1987
Reagan at the Brandenburg Gate
Standing with the Berlin Wall behind him, Ronald Reagan delivered a line his State Department had tried to cut: Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.
INF Treaty signed
Reagan and Gorbachev signed a treaty at the White House eliminating an entire class of nuclear weapons…
First intifada begins
After an Israeli truck killed four Palestinian workers in Gaza, demonstrations spread through the occupied territories like wildfire.
Black Monday crash
On a single day the Dow Jones lost twenty-two point six percent, the largest percentage drop in its history.
Simpsons debut on Tracey Ullman Show
Matt Groening's animated family of yellow misfits first appeared as one-minute interstitials on The Tracey Ullman Show, crude sketches dashed off on a legal…
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1987?
Saeculum lists 5 events from 1987. The most significant is Reagan at the Brandenburg Gate: Standing with the Berlin Wall behind him, Ronald Reagan delivered a line his State Department had tried to cut: Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.
What era was 1987 part of?
1987 falls within the Modern Era (1901-2000). World wars, cold war, and the splitting of the atom.
Which regions saw notable events in 1987?
The events from 1987 span Europe, North America and Middle East.