Social movements, markets, sport, and everyday life in 1987.
| Topic | Description | |—|—| | ACT UP Founded (March 12, 1987) | The AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power is established in New York City, launching a direct-action movement that transforms U.S. AIDS policy and FDA drug-approval processes. | | Fox Broadcasting Company Primetime Launch (April 5, 1987) | Rupert Murdoch’s Fox debuts Married…with Children and The Tracey Ullman Show, establishing the first successful fourth U.S. broadcast network since 1956 and targeting younger viewers the Big Three had underserved. | | Black Monday (October 19, 1987) | Stock markets crash worldwide; the Dow Jones Industrial Average falls 22.6% in a single day, the largest one-day percentage drop in its history. | | 1987 World Series (October 17–25, 1987) | The Minnesota Twins defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 4–3 in the first World Series played entirely indoors, with the home team winning all seven games. | | FDA Approves Prozac (December 29, 1987) | The FDA approves fluoxetine (Prozac), the first SSRI antidepressant, launching a new era in psychiatric treatment worldwide. |
See also the master index and timeline.