France and England are hit by the Great Storm of 1987.

Martin Luther King Jr receives the Nobel Peace Prize.

An Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-62 crashes outside Moscow. All 174 on board are killed.

An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at the Children’s Hospital in Boston.

The Mary Rose is salvaged from the sea bed of the Solent, off Portsmouth.

A United Airlines Boeing 247 explodes mid-flight as a result of sabotage.

The Black Sox Scandal – The Cincinnati Reds win the World Series after allegations of deliberately loosing

A telegraph line between Los Angeles and San Francisco is first used.

The Fox News Channel starts broadcasting.

Egypt and Syria attack Israel leading to the Yom Kippur War.