First Intifada Begins in Gaza Strip and West Bank, December 9, 1987

The SAS kills eight Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteers and a civilian during an ambush in Loughgall, Northern Ireland. Date: May 8, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987LOT Flight 5055 Crash in Warsaw,…

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 1987Fijian PM Timoci Bavadra Ousted in…

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…

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…

Chrysler announces its acquisition of American Motors Corporation. Date: March 9, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 9 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987Thatcher and Mitterrand Sign Channel Tunnel Agreement, July 29, 1987Mathias Rust Trial Begins in Moscow After Red…