WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO MARCH 1987
Find out what all happened January to March 1987

The 1987 Maryland train collision: An Amtrak train en route to Boston, Massachusetts from Washington, D.C., collides with Conrail engines in Chase, Maryland, killing 16 people. (4. January 1987)

Pennsylvania politician R. Budd Dwyer shoots and kills himself during a televised press conference, leading to debates on boundaries in journalism. (22. January 1987)

Church of England envoy Terry Waite is kidnapped in Lebanon. (20. January 1987)

Iran-Contra affair: The Tower Commission rebukes President Ronald Reagan for not controlling his national security staff. (26. February 1987)

Southern Methodist University's football program is the first college football program to receive the Death Penalty by the NCAA's Committee on Infractions. It was revealed that athletic officials and school administrators had knowledge of a "slush fund" used to make illegal payments to the school's football players as far back as 1981. (25. February 1987)

Justice Mary Gaudron is appointed to the High Court of Australia, the first woman to be appointed. (6. February 1987)

The British ferry MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes in about 90 seconds killing 193. (6. March 1987)

After the 1986 People Power Revolution, the Philippines enacts a new constitution. (2. February 1987)

Supernova 1987a is seen in the Large Magellanic Cloud. (23. February 1987)

The Food and Drug Administration approves the anti-AIDS drug, AZT. (20. March 1987)

Televangelist Jim Bakker resigns as head of the PTL Club due to a brewing sex scandal; he hands over control to Jerry Falwell. (19. March 1987)

A value added tax is introduced in Greece for the first time. (1. January 1987)

Philippine security forces open fire on a crowd of 10,000–15,000 demonstrators at Malacañan Palace, Manila, killing 13. (22. January 1987)

Unabomber: In Salt Lake City, a bomb explodes in a computer store. (20. February 1987)

The trial of John Demjanjuk, accused of being a Nazi guard dubbed "Ivan the Terrible" in Treblinka extermination camp, starts in Jerusalem. (16. February 1987)