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From top left, clockwise: the MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, killing everyone except a little girl; the King's Cross fire kills 31 people after a fire under an escalator flashes-over; the MV Doña Paz sinks after colliding with an oil tanker ...
What Happened in 1987 Major Events, Born This Year, Popular Culture, Prices. What happened in 1987 Major News Stories include The Simpsons first episode airs, Zeebrugge MS Herald of Free Enterprise Ferry Disaster, Work on the Channel Tunnel begins, Televangelist Jim Bakker Scandal, Klaus Barbie / Butcher of Lyon found guilty of crimes against humanity, Great Southern British Storm, First ...
Apr 14, 2012 · Feb 2 Philippines adopts constitution; Feb 3 MLB Montreal Expos trade pitcher Jeff Reardon to Minnesota Twins for pitcher Neal Heaton; Feb 4 Sacramento Kings score only 4 points 1st quarter against Lakers; fewest in a period since introduction of 24 second shot-clock in 1954; Feb 4 San Diego Yacht Club's 'Stars & Stripes' captained by Dennis Conner beats Royal Perth Yacht Club of Australia's ...
Oct 19 Black Monday: Stock markets around the world crash, including the Dow Jones stock index, which falls 508.32 points (22%), 4½ times the previous daily record; More 1987 Events; 1987 in Film & TV. Jan 22 Pennsylvania politician R. Budd Dwyer shoots and kills himself at a press conference on live national television, leading to debates on boundaries in journalism
1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES. PREAMBLE. We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of Almighty God, in order to build a just and humane society, and establish a Government that shall embody our ideals and aspirations, promote the common good, conserve and develop our patrimony, and secure to ourselves and our posterity, the blessings of independence and ...
Dec 30, 2020 · January. January 1: In Puerto Rico, 60 bodies are recovered in the Dupont Plaza Hotel after a fire breaks out. January 1: The International Year of Shelter for the Homeless begins. January 3: Aretha Franklin becomes the first female artist to be inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. January 5: The trial of Surrogate Baby M beings in Hackensack, New Jersey.
Historical Events for the Year 1987. 1st January » A value added tax is introduced in Greece for the first time.; 4th January » The 1987 Maryland train collision: An Amtrak train 'en route' to Boston named Boston, Massachusetts from Washington, D.C., collides with Conrail engines in Chase, Maryland, killing 16 people.; 20th January » Church of England envoy Terry Waite is kidnapped in Lebanon.
January 3 – Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.; February 14–March 7 – Bon Jovi's "Livin' On A Prayer" is the #1 song. It would be 1987's Biggest hit song. February 22 – The Airbus A320 makes its first flight.; March 7 – The first five Beatles albums, Please Please Me, With the Beatles, A Hard Day's Night, Beatles for Sale and Help ...
Nov 1, 2021 · A year where Paul McCartney and George Harrison release singles on the same day, the US Congress convenes for the 100th time and Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers painting sells for £22.5 million, this is a comprehensive list of all the major events in 1987.. If you’re interested in seeing how the 1987 events were reported at the time, take a look at our selection of 1987 newspapers.
Events. Though African, Latin American and other genres of international music have been around for centuries, a group of small, London-based labels coin the term "world music," which helps record sellers find rack space for the eclectic music.
