| December 0, 1987 |
Delta adopts the slogan "We love to fly, and it shows"
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Delta Air Lines
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| January 16, 1987 |
35-year-old Lita Sullivan opens the front door to her Atlanta townhome to Philip Anthony Harwood, who was carrying a box of pink roses. Harwood opens fire, killing Sullivan. The final decree in her divorce settlement (distribution of assets) from James Sullivan was scheduled for later in the day. |
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James Sullivan and the murder of Lita Sullivan |
| January 17, 1987 |
A small group of Atlantans march to protest lack of blacks in Cumming, Georgia (Forsyth County). Led by Rev. Hosea William the march is disrupted by militant white racists, many from outside the county.
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Forsyth County, Georgia |
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The Road to Integration
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| January 21, 1987 |
Carter Presidential Library is open to researchers
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Jimmy Carter |
| January 24, 1987 |
A crowd of 20,000 racially mixed people from the metropolitan Atlanta area join Rev. Hosea Williams and others in a unity march in Cumming, Georgia (Forsyth County). A march the previous week had been turned back by racists.
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Forsyth County, Georgia |
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The Road to Integration
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| February 9, 1987 |
Bill Elliott sets a track record at Daytona, qualifying at 210.364 miles per hour
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Bill Elliott |
| February 9, 1987 |
Oprah Winfrey broadcasts her show from Cumming, Georgia, in response to the violent behavior unleashed towards civil rights marchers the month before. |
| February 24, 1987 |
Whitney Houston receives a Grammy for The Greatest Love Of All
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Whitney Houston
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| April 1, 1987 |
First Union buys Roswell Bank
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Wachovia and First Union Banks
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| April 1, 1987 |
Western Air is merged with Delta Airlines
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Delta Air Lines
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| April 22, 1987 |
Change of venue request in trial of Jim Williams
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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| April 30, 1987 |
Bill Elliott sets the record for fastest lap in a stock car, 212.809 at Talladega Motor Speedway
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Bill Elliott |
| May 26, 1987 |
Testimony begins in third trial of Jim Williams
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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| June 1, 1987 |
Unit 1 of the Vogtle Nuclear Power Plant becomes operational in Waynesboro, Georgia |
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Burke County, Georgia |
| June 9, 1987 |
Mistrial declared in trial of Jim Williams
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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| June 28, 1987 |
MARTA's fare increases to $.75
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Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) |
| June 29, 1987 |
Whitney Houston releases the self-titled Whitney with the hit single I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) and Where do Broken Hearts Go
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Whitney Houston
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| October 3, 1987 |
Lithonia celebrates "Brenda Lee Day," for the pop/country singer who spent her childhood there. Lee serves as Grand Marshall in the parade and is honored with a street, Brenda Lee Lane. |
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Brenda Lee
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| November 13, 1987 |
Marialitos in the Atlanta Penitentiary riot and seize control of the prison following a repatriation agreement between the U. S. and Cuba. |
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Atlanta Penitentiary |
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
| November 24, 1987 |
11 days of rioting at Atlanta Penitentiary end. Cuban Marialitos begin negotiations to surrender |
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Atlanta Penitentiary |
| December 23, 1987 |
Creation of the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site, Plains, Georgia
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Jimmy Carter |
| December 29, 1987 |
Georgia defeats Arkansas 20-17 in the Liberty Bowl
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Vince Dooley |
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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