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

Continental Airlines Flight 1713 crashes during takeoff from Stapleton International Airport in Denver, Colorado, killing 25. Date: November 15, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987Civil Unrest Breaks Out Across Palestine, February 9, 1987Rajiv…

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 1987Vincent van Gogh Le Pont de Trinquetaille Sold for…

Sri Lankan Civil War: The LTTE uses suicide attacks on the Sri Lankan Army for the first time. The Black Tigers are born and, in the following years, will continue to kill with the tactic. Date: July 5, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day…

Aero Trasporti Italiani Flight 460 crashes near Conca di Crezzo, Italy, killing all 37 people on board. Date: October 15, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 15 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987Mohammed Said Hersi Morgan’s “Letter of Death” Proposes…

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 1987Northwest Airlines Flight 255 Crash in…