1987 events

Klaus Barbie goes on trial in Lyon for war crimes committed during World War II. Date: May 11, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 11 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today)

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)

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)

Iran–Contra affair: Start of Congressional televised hearings in the United States. Date: May 5, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 5 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today)

A crash by Bobby Allison at the Talladega Superspeedway, Alabama fencing at the start-finish line would lead NASCAR to develop the restrictor plate for the following season both at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega. Date: May 3, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day 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…

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)

The Food and Drug Administration approves the anti-AIDS drug, AZT. Date: March 20, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today)