Jun 2, 2008 3:04 pm US/Eastern
1987:Celtics-Lakers, 90 Cent Gas, Fatal Attraction
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June 1987: Larry Bird tries to drive around Lakers forward James Worthy during the NBA Finals at the Boston Garden.
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The last time the Boston Celtics were in the NBA Finals, gas cost less than a dollar a gallon, the Berlin Wall was still standing, and the Celtics wore short-shorts.
Here is a look back at the year that was 1987:
In The News:
- - Ronald Reagan was President
- - George H. W. Bush was Vice President
- - On Black Monday the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 22% - to 1739
- - Baby Jessica was rescued from a well in Texas
- - The FDA approved AZT to fight AIDS
- - President Reagan challenged Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall - which wouldn't happen for two more years
- - The Fox Network debuted on TV
- - NFL players went on strike
Your Wallet:
- - A first class stamp cost 22 cents
- - A gallon of unleaded gasoline average 90 cents
- - $1.29 would buy you a loaf of bread
- - A gallon of milk cost about $2.28
Pop Culture:
- - The top selling movie was "Three Men and a Baby"
- - Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey heated up movie theaters with their "Dirty Dancing"
- - "Fatal Attraction" had men looking over their shoulders
- - "The Cosby Show" was tops on TV
- - Diane left Cheers, and Sam set his sights on Rebecca
- - The Simpsons made their TV debut
- - The Bangles' "Walk Like an Egyptian" topped Billboard's charts
- - Bon Jovi had the top-selling album, "Slippery When Wet"
- - "Somewhere Out There", the Linda Ronstadt/James Ingram duet won Song of the Year at the Grammy Awards
- - Tiffany toured America's shopping malls
- - Acid washed jeans were a fashion must
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