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October 25, 1987

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Headlines from October 25, 1987

The Old Mill's New Life

By Elizabeth Abbott

LEAD: THE notable Georgiaville mill complex on the banks of the Woonasquatucket River here is in line for conversion into 125 condominium units.

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The Aftermath for Housing and Offices

By Anthony Depalma

LEAD: EVEN before stock prices tumbled on Wall Street last week, developers, investors and house buyers tried to assess just how closely the real estate market and the stock market were linked. Now they want to know if one can prosper without the other.

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POSTINGS: A School's Skeleton; Graduation

By Lisa W. Foderaro

LEAD: When the foundation was dug and steel structure erected on a 4.2-acre site at the intersection of Merrick and Brookville Boulevards in Rosedale, Queens, more than a decade ago, the plan was to construct a public junior high school.

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THE END OF BUSINESS AS USUAL

By William Glaberson

LEAD: THE economy will never be the same.No matter where the stock market heads in coming months, the whole process of doing business, making a living, choosing investments - even buying a house - has been radically transformed. Last Monday's market collapse was one of those pivotal events that shape everything that comes afterward.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 21, 1987, covering October 25, 1987.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Bad by Michael Jackson

    Bad

    Michael Jackson

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  2. 2
    Album cover for Whitesnake by Whitesnake

    Whitesnake

    Whitesnake

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    28
  3. 3
    Album cover for A Momentary Lapse Of Reason by Pink Floyd

    A Momentary Lapse Of Reason

    Pink Floyd

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    5
  4. 4
    Album cover for Dirty Dancing by Soundtrack

    Dirty Dancing

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    6
  5. 5
    Album cover for Hysteria by Def Leppard

    Hysteria

    Def Leppard

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    10

Notable Births

Bill Amis

1987Bill Amis, American basketball player[†]

Wilburn Davis "Bill" Amis IV is a former American professional basketball player who last played for Crelan Okapi Aalstar of the Euromillions Basketball League in Belgium.

Darron Gibson

1987Darron Gibson, Irish footballer[†]

Darron Thomas Daniel Gibson is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for the Republic of Ireland national team.

Fabian Hambüchen

1987Fabian Hambüchen, German gymnast[†]

Fabian Hambüchen is a retired German gymnast who was an Olympic champion on horizontal bar in Rio 2016, World champion in Stuttgart 2007 on the same apparatus, as well as six times European champion on various other occasions and on different apparatus, including high bar, his most successful discipline. Apart from that, Fabian also won gold medals at European Games and at 2015 Summer Universiade. He has a full set of Olympics medals, one in each color, as he is the 2016 Olympic champion, 2012 Olympic silver medalist and 2008 Olympic bronze medalist on the individual horizontal bar event. Since the end of his active career, he has appeared in various television productions and advertising partnerships.

Historical Context for October 25, 1987

In 1987, the world population was approximately 5,049,746,397 people[†]