Date: May 8, 1987
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In the worst peacetime sea disaster, the passenger ferry Doña Paz sinks after colliding with the oil tanker MT Vector in the Tablas Strait of the Philippines, killing an estimated 4,000 people (1,749 official). Date: December 20, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 20 📅 Events on this day in…
John Adams' opera Nixon in China premiered at the Houston Grand Opera. Date: October 22, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 22 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987Chrysler Acquires American Motors Corporation – March 9, 1987Tamil Tigers Blamed for Colombo…
The Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine which had required radio and television stations to give equal time to opposing views. Date: August 4, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 4 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987Thatcher and Mitterrand…
The London Agreement is secretly signed between Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister Shimon Peres and King Hussein of Jordan. Date: April 11, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987Max Headroom Signal Hijacking Interrupts Chicago TV…
After the 1986 People Power Revolution, the Philippines enacts a new constitution. Date: February 2, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 2 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987AIDS Memorial Quilt First Displayed at March on Washington, October 11, 1987Palestine Civil…
For the first time in military history, a civilian population is targeted for chemical attack when Iraqi warplanes bombed the Iranian town of Sardasht. Date: June 28, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 28 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987Edmonton…