AIDS Memorial Quilt First Displayed at March on Washington, October 11, 1987

The U.S. Department of Justice bars Austrian President Kurt Waldheim (and his wife, Elisabeth, who had also been a Nazi) from entering the US, charging that he had aided in the deportations and executions of thousands of Jews and others as a German Army officer during World War II. Date: April 27, 1987 Read more…

Philippine security forces open fire on a crowd of 10,000–15,000 demonstrators at Malacañang Palace, Manila, killing 13. Date: January 22, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987LOT Flight 5055 Crash in Warsaw, Poland May…

Justice Mary Gaudron becomes the first woman to be appointed to the High Court of Australia. Date: February 6, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 6 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987Hashimpura Massacre in Meerut, India May 22, 1987Mohammed Said…

Fijian Prime Minister Timoci Bavadra is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Lieutenant colonel Sitiveni Rabuka. Date: May 14, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 14 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987Garuda Indonesia Flight 032 Crashes at…

LOT Flight 5055 Tadeusz Kościuszko crashes after takeoff in Warsaw, Poland, killing all 183 people on board. Date: May 9, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 9 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987Isleta Pueblo Elects First Female Governor Verna Williamson…

The Tamil Tigers are blamed for a car bomb that detonates in the Sri Lankan capital city of Colombo, killing 106 people. Date: April 21, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987Varig Flight 797…