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Events from the year 1987 in the United States.

Incumbents

Federal government

Events

January

February

March

April

May

  • May 8 – U.S. Senator Gary Hart drops out of the running for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination, amid allegations of an extramarital affair with Donna Rice.
  • May 17 – The USS Stark is hit by two Iraqi owned Exocet AM39 air-to-surface missiles, killing 37 sailors.
  • May 21 – Andrew Wyeth, with his "Helga Pictures," becomes the first living American painter to have a one-man show of his work in the West Building of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.
  • May 24
    • Approximately 800,000 people gather for a walk to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California.
    • Five days before his 48th birthday, Al Unser became the oldest winner of the Indianapolis 500 and only the second driver to win the event four times.
June 12: "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"

June

July

VH-3D landing on White House south lawn, July 1987

August

September

  • September 17 – Televangelist Pat Robertson announces his candidacy for the 1988 Republican presidential nomination.
  • September 25 – Varroa destructor, an invasive parasite, is found for the first time in the U.S.[4]

October

November

December

Ongoing

Undated

Births

January

Gia Coppola
Kristin Cavallari
Lyndsy Fonseca
Naya Rivera
Kelly Kelly
Evan Peters
Tyler Hubbard
Marcus Mumford

February

Heather Morris
Ronda Rousey
Darren Criss
Michael B. Jordan
Jon Ossoff
Miles Teller
Ashley Greene

March

Kesha
Bow Wow
Marco Andretti
AJ Lee
Kyle J. White
Jonathan Van Ness

April

Rachel Bloom
Craig Mabbitt
Jesse McCartney
Brooklyn Decker
Ilana Glazer
Brendan Urie
Daequan Cook

May

Candice King
Hunter Parrish
Mondaire Jones
Bray Wyatt
Brandi Cyrus
Jessica Rothe
Noah Reid
Shaun Fleming

June

Matthew Koma
Ross A. McGinnis
Cameron Russell
Diana DeGarmo
Kendrick Lamar
Melanie Iglesias
Rashard Mendenhall

July

Matt O'Leary
Steven Crowder
Richie Steamboat
Rebecca Sugar
Dan Reynolds
Peter Doocy
Mara Wilson
Michael Welch
Genesis Rodriguez

August

Johnny Gargano
Tim Tebow
Apollo Crews
Blake Lively
Liu Yifei

September

Evan Rachel Wood
Ray Fisher
Wiz Khalifa
Tyler Hoechlin
Danielle Panabaker
Skylar Astin
Spencer Treat Clark
Austin Carlile
Hilary Duff

October

Matthew Daddario
Christopher Larkin
Mike Conley Jr.
Jay Pharoah
Zac Efron
Frank Ocean

November

Colin Kaepernick
Kevin Jonas
D.J. Augustin
Vinny Guadagnino
Snooki

December

Aaron Carter
Michael Chiesa
Alex Gaskarth
Chelsea Manning
Ronan Farrow
Demaryius Thomas
Thomas Dekker
Katie Blair

Full Date Unknown

Brooke Annibale
Kimberly Cole
Phillipe Cunningham

Deaths

See also

References

  1. ^ Lubasch, Arnold H. (February 27, 1985). "U.s. Indictment Says 9 Governed New York Mafia" – via NYTimes.com.
  2. ^ "U.S. Invalidates Passports for Traveling to Lebanon : Situation Too Chaotic for Safety". Los Angeles Times. January 28, 1987.
  3. ^ Bell, Daniel (17 March 2016). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland. p. 515. ISBN 978-1-4766-1527-1.
  4. ^ Varroa Jacobsonii/Destructor
  5. ^ Gilpin, Kenneth N.Squirrel Shuts Down Nasdaq System, December 10, 1987, New York Times
  6. ^ "Newport Beach's Pacific Snax Deals in Vegas Chips". Los Angeles Times. 28 June 1994.
  7. ^ About Vinzant Software
  8. ^ "Skylar Astin interview". Movieline.com. 29 September 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  9. ^
    • Career statistics and player information from NFL.com
  10. ^ "Kevin Jonas news, photos and more on". Usmagazine.com. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  11. ^ American Mothers Committee (August 1976). Mothers of achievement in American history, 1776-1976: Bi-centennial project, 1974-1976. C. E. Tuttle Co. p. 352. ISBN 9780804812016. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  12. ^ "Actor-comedian Danny Kaye dies". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 3, 1987. Retrieved December 15, 2010.