Campbell’s introduced its line of instant dry soups.Red M&Ms were back in the marketplace after being banned for 11 years.North Carolina adopted milk as the official state beverage, and the alligator became the official state reptile of Florida.A monstrous iceberg nearly 100 miles long broke loose from Antarctica.Construction began on the Channel Tunnel, which connected Great Britain and France.Back in the year 1987, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was elected to a third consecutive term.Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak left the company as a full-time employee, and computer programmer John McAfee created one of the first antivirus programs.Automobile manufacturer Chrysler bought competitor American Motors.About 2,800 members of the National Association of Broadcast Engineers and Technicians ended a 118-day strike against NBC.In 1987, the Great Storm devastated many parts of the UK, the temperature reached 105☏ in Sacramento, and a February nor'easter delivered heavy, wet snow to the Mid-Atlantic.Supreme Court ruled that Rotary International must admit women.
The FCC voted to repeal the Fairness Doctrine, and the U.S.On October 19, Black Monday ravaged Wall Street as the Dow plunged “an astonishing 22.6%.”.
Here is a summary of what took place in 1987: