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Aug 9 - LA Rams beat Dallas
Cowboys 28-27 in London, England (NFL expo) Aug 9 - "Les
Miserables," opens at Cameri Theatre, Tel Aviv Aug 9 - 69th PGA
Championship: Larry Nelson shoots 287 at PGA Natl Palm Beach
Aug 9 - Mary Beth wins LPGA Henredon Golf Classic Aug 10 - Flight
Readiness Firing of Discovery's main engines is successful
Aug 10 - Kevin Gross is 2nd pitcher in 8 days to be ejected for
scuffing ball |
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Top Songs for 1987 |
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I Wanna Dance with
Somebody by Whitney Houston |
Livin' On a Prayer
by Bon Jovi |
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La Bamba by Los
Lobos |
I Still Haven't Found
What I'm Looking For by U2 |
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Alone by Heart
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Faith by George
Michael |
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Didn't We Almost Have
It All by Whitney Houston |
With or Without You
by U2 |
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Nothing's Gonna Stop
Us Now by Starship |
I Knew You Were
Waiting by Aretha Franklin & George Michael |
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1987 Prices |
US President |
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Bread: |
$0.55/loaf |
Ronald Reagan |
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Milk: |
$1.98/gal |
US Vice President |
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Eggs: |
$1.03/doz |
George Bush |
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Car: |
$13,386 |
Academy Award Winners
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Gas: |
$0.96/gal |
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Best Picture: |
The Last Emperor |
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Produced By Columbia
Pictures |
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Best Actor: |
Michael Douglas |
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in Wall Street |
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Best Actress: |
Cher |
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in Moonstruck |
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House: |
$127,200 |
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Stamp: |
$0.22/ea |
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Avg Income: |
$36,884/yr |
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Min Wage: |
$3.35/hr |
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DOW Avg: |
1,939 |
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People born on August 9 |
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1927 - Robert Shaw
England, actor (Deep, Jaws, Sting, Black Sunday) |
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1938 - Rod Laver
Australia, tennis ace (1962, 1969 Grand Slam) |
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1945 - Ken Norton
Heavyweight Boxing Champ/TV panelist (Gong Show) |
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1957 - Melanie Griffith
NYC, actress (Something Wild, Working Girl) |
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On TV in 1987 |
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Valerie's Family |
The Wonder Years |
Day by Day |
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A Different World |
Alf |
Aaron's Way |
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In the Heat of the
Night |
My Two Dads |
Amen |
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My Sister Sam |
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Hot New Toys in 1987 |
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Pez with Plastic Feet |
Glitter & Gold Jem/Jerrica,
(with articulated limbs) |
Jenga |
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Pictionary |
Koosh Ball |
Starcom: The U.S.
Space Force |
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Boggle Bowl |
Talking Pee-Wee Herman |
Pogo Ball |
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Top Books in 1987 |
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The Whipping Boy
by Sid Fleischman |
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