Historical Events In 1987
Jan 31 44th Golden Globes Platoon, Marlee Matlin win
Jan 06 Astronomers at University of California observe the birth of a galaxy
Jan 09 Chinese/Vietnamese border fights, 1500 killed
Jan 19 Guy Hunt becomes Alabama's first Republican governor since 1874
Jan 17 President Reagan signed a secret order permitting the covert sale of arms to Iran.
Jan 01 Year of the Reader begins
Jan 04 Sixteen people die when a Washington-bound Amtrak train collides with Conrail locomotives in Chase, Maryland.
Jan 06 Astronomers at University of California observe the birth of a galaxy
Jan 02 Penn State upsets Miami in Fiesta Bowl for college football champ
Jan 31 44th Golden Globes Platoon, Marlee Matlin win
Jan 02 Troops of Chad President Habré conquer Fada oasis
Jan 21 Archbishop's envoy Terry Waite disappears in Lebanon
Feb 05 Dow Jones average closes above 2,200 for first time
Feb 26 The first release of Beatles compact discs
Feb 04 Stars &Stripes beats Australia's Kookaburra 3, sweeps America's Cup
Feb 19 Anti-smoking ad airs for first time on TV, featuring Yul Brynner
Feb 11 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Feb 16 John Demjanjuk, accused of being "Ivan the Terrible" trial begins
Feb 15 Nikolai Guljajev becomes world champion skater
Feb 02 Philippines adopts constitution
Feb 09 Former national security adviser Robert McFarlane attempts suicide
Feb 06 No-smoking rules take effect in federal buildings
Feb 05 Soyuz TM-2 launches
Feb 04 President Reagan's veto of Clean Water Act is overridden by Congress
Feb 15 ABC-TV begins broadcasting "Amerika" mini-series
Feb 23 Russian Writers Union accepts Boris Pasternak posthumous as member
Feb 07 US male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano
Feb 06 US female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary
Feb 26 NASA launches GEOS-H
Feb 08 The West beat the East in the NBA All-Star Game. A record was set for total points scored. The West won 154-149 in overtime.
Feb 07 Dennis Conner & Stars & Stripes bring America's Cup back to US
Feb 23 Dick Howser retires from managing Kansas City Royals, due to brain tumor
Feb 01 163 day strike against Deere & Company ends, workers accept wage freeze
Feb 20 David Hartman quits ABC's "Good Morning America," after 11 years
Feb 25 US Supreme Court upholds (5-4) affirmative action
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