Date: September 13, 1987
Northwest Airlines Flight 255, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, crashes after takeoff in Detroit, Michigan, killing 154 of the 155 on board, plus two people on the ground. Date: August 16, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 16 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Vincent van Gogh's painting, the Le Pont de Trinquetaille, is bought for $20.4 million at an auction in London, England. Date: June 29, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 29 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987Odaeyang Mass Suicide: 33 Cult Members…
The Montreal Protocol is signed to protect the ozone layer from depletion. Date: September 16, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 16 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987Fijian Coup Overthrows Governor-General Penaia Ganilau September 25, 1987WFAN Launches World’s First All-Sports…
New Zealand's Labour government establishes a national nuclear-free zone under the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987. Date: June 8, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 8 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987WFAN Launches World’s…
Cold War: Lynne Cox becomes the first person to swim from the United States to the Soviet Union, crossing the Bering Strait from Little Diomede Island in Alaska to Big Diomede in the Soviet Union. Date: August 7, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day…
The London Agreement is secretly signed between Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister Shimon Peres and King Hussein of Jordan. Date: April 11, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987Maryland Train Collision Kills 16 in Chase,…