This week on V100’s Throwback Thursday, we travel to 1987 when Platoon won Best Picture at the Oscars, Aretha Franklin became the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and The Simpsons first appear as a series of shorts on The Tracy Ullman Show.

U2, Guns-N-Roses and Whitesnake all release the biggest albums of their careers.

Roger Waters released his second solo album after parting ways with Pink Floyd.

Pink Floyd released their first album since the departure of Roger Waters, A Momentary Lapse of Reason.

Star Trek: The Next Generation and Full House make their debuts on TV.

Good Morning Vietnam, Beverly Hills Cop II, Lethal Weapon, The Lost Boys, Predator, RoboCop, The Princess Bride, Dirty Dancing, Full Metal Jacket, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Spaceballs and Jaws:The Revenge were all in theaters.

Celebrities such as Michael B. Jordan, Miles Teller, Kendrick Lamar, Tim Tebow, Tom Felton and Zac Efron were all released into the world.

Join us this Thursday as we set the V100 Time Machine controls to 1987.