Jan 17th-Popeye, Ben Franklin, Betty White, James Earl Jones, Steve Harvey, Jim Carrey, Kid Rock, The Bangels

National Popeye day. Pop culture from 1987. 1st Gulf War (desert storm) began, U.S. buys Virgin Islands, Its legal to record tv shows, Todays birthdays - Ben Franklin, Betty White, James Earl Jones, Steve Harvey, Ertha Kitt, Andy Kaufman, Steve Earle, Paul Young, Jim Carrey, Kid Rock, Susanna Hoffs, Zooey Deschanel. Rutherford B. Hayes died.