IROC-Z.com - What was happening in 1987
I am always looking for 1985 - 1990 Facts and Memorabilia. If you have something from 1987 that should be in this section, please email to Jeff.
Do you remember where you were in 1987? Who you were with? What you were wearing? What you were watching on TV? For me, I was in the 12th grade, owned my first car(not an IROC-Z) and still didnt have a license, still fixing cars, and still playing Ice Hockey. Saw an IROC-Z up close for the first time.
This section is to let you all reminisce back to those great years of the IROC-Z and relive a little of what went on back then. The 80's were a fantastic time for me. The best decade I ever lived through. I am still lost in the 80's.
~ Oliver North, Jr., tells Congressional inquiry higher officials approved his secret Iran-Contra (July 7–10).
~ Reagan says Iran arms-Contra policy went astray and accepts responsibility
(Aug. 12).
~ Senate, 58-42, rejects Robert H. Bork as US Supreme Court Justice (Oct. 23).
1987 US
Statistics
President: Ronald W. Reagan
Vice President: George Bush
Population: 242,288,918
Life expectancy: 74.9 years
Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000): 55.5
Property Crime Rate (per 1,000): 49.4
US GDP (1998 dollars): $4,692.30 billion
Federal spending: $1003.91 billion
Federal debt: $2346.1 billion
Median Household Income
(current dollars): $26,061
Consumer Price Index: 113.6
Unemployment: 7.0%
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.22
In 1987...
MLB Baseball - The Minnesota Twins won the World Series beating the ST. Louis Cardinals 4 games to 3.
NBA Basketball - The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Boston Celtics for the Championship 4 games to 2.
College Basketball - Indiana beat Syracuse 74-73 for the NCAA title.
Boxing - Mike Tyson beats James "Bonecrusher" Smith in a Heavyweight unification bout by a unanimous decision.
NFL Football - The New York Giants beat the Denver Broncos 39-20 for the Super Bowl title.
PGA Golf - Larry Mize won the Masters Golf Tournament.
NHL Hockey - The Edmonton Oilers won the NHL's Stanley Cup.
Tennis - Pat Cash and Martina Navratilova won Wimbledon.
| The top 20 TV Shows of 1987 | The Top Movies of 1987 |
The Top Books of 1987 |
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| 1 | The Cosby Show | 1 | Beverly Hills Cop 2 | 1 | Penelope Lively, Moon Tiger |
| 2 | A Different World | 2 | Fatal Attraction | 2 | Toni Morrison, Beloved |
| 3 | Cheers | 3 | Good Morning Vietnam | ||
| 4 | The Golden Girls | 4 | Lethal Weapon | ||
| 5 | Growing Pains | 5 | Three men and a baby | ||
| 6 | Who's the Boss | 6 | The Untouchables | ||
| 7 | Nightcourt | 7 | |||
| 8 | 60 Minutes | 8 | |||
| 9 | Murder she wrote | 9 | |||
| 10 | ALF | 10 | |||
| 11 | The wonder years | 11 | |||
| 12 | Moonlighting | 12 | |||
| 13 | L.A. Law | 13 | |||
| 14 | Matlock | 14 | |||
| 15 | Amen | 15 | |||
| 16 | NFL Monday Night Football | ||||
| 17 | Family Ties | ||||
| 18 | CBS Sunday Night Football | ||||
| 19 | In the Heat of the Night | ||||
| 20 | My two dads | ||||
Record of the Year: Paul Simon, "Graceland"
Album of the Year: U2, Joshua Tree
1987
Pulitzer Prizes
Fiction: A Summons to Memphis, Peter Taylor
Music: The Flight Into Egypt, John Harbison
Drama: Fences, August Wilson
| 1987 Oscars |
| Best Picture | Broadcast News, James L. Brooks, producer (Twentieth Century-Fox) |
| Actor in a Leading Role | Michael Douglas, Wall Street |
| Actress in a Leading Role | Cher, Moonstruck |
| Actor in a Supporting Role | Albert Brooks, Broadcast News |
| Actress in a Supporting Role | Norma Aleandro, Gaby—A True Story |
| Directing | Bernardo Bertolucci, The Last Emperor |
| 1987 Emmy Awards | |
| Outstanding Drama Series | thirtysomething (ABC) |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Richard Kiley, A Year in the Life |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Tyne Daly, Cagney and Lacey |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Larry Drake, L.A. Law |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Patricia Wettig, thirtysomething |
| Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series | Shirley Knight, thirtysomething: “The Parents Are Coming” |
| Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series | Mark Tinker, St. Elsewhere: “Weigh In, Way Out” |
| Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series | Paul Haggis and Marshall Herskovitz, thirtysomething: “Business as Usual” (“Michael's Father's Death”) |
| Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special | AT&T Presents: Inherit the Wind (NBC) |
| Outstanding Comedy Series | The Wonder Years (ABC) |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Michael J. Fox, Family Ties |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Beatrice Arthur, The Golden Girls |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | John Larroquette, Night Court |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Estelle Getty, The Golden Girls |
| Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series | Beah Richards, Frank's Place: “The Bridge” |
| Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series | Gregory Hoblit, Hooperman: Pilot |
| Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | Hugh Wilson, Frank's Place: “The Bridge” |
| Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program | Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration (CBS) |
| 1987 Tony Awards |
| Play | Fences |
| Musical | Les Misérables |
| Revival | All My Sons |
| Actor—Play | James Earl Jones, Fences |
| Actress—Play | Linda Lavin, Broadway Bound |
| Featured Actor—Play | John Randolph, Broadway Bound |
| Featured Actress—Play | Mary Alice, Fences |
| Actor—Musical | Robert Lindsay, Me and My Girl |
| Actress—Musical | Maryann Plunkett, Me and My Girl |
| Featured Actor—Musical | Michael Maguire, Les Misérables |
| Featured Actress—Musical | Frances Ruffelle, Les Misérables |
| Director—Play | Lloyd Richards, Fences |
| Directors—Musical | Trevor Nunn and John Caird, Les Misérables |
| Book—Musical | Les Misérables, Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg |
| Score | Les Misérables, Claude-Michel Schönberg, music; Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil, lyrics |
| Scenic Designer | John Napier, Les Misérables |
| Costume Designer | John Napier, Starlight Express |
| Choreographer | Gillian Gregory, Me and My Girl |
| Lighting Designer | David Hersey, Les Misérables |
| Special Awards | George Abbott |
| Jackie Mason | |
| San Francisco Mime Troupe |
| Record of the Year | “Graceland,” Paul Simon |
| Album of the Year | Joshua Tree, U2 (Island) |
| Song of the Year | “Somewhere Out There,” James Horner, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, songwriters |
| Best New Artist | Jody Watley |
| Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male | Bring on the Night, Sting |
| Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female | “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me),” Whitney Houston |
| Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal | “(I've Had) The Time of My Life,” Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes |
| Best Pop Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist) | “Minute by Minute,” Larry Carlton |
| Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo | Tunnel of Love, Bruce Springsteen |
| Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal | The Joshua Tree, U2 |
| Best Rock Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist) | Jazz From Hell, Frank Zappa |
| Best Rhythm and Blues Song | “Lean on Me,” Bill Withers, songwriter |
| Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male | “Just to See Her,” Smokey Robinson |
| Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female | Aretha, Aretha Franklin |
| Best Rhythm and Blues Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal | “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me),” Aretha Franklin and George Michael |
| Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist) | “Chicago Song,” David Sanborn |
| Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male | “What Is This Thing Called Love,” Bobby McFerrin |