12. јануар 1987. је био понедељак под знаком звездице ♑. Био је 11 дан у години. Председник Сједињених Држава је био Ronald Reagan.
Ако сте рођени на данашњи дан, имате 39 година. Ваш последњи рођендан је био понедељак, 12. јануар 2026., пре 166 дана. Ваш следећи рођендан је уторак, 12. јануар 2027., за 198 дана. Живели сте 14.411 дана, или око 345.869 сати, или око 20.752.197 минута, или око 1.245.131.820 секунди.
Date: 13 January 1987
By Dudley Clendinen, Special To the New York Times
Dudley Clendinen
LEAD: This is the town of McCormick in the county of McCormick. It is a poor place, ingrown for decades, but it is the place that an editor, Ken Fortenberry, and his family decided to make their home.
Date: 12 January 1987
AP
LEAD: More than 104,000 fans are expected to fill the Rose Bowl for the Super Bowl Jan. 25, but city officials concede the stadium does not meet current fire and building codes, a newspaper reported today.
Date: 12 January 1987
By David K. Shipler, Special To the New York Times
David Shipler
LEAD: Despite the congenial atmosphere that appears to have marked the official talks held by Secretary of State George P. Shultz with African leaders in the last few days, he has run into some critical questions and editorials from African journalists about Washington's policies on South Africa and the Middle
Date: 12 January 1987
LEAD: Excerpts from ''Challenger: A Major Malfunction'' by one of the finalists in NASA's Journalist-in-Space competition, Malcolm McConnell, published Jan. 2 by Doubleday:
Date: 13 January 1987
By A.m. Rosenthal
LEAD: South Africa - it is like one of those dreams we all have. The kind where you see something bad about to happen, know exactly what will unfold, cry out in warning but know nobody is listening or will hear.
Date: 12 January 1987
AP
LEAD: Prosecutors won a murder conviction Saturday without the evidence of a reporter who refused to testify about an interview he had with the defendant.
Date: 12 January 1987
By Keith Schneider, Special To the New York Times
Keith Schneider
LEAD: Throughout his career in the Navy, Vice Adm. John M. Poindexter was regarded as the consummate military aide, the man who carried out orders with alacrity and, at times, brilliance.
Date: 13 January 1987
Reuters
LEAD: The Government of Greece signed a contract for the purchase of 40 F-16 fighter planes from the General Dynamics Corporation. The first four aircraft, each costing $940 million, will be delivered in January 1989.