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

Goiânia accident: A radioactive object is stolen from an abandoned hospital in Goiânia, Brazil, contaminating many people in the following weeks and causing some to die from radiation poisoning. Date: September 13, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day…

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) More events from 1987LOT Flight 5055 Crash in Warsaw, 183 Killed May 9, 1987Mathias Rust Lands Plane…

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 1987John Adams’ Nixon…

The Jaffna hospital massacre is carried out by Indian peacekeeping forces in Sri Lanka, killing 70 Tamil patients, doctors and nurses. Date: October 21, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 21 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987Tower Commission Rebukes Reagan…