Historical Events In 1987

Jul 17 10 teens die in Guadalupe River flood (Comfort, Tx)

Jul 24 IBM-PC DOS Version 3.3 (updated) released

Jul 14 Steve Miller's star is unveiled on Hollywood's Walk of Fame

Jul 03 2 men became first hot-air balloon travelers to cross Atlantic

Jul 28 Angel Cordero Jr becomes the 4th jockey to win 6,000 races

Jul 11 Thomas F Waddell found of Gay olympics, dies of AIDS at 50

Jul 02 Karl Linnas accused Nazi, dies of heart failure in Russia

Jul 25 USSR launches Kosmos 1870, 15-ton Earth-study satellite

Jul 21 Navy escorts first Earnest Will Convoy in the Persian Gulf.

Jul 25 Sherri Martel beats Fabulous Moolah for WWF Woman's Championship Belt

Jul 04 Discovery moves to Launch Pad 39B for STS-26 mission

Jul 14 Lt Col Oliver North concludes 6 days of Congressional testimony

Jul 18 Molly Yard elected new pres of Natl Org for Women

Jul 14 Greyhound Bus buys Trailways Bus for $80 million

Jul 04 Martina Navratilova wins 6th straight Wimbeldon defeats Steffi Graf

Jul 06 The first of 3 massacres by Sikh extremists takes place in India

Jul 11 Heart's "Alone," single goes #1 for 3 weeks

Jul 02 Michael Bennet Chorus Line director, dies of AIDS at 44

Jul 27 John Demjanjuk, accused Nazi "Ivan the Terrible" testifies in Israel

Jul 22 Soyuz TM-3 launched with 3 cosmonauts (1 Syrian)

Jul 22 US began escorting re-flagged Kuwaiti tankers in Persian Gulf

Jul 13 Federal judge throws out Bette Midler's $10 million suit against Ford Motor Co, who used a sound alike voice for their TV commercials

Jul 05 Australian Pat Cash wins men's singles at Wimbledon

Jul 31 Rockwell International awarded contract to build a 5th shuttle

Jul 08 Kitty Dukakis, revealed addiction to amphetamines for 26 years

Jul 03 NY Met Darryl Strawberry threatens teammates Wally Backman & Lee Mazzilli for criticizing his play

Jul 15 John Poindexter testifies at Iran-Contra hearings

Mar 08 David Hookes (306) Wayne Phillips make 462 stand for South Australia

Mar 20 Soap opera "Capitol" final episode

Mar 03 Actor, singer, dancer, comedian, broadcaster and American entertainment icon, Danny Kaye, died in Los Angeles at the age of 74.

Mar 28 Stacking of Discovery's SRBs gets underway

Mar 20 FDA approves sale of AZT (AIDS treatment)

Mar 15 New Zealand beat West Indies by 5 wickets in Jeremy Coney's last Test Cricket

Mar 12 World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Cincinnati won by Katarina Witt (German Democratic Republic)

Mar 23 West Germany SPD chairman Willy Brandt resigns

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