Rememcial envoy to the ArchU.S. news brance Day Serbishop of Canterbury, • Stock market vice at Eniskillin, kidnapped in Beirut, crashes on Monday, Oct. Northern Ireland Lebanon 19, with a 508 point drop • The Nazi war • The world’s popula(26%) criminal Klaus Bartion exceeds five billion • The first case in an Klaus Barbie bie, the Butcher of • Supernova is obAmerican court ruling Lyon, found guilty served. The first nakedon the validity of surof crimes against eye supernova since rogacy is declared by a humanity 1604 New Jersey court over • Sikh terrorist attacks • A cross-channel ferry capsizes Mary Beth Whitehead custody rights of “Baby Hindu bus passengers in outside the harbor off Zeebrugge, BelM” in an surrogacy India leaving 72 dead gium, killing 193 passengers and crew agreement with Mary • Super typhoon Nina • Margaret Thatcher is elected as Beth Whitehead strikes the Philippines submerging 14 Prime Minister of the U.K. for the • The USS Stark, a frigate, is atfishing villages on the coast under wathird time tacked by an Iraq air-to-sea missile; 37 ter, with 1,000 dead • Tamil Tigers plant a massive U.S. sailors are killed • Manilla, Philippines ferry accibomb in the Sri Lankan capital of Co• The U.S. population estimated at dent leaves 4,000 dead lombo killing more than 100 244.8 million • In the U.K., Michael Robert Ryan • Fox Broadcasting Co.made its kills 16 people in Hunprime-time TV debut gerford with an assault rifle and then
BORN THIS YEAR: Kesha Sebert, singer. Above left: Zac Efron, actor; Hillary Duff, singer & actress; Colin Kaepernick, 49ers QB; Blake Lively, actress.
Technology
• The FDA approves anti-AIDS drug AZT • The first criminal is convicted using DNA evidence • Clive Sinclair launches the Z88 Portable Computer weighing under 2 pounds • 1987 is shortened by 1 second to adjust to the Gregorian calendar
Pop culture
• Prozac makes its debut • Televangelist Jim Bakker scandal • The Simpsons debuts • Search for Nessie reveals no evidence after1.6 million dollar investment.
Popular films
• The Princess Bride • Full Metal Jacket • RoboCop • Dirth Dancing • Predator • The Lost Boys • Lethal Weapon • Spaceballs • Fatal Attraction • Moonstuck
TV shows
• Full House • 21 Jump Street • Married With Children • Star Trek: The Next Generation • Murder, She Wrote • The Golden Girls • Beauty and the Beast • The Bold and the Beautiful • Thirtysomething
Income per year .... $24,350 Minimum wage ........... $3.35 New house ............ $92,000 Monthly rent ................. $395 New car ................. $10,305 Gallon of gas .................. 95¢ Dozen eggs .................... 65¢ Gallon of milk ............... $1.98 Loaf of bread ............... $1.28 First-class stamp ........... 22¢ Movie ticket ................. $3.90
Music
• “Walk Like An Egyptian,” The Bangles • Alone,” Heart • “Shake You Down,” Gregory Abbott • “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” Whitney Houston • “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now,” Starship • “Here I Go Again,” Whitesnake • “Livin’ on A Prayer,” Bon Jovi • “With or Without You,” U2out You,” U2
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