Basketball players Brandan Wright

Events in 1987 and 5-10

Events in US in the birth year of Brandan Wright

• US Supreme Court rules Rotary Clubs must admit women (May 4).
• US Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr., retires (June 26).
• Oliver North, Jr., tells Congressional inquiry higher officials approved his secret Iran-Contra operations (July 7–10).
• Admiral John M. Poindexter, former National Security Adviser, testifies he authorized use of Iran arms sale profits to aid Contras (July 15–22).
• George P. Shultz testifies he was deceived repeatedly on Iran-Contra affair (July 23–24).
• Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger tells inquiry of official deception and intrigue (July 31, Aug. 3).
• Reagan says Iran arms-Contra policy went astray and accepts responsibility (Aug. 12).
• Senate, 58-42, rejects Robert H. Bork as US Supreme Court Justice (Oct. 23).

Birthday Brandan Wright (5-10) in history

• Day 5-10 year 1877: Chief Joseph surrendered to the U.S. Army.
• Day 5-10 year 1910: King Manuel II was overnthrown in a revolution and Portugal became a republic.
• Day 5-10 year 1921: The World Series was broadcast on the radio for the first time.
• Day 5-10 year 1947: In the first televised White House address, President Truman urged Americans to refrain from eating meat on Tuesdays and poultry on Sundays to help starving people in other countries.
• Day 5-10 year 1953: Earl Warren was sworn in as the 14th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
• Day 5-10 year 1962: The Beatles released their first hit, "Love Me Do," in Britain.
• Day 5-10 year 1990: Cincinnati's Contemporary Arts Center and its director were acquitted of obscenity charges resulting from an exhibit of Robert Mapplethorpe's photographs.
• Day 5-10 year 2001: Barry Bonds broke Mark McGwire's record of 71 home runs in one season when he hit his 71st and 72nd homers.