Those Were the Days

As Massillon's Mayor for Life contemplates running for a seventh term as Mayor for Life, let us reminisce about days gone buy. Let us return to yesteryear, 1987, when 14 year city council veteran Frank Cicchinelli was elected to his first term as Mayor for Life...

1987

President Ronald Reagan urges Mikhail Gorbachev, Secretary General of the Soviet Union, to tear down the Berlin Wall.

John Maronto leads the Massillon Tigers to a 6 - 4 record in his final season as head coach. The Tigers go down to defeat at the hands of the Canton McKinley Bulldogs for the fourth straight year.

John Elway leads the Denver Broncos into Super Bowl XXII, after leading his team to a game tying 98 yard scoring drive against the Cleveland Browns.

Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Tim Tebow is born.

Cost of a gallon of gas is 89 cents.

Cost of a postage stamp is 22 cents.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed the year at 1,938.

Box Office Hits included Fatal Attraction, Good Morning Vietnam and Dirty Dancing.

The Cosby Show, Cheers, and Moonlighting were all the rage on TV.