6 events found for 1987
The fictional Simpson family made their first appearance in the short "Good Night", aired in a segment of the The Tracey
A British Special Air Service unit ambushed a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) unit in Loughgall, Northern Irelan
An Iraqi jet fired two Exocet missiles at the American frigate USS Stark, killing 37 personnel and injuring 21 others
During Hindu–Muslim rioting in Meerut, India, 19 members of the Provincial Armed Constabulary allegedly massacred 42 Mus
Mathias Rust, a West German aviator, flew his Cessna 172 from Helsinki, Finland, through Soviet air defences, landing il
American intelligence analyst Jonathan Pollard pleaded guilty to charges of spying for Israel