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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

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Births

January

February

March

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May

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July

August

September

October

November

December

Full date unknown

Deaths

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References

  1. ↑ Lubasch, Arnold H. (February 27, 1985). "U.s. Indictment Says 9 Governed New York Mafia". The New York Times – 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. ↑ "Paul Goldschmidt #46". mlb.com.
  9. ↑
    • Career statistics and player information from NFL.com
  10. ↑ "Kevin Jonas news, photos and more on". Usmagazine.com. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Actor-comedian Danny Kaye dies". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 3, 1987. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
  12. ↑ [Obituary, The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) December 19, 1987 ]
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