1987

"Baby Jessica," Jessica McClure falls down the well and is later rescued.

Battle for "Baby M" begins. William and Eilizabeth Stern of New Jersey hired Mary Beth Whitehead to carry a baby to term for them. After it was all over, surrogate contracts were declared illegal and the Sterns won the right to bring "Baby M" up and allow Mrs. Whitehead visitation rights.

West German pilot Mathias Rust, 19, evades Soviet air defenses and lands a private plane on Red Square in Moscow. He is immediately detained (but is released August 3, 1988).

The INF agreement between the US and the USSR
Black Monday - Stock market drops 22% on October 19th.

Condom commericals begin to appear on TV for the first time.

US budget reaches the trillion dollar mark.

Jessica Hahn is implicated in the Jimmy Bakker scandal

Gary Hart scandal with model Donna Rice destroys his career.

Bruce Willis marries Demi Moore, November 21

Klaus Barbie is convicted of Nazi war crimes and sentenced to life in prision. On a similar note, Rudolf Hess strangled himself at age 93 after having been in prision since 1941. He was the sole prisioner at the facility.

The marriage of Charles and Diana starts to deteriorate, they begin living alone.

World Population reaches 5 billion

Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

The New York Giants defeat the Denver Broncos, 39-20, in Super Bowl XXI to win the NFL Championship for the first time since 1956.

American Motors Corporation is acquired by the Chrysler Corporation

The first appearance of The Simpsons on The Tracy Ullman Show.

Indianapolis 500: Al Unser wins for a fourth time, the second driver to do so, after A.J. Foyt in 1977.

Deaths:
Ray Bolger, American actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1904)
Liberace, American pianist (b. 1919)
Andy Warhol, American artist, director, writer (b. 1928)
Randolph Scott, American actor (b. 1898)
Danny Kaye, American singer, actor, and comedian (b. 1918)
Dean Paul Martin, American actor (b. 1951)
Buddy Rich, American jazz drummer (b. 1917)
Rita Hayworth, American actress (b. 1918)
Jackie Gleason, American actor and comedian (b. 1916)
Fred Astaire, American actor and dancer (b. 1899)
Lee Marvin, American actor (b. 1924)
Lorne Greene, Canadian actor (b. 1915)
Bob Fosse, American theater choreographer and director (b. 1927)