October 12th 1987:

21st Country Music Association Award: Hank William, Jr. wins
George Harrison releases "Got My Mind Set On You"
Minnesota Twins beat Detroit Tigers for AL pennant
Oscar Arias (Costa Rican Pres) wins Nobel Peace Prize

October 13th 1987:

First military use of trained dolphins by the U.S. Navy

Tiffany OAT (Original Ashley Tisdale) also came into the scene  :P

October 15th 1987

The Great Storm of 1987 hit France and England, killing at least 23 people.

October 15th 1987

The Great Storm of 1987 hit France and England, killing at least 23 people.


We were just trying to remember what day of the week that was.  :-\\

We were just trying to remember what day of the week that was.  :-\\
...and that Michael Fish blunder?

...and that Michael Fish blunder?


Which he is now saying wasn't him - if you read the BBC site.

Which he is now saying wasn't him - if you read the BBC site.
The clip is YouTube I saw it the other day.

The clip is YouTube I saw it the other day.


Aye, but is it dated to prove that the broadcast links to that date in October?

Aye, but is it dated to prove that the broadcast links to that date in October?
Good question

Aye, but is it dated to prove that the broadcast links to that date in October?
Let us all have a look at the clip...

Michael Fish

Let us all have a look at the clip...

Michael Fish


As it switches to the weather map it says Thursday 13.00.  Is that the current time or how the weather had looked at that time do you think?  Because it was supposedly the 21.30 broadcast.

As it switches to the weather map it says Thursday 13.00.  Is that the current time or how the weather had looked at that time do you think?  Because it was supposedly the 21.30 broadcast.
The plot thickens...

We were just trying to remember what day of the week that was.  :-\\


It happened during the night of Thursday 15th October...

...and after the weekend, the City had a 'storm' of its own when £50bn was wiped off the stock market (Black Monday)...

It happened during the night of Thursday 15th October...

...and after the weekend, the City had a 'storm' of its own when £50bn was wiped off the stock market (Black Monday)...


Yes, I was just reading about the New York crash that happened at the same time.

Yes, I was just reading about the New York crash that happened at the same time.


...yep, the old saying, 'New York sneezes and London catches a cold' held true here...they had their panic on the Friday beforehand...

And according to this big book of useless info' (where I'm getting all of this from), the Dow dropped 508 points, almost double the drop of the 1929 crash!

...yep, the old saying, 'New York sneezes and London catches a cold' held true here...they had their panic on the Friday beforehand...

And according to this big book of useless info' (where I'm getting all of this from), the Dow dropped 508 points, almost double the drop of the 1929 crash!

I think some of markets also crashed at the same time.

I think some of markets also crashed at the same time.
Was there a Black Monday or Thursday about then?

Was there a Black Monday or Thursday about then?


That was Black Monday.

Black Thursday was 17th September 1992.  That was when the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) all went to pot.

That was Black Monday.

Black Thursday was 17th September 1992.  That was when the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) all went to pot.
Let us hope that today is not a repeat.

October 21st 1987 - Former Miss America Bess Myerson is arrested on charges of bribery, conspiracy, and mail fraud, all involving an alimony-fixing scandal. She is later found not guilty.

2007 prediction from a 1987 Bloom County comic strip

October 22nd 1987


John Adams's opera Nixon in China debuts at the Houston Grand Opera in Houston, Texas.
The pinnacle rock "Gendarme" falls at Seneca Rocks.

Man, I would have sworn Married with Children was before '87  ???


Nope.  The Fox network didn't start until then.

I was getting all psyched up to go trick-or-treating.

October 30th 1987 - In Japan, NEC releases the first 16-bit home entertainment system, the TurboGrafx-16, known as PC Engine.

I was in kindergarten. Starting 1st grade the following year.

Wow, let's see, 20 years ago would be October 31st, 1987.

--I would be celebrating my second Halloween. (Born in may of 86)
--My mother had a huge Jherri Curl
--My father had hair!  ;D
--I think Michael Jackson played a concert on his "Bad" World Tour.

I was out trick or treating with my friends and we went down every street in the neighborhood.

November 5th 1987 - Apartheid: In South Africa, Govan Mbeki is released from custody after serving 24 years in the Robben Island prison. He had been sentenced to life for treason against the white minority South Africa government.

November 7th 1987 - In Tunisia, president Habib Bourguiba is overthrown and replaced by Prime Minister Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

20 years ago on this date, I had my tonsils removed. Then I had to miss school for two weeks, so I could heal up.

20 years ago on this date, I had my tonsils removed. Then I had to miss school for two weeks, so I could heal up.


Did you get to eat lots of ice cream?

Here are some songs from 1987 in alphabetical order:

ALONE - Heart
ALWAYS - Atlantic Starr
AT THIS MOMENT - Billy Vera And The Beaters

BAD - Michael Jackson
BIG LOVE - Fleetwood Mac
BIG TIME - Peter Gabriel
BIZARRE LOVE TRIANGLE - New Order
BOOM BOOM (LET'S GO BACK TO MY ROOM) - Paul Lekakis
BREAKOUT - Swing Out Sister
BRILLIANT DISGUISE - Bruce Springsteen

C'EST LA VIE - Robbie Nevil
CAUSIN' A COMMOTION - Madonna
CHANGE OF HEART - Cyndi Lauper
COME GO WITH ME - Exposé
CONTROL - Janet Jackson

DIAMONDS - Herb Alpert
DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL? - Whitney Houston
DON'T DREAM IT'S OVER - Crowded House
DON'T GET ME WRONG - Pretenders
DON'T MEAN NOTHIN' - Richard Marx

ELECTRIC BLUE - Icehouse
EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT - Wang Chung

FAITH - George Michael
FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT (TO PARTY) - Beastie Boys
FUNKYTOWN - Pseudo Echo

HAMMERHEAD - James Reyne
HEAD TO TOE - Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam
HEART AND SOUL - T'Pau
HEAT OF THE NIGHT - Bryan Adams
HEAVEN ON A STICK - James Reyne
HERE I GO AGAIN - Whitesnake
HIP TO BE SQUARE - Huey Lewis And The News
HOLD ME NOW - Johnny Logan

I HEARD A RUMOUR - Bananarama
I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU - Michael Jackson featuring Saeeda Garrett
(I JUST) DIED IN YOUR ARMS - Cutting Crew
I KNEW YOU WERE WAITIN' (FOR ME) - Aretha Franklin and George Michael
I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR - U2
I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW - Tiffany
(I'VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE - Billy Medley and Jennifer Warnes
I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY - Whitney Houston
I WANNA WAKE UP WITH YOU - Boris Gardiner
I WANT YOUR SEX - George Michael
IN TOO DEEP - Genesis

LA BAMBA - Los Lobos
LA ISLA BONITA - Madonna
LAND OF CONFUSION - Genesis
LEAN ON ME - Club Nouveau
LET'S WAIT AWHILE - Janet Jackson
LITTLE LIES - Fleetwood Mac
LIVIN' ON A PRAYER - Bon Jovi
LOCOMOTION - Kylie Minogue
LOOKIN' FOR A NEW LOVE - Jodie Watley
LUKA - Suzanne Vega

MIDNIGHT BLUE - Lou Gramm
MONY MONY - Billy Idol

NEED YOU TONIGHT - INXS
NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP - Rick Astley
NOTHING'S GONNA CHANGE MY LOVE FOR YOU - Glenn Medeiros
NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US NOW - Starship
NOTORIOUS - Duran Duran

ONLY IN MY DREAMS - Debbie Gibson
OPEN YOUR HEART - Madonna

PAPER IN FIRE - John Cougar Mellencamp
POP GOES THE WORLD - Men Without Hats

RESPECTABLE - Mel And Kim
RHYTHM IS GONNA GET YOU - Gloria Estefan And The Miami Sound Machine
RIGHT ON TRACK - Breakfast Club
ROCK STEADY - Whispers

SHAKE YOU DOWN - Gregory Abbott
SHAKEDOWN - Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet Band
SHATTERED DREAMS - Johnny Hates Jazz
SHIP OF FOOLS - World Party
SIGN 'O' THE TIMES - Prince
SLICE OF HEAVEN - Dave Dobyn with the Herbs
SOMETHING SO STRONG - Crowded House
SOMEWHERE OUT THERE - Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram
SONGBIRD - Kenny G.
STAND BY ME - Ben E. King (re-released)
STAR TREKKIN' - Firm
SUDDENLY - Angry Anderson

TAKE ME BACK - Noiseworks
THE FINAL COUNTDOWN - Europe
THE FINER THINGS - Steve Winwood
THE NEXT TIME I FALL - Peter Cetera and Amy Grant
THE WAY IT IS - Bruce Hornsby And The Range
THORN IN MY SIDE - Eurythmics
TO BE A LOVER - Billy Idol
TOO MUCH AIN'T ENOUGH LOVE - Jimmy Barnes

U GOT THE LOOK - Prince and Sheena Easton

WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN - Bangles
WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE - Bon Jovi
WE CONNECT - Stacey Q.
WHAT'S MY SCENE? - Hoodoo Gurus
WHEN TOMORROW COMES - Eurythmics
WHO'S THAT GIRL? - Madonna
WHY CAN'T I BE YOU? - Cure
WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME? - Chicago
WISHING WELL - Terence Trent D'Arby
WITH OR WITHOUT YOU - U2

YOU GOT IT ALL - Jets
YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON - Kim Wilde
YOU WIN AGAIN - Bee Gees

Number One (in the UK) this day 20 years ago was The Bee Gees with You Win Again

Also happening on October 1987 was a big stock market crash.

Also happening on October 1987 was a big stock market crash.
As report earlier in this thread.

Another fantastic year! I'm gonna be harsh and narrow it down to my top 20 this time.

ALWAYS - Atlantic Starr (their big ballads were great)
BREAKOUT - Swing Out Sister
DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL? - Whitney Houston (Whitney was on fire with her first 2 albums)
DON'T DREAM IT'S OVER - Crowded House
I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU - Michael Jackson featuring Saeeda Garrett (the intro to this is beautiful)
(I'VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE - Billy Medley and Jennifer Warnes
I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY - Whitney Houston (another fine classic)
LA BAMBA - Los Lobos
LEAN ON ME - Club Nouveau (great version)
LOCOMOTION - Kylie Minogue
NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP - Rick Astley
RHYTHM IS GONNA GET YOU - Gloria Estefan And The Miami Sound Machine
ROCK STEADY - Whispers
SHAKE YOU DOWN - Gregory Abbott
SOMEWHERE OUT THERE - Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram
SONGBIRD - Kenny G. (c'mon, it was alright... haha)
STAND BY ME - Ben E. King (re-released)
WHO'S THAT GIRL? - Madonna
YOU GOT IT ALL - Jets (big fan of this family group)
YOU WIN AGAIN - Bee Gees (what a comeback!)

November 11th 1987 - Van Gogh's "Irises" sells for record $53.6 M at auction

Did you get to eat lots of ice cream?

I probably did. I just know that after I was operated on, my mom got me some frozen yogurt and I didn't feel like eating any of it; my mouth was all swollen. However, I was determined to watch game shows on TV that night.

November 12th 1987 - Heavy snow closes schools from Washington D.C. to Maine.

^On that day, I was most likely home from school, recovering from my tonsilectomy.

^On that day, I was most likely home from school, recovering from my tonsilectomy.
...but did you snow where you were that time?

November 13th 1987 - First condom commercial on BBC TV

November 18th 1987 – An underground fire kills 31 people at London's busiest underground station at King's Cross St Pancras.

I remember this event very well for it happen at around 9:30 at night, I was listening to the live reports on the radio, and the following I had to travel on The Tube early in the morning and the smoke could still be smelt below ground on other lines.