Date: July 5, 1987
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) More events from 1987Chrysler Acquires American Motors Corporation March 9, 1987Whittier Narrows Earthquake Shakes San Gabriel Valley, Kills…
Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771, a British Aerospace 146-200A, crashes near Paso Robles, California, killing all 43 on board, after a disgruntled passenger shoots his ex-boss traveling on the flight, then shoots both pilots and steers the plane into the ground. Date: December 7, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December…
In Moscow, the trial begins for 19-year-old pilot Mathias Rust, who flew his Cessna airplane into Red Square in May. Date: September 2, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 2 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987FDA Approves Anti-AIDS Drug AZT,…
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…
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…
Iran–Contra affair: The Tower Commission rebukes President Ronald Reagan for not controlling his national security staff. Date: February 26, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 26 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987Sikh Nationalists Declare Khalistan Independence from India, October 7,…