1987

Index — 1987

Master index of all content in this knowledge base, grouped by category. See also the timeline and the README knowledge table.

History & Politics

Category index: history-politics/index.md

• Reagan’s “Tear Down This Wall” Speech (June 12, 1987)
• Iran-Contra Affair (1986–1987)
• Montreal Protocol (September 16, 1987)
• INF Treaty (December 8, 1987)
• First Intifada (December 9, 1987)

Science & Technology

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• Supernova 1987A
• IBM PS/2 Launch (April 2, 1987)
• FDA Approves AZT for AIDS Treatment (March 20, 1987)
• DNA Fingerprinting Enters the Courtroom (November 13, 1987)
• Microsoft Windows 2.0 (December 9, 1987)

Arts & Culture

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• Aretha Franklin: First Woman in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (January 21, 1987)
• U2’s The Joshua Tree (March 9, 1987)
• Sign ‘O’ the Times (Prince, March 31, 1987)
• Full Metal Jacket (June 26, 1987)
• Michael Jackson’s Bad (August 31, 1987)
• Toni Morrison’s Beloved Published (September 16, 1987)

Society & Economics

Category index: society-economics/index.md

• ACT UP Founded (March 12, 1987)
• Fox Broadcasting Company Primetime Launch (April 5, 1987)
• Black Monday (October 19, 1987)
• 1987 World Series (October 17–25, 1987)
• FDA Approves Prozac (December 29, 1987)

People

Category index: people/index.md

• Gary Hart — Withdrawal from the 1988 Presidential Race (May 8, 1987)
• Mathias Rust — Flight to Red Square (May 28, 1987)
• Margaret Thatcher’s Third General Election Victory (June 11, 1987)
• Klaus Barbie — Convicted of Crimes Against Humanity (July 4, 1987)
• Rudolf Hess (death, August 17, 1987)