FEBRUARY 28, 1987

SATURDAY
1987 Coca-Cola advertising artwork
$1,000 INVESTED IN COKE STOCK (KO) IN 1987
WOULD HAVE MADE YOU $59,886 IN THE 2025 DATASET
Min Wage Hourly$3.59
Median Home Price$69,530.00
Gas Price Avg$1.18
Bread Price Avg$0.64
Movie Ticket Avg$3.79
First Class Stamp$0.22
Milk Price Avg$2.59
Top Movies From 1987
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1 Mannequin
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Mannequin
2 Over the Top
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Over the Top
3 Some Kind of Wonderful
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Some Kind of Wonderful
4 Black Widow
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Black Widow
5 Light of Day
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Light of Day
6 Outrageous Fortune
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Outrageous Fortune
7 Radio Days
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Radio Days
8 The Bedroom Window
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The Bedroom Window
9 52 Pick-Up
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52 Pick-Up
10 Clue
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Clue
Critical Condition
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Critical Condition
An American Tail
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An American Tail
Platoon
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Platoon
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
The Golden Child
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The Golden Child
Three Amigos
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Three Amigos
Little Shop of Horrors
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Little Shop of Horrors

February 28, 1987 Trivia

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TV Favorites Around February 28, 1987
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Columbo poster
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Columbo
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Star Trek: The Next Generation poster
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Star Trek: The Next Generation
Murder, She Wrote poster
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Murder, She Wrote
Sesame Street poster
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Sesame Street
Jeopardy! poster
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Jeopardy!
The A-Team poster
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The A-Team
Saturday Night Live poster
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Saturday Night Live
MacGyver poster
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MacGyver
Miami Vice poster
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Miami Vice

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February 28, 1987

February 28 has been significant in history for various reasons. In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick announced the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA, revolutionizing the field of genetics and paving the way for mo...

Inventions & Breakthroughs of February 1987

Gadgets, lab surprises, odd bets, and future-shocks from this slice of the calendar.

1 Digital Camera Sensor Improvements
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Digital Camera Sensor Improvements
2 Portable Cellular Phone
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Portable Cellular Phone
3 Computer-Aided Surgery Systems
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Computer-Aided Surgery Systems
4 Compact Flash Memory Concept
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Compact Flash Memory Concept
5 Desktop Publishing Software (PageMaker)
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Desktop Publishing Software (PageMaker)
6 Medical Ultrasound Doppler Imaging
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Medical Ultrasound Doppler Imaging
7 Network File Sharing Protocols
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Network File Sharing Protocols
8 Automated Warehouse Robotics
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Automated Warehouse Robotics
9 Digital Music Compact Disc Production
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Digital Music Compact Disc Production
10 Space Station Module Concepts
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Space Station Module Concepts

The Sounds of

Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year

Wall Street Time Machine

The Right Call: A historical $1,000 investment comparison using the stored long-range dataset.
Rank #1
AAPL
Apple
Price in 1987
$0.14
Stored value
$1,945,817

Apple - If you invested $1,000 in 1987, it would be worth $1,945,817 today (1945.8x return)

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Rank #2
MSFT
Microsoft
Price in 1987
$0.10
Stored value
$4,778,667

Microsoft - If you invested $1,000 in 1987, it would be worth $4,778,667 today (4778.7x return)

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Rank #3
INTC
Intel
Price in 1987
$0.25
Stored value
$146,978

Intel - If you invested $1,000 in 1987, it would be worth $146,978 today (147.0x return)

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🦸 Top 5 Comics
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #4
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #4
$150
Watchmen #12
Watchmen #12
$150
Daredevil #227
Daredevil #227
$500
X-Men #221
X-Men #221
$125
Justice League #1
Justice League #1
$1,500
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Teddy Ruxpin
Teddy Ruxpin
$300.00
Koosh Ball
Koosh Ball
$75.00
Nerf Football
Nerf Football
$900.00
Jenga
Jenga
$300.00
Pound Puppies
Pound Puppies
$75.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
The Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda
$500.00
Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy
$150.00
Metal Gear
Metal Gear
$299.99
Street Fighter
Street Fighter
$185.00
Contra
Contra
$200.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
1987 Fleer Michael Jordan #59
1987 Fleer Michael Jordan #59
$18,100.00
1987 Topps Barry Bonds #320
1987 Topps Barry Bonds #320
$1,200
1987 Donruss Greg Maddux Rated Rookie #36
1987 Donruss Greg Maddux Rated Rookie #36
$300
1987 Topps Tiffany Bo Jackson #170
1987 Topps Tiffany Bo Jackson #170
$170
1987 Panini Soccer Diego Maradona #82
1987 Panini Soccer Diego Maradona #82
$250,000