1987

UK HEADLINES

Thatcher Wins Election - Margaret Thatcher secured a third term as Prime Minister in the June 11 general election. Herald Of Free Enterprise Sinks - The roll‑on/roll‑off ferry capsized off Zeebrugge on Mar 6, killing 193 passengers. Great Storm Hits England - A severe windstorm battered southern England on Oct 15‑16, causing widespread damage. Hungerford Massacre - A gunman killed 16 people in Hungerford, Berkshire, on Aug 19. King's Cross Fire - A tragic underground fire at London’s King’s Cross station claimed 31 lives on Nov 18. Remembrance Day Bombing - An IRA bomb exploded in Enniskillen on Nov 8, killing 11 civilians. 

INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES

Bud Dwyer Suicide - Pennsylvania state treasurer shot himself during a televised press conference on Jan 22, 1987. Supernova 1987A Appears - Astronomers observed the first naked‑eye supernova since 1604, marking a rare celestial event. Black Monday Crash - Global stock markets plummeted on Oct 19, with the Dow Jones dropping over 22 per cent. Iran-Contra Hearings Begin - Congressional investigations started probing the secret arms sales to Iran and the diversion of funds to Nicaraguan rebels. Reagan Proposes Trillion Budget - President Reagan submitted the first-ever $1 trillion federal budget proposal to Congress. Democrats Regain Senate - Midterm elections saw the Democratic Party recapture control of the U.S. Senate.