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CALIFORNIA LAW

Jan 13, 1987

1/13 -- The U.S. Supreme Court upholds a California law that requires employers to provide up to four months of unpaid leave to pregnant women

Tower Commission Issues

Feb 26, 1987

2/26 -- The Tower Commission issues its report on the role of the National Security Council in the secret sale of military equipment to Iran, and faults President Reagan for not being more informed about the NSC's activities

IRAN-CONTRA AFFAIR

Mar 4, 1987

3/4 -- In a nationally televised address, President Reagan accepts full responsibility for the Iran-Contra affair.

FERRY HERALD

Mar 6, 1987

3/6 -- The English Channel ferry Herald of Free Enterprise departs from Zeebrugge, Belgium with its loading doors open and capsizes, killing 192.

FDA

Mar 20, 1987

3/20 -- The FDA approves AZT, a drug made by Burroughs Welcome and used for treating AIDS

TAXACO

Apr 12, 1987

4/12 -- Texaco makes the largest bankruptcy filing in history

US SUPREME COURT

May 4, 1987

5/4 -- The U.S. Supreme Court rules that Rotary clubs must admit women

GARY HART

May 7, 1987

5/7 -- Gary Hart suspends his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination following news stories that revealed his apparently adulterous association with model Donna Rice.

IRAQI FIGHTER PLANE

May 17, 1987

5/17 -- An Iraqi fighter plane fires two Exocet missiles into the USS Stark, on patrol in the Persian Gulf; 37 American seamen are killed.

MARGARET THATCHER

Jun 11, 1987

6/11 -- British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is assured a third five-year term after the Conservatives win a comfortable majority of seats in the House of Commons.