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1987
16 verified events recorded in 1987.
16
events
From
Jan 1, 1987
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Dec 1, 1987
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1987-12-01
Keating Lincoln Savings Irvine Fraudulent Bond Scheme
4 src
confirmed
1987-11-18
Iran-Contra Minority Report: Cheney, Addington Lay Groundwork for Unitary-Executive Doctrine That Shapes Bush II and Trump II
3 src
Dick Cheney · David Addington · Henry Hyde · Orrin Hatch · +1
confirmed
1987-10-23
Senate Rejects Robert Bork Supreme Court Nomination 42-58, First Ideological Rejection in Nearly a Century
4 src
Robert Bork · Ronald Reagan · Edward Kennedy · Lewis Powell · +5
confirmed
1987-09-16
Senate Resolution Acknowledges Haudenosaunee Influence on Constitution During Bicentennial Celebrations
2 src
U.S. Senate · Haudenosaunee Confederacy
confirmed
1987-08-04
Reagan FCC Abolishes Fairness Doctrine in 4-0 Vote, Eliminating Balanced Coverage Requirements for Broadcasters
6 src
Federal Communications Commission · Ronald Reagan
confirmed
1987-05-06
CIA Director William Casey Dies Before Testifying on Iran-Contra Role
3 src
William Casey · Ronald Reagan
confirmed
1987-05-05
Televised Iran-Contra Congressional Hearings Begin, Riveting Nation
3 src
Oliver North · John Poindexter · George Shultz · Caspar Weinberger
confirmed
1987-04-01
Federal Reserve Approves Section 20 Subsidiaries for JP Morgan, Citicorp, and Bankers Trust
3 src
Federal Reserve Board · JP Morgan & Co. · Citicorp · Paul Volcker · +1
confirmed
1987-04-01
Keating Five Senators Pressure FHLBB to Halt Lincoln Investigation
4 src
Alan Cranston · Dennis DeConcini · John Glenn · John McCain · +3
confirmed
1987-02-26
Tower Commission Report Released, Criticized as Whitewash of Iran-Contra
3 src
Ronald Reagan · Edmund Muskie · William Casey
confirmed
1987-01-01
AIDS Death Toll Reaches 25,000: Reagan Administration Inaction Continues
3 src
Ronald Reagan
confirmed
1987-01-01
Cato Institute Organizational Profile: 'Libertarian' Cover for Corporate Deregulation Agenda
4 src
Cato Institute · Charles Koch · Murray Rothbard · Koch Industries · +1
confirmed
1987-01-01
Heritage Foundation Budget Reaches $14.3 Million - Scale of Corporate Policy Investment
3 src
Heritage Foundation · Joseph Coors · Richard Mellon Scaife · Edwin Feulner
confirmed
1987-01-01
Olin Foundation Law and Economics Programs Expand to Elite Law Schools
3 src
John M. Olin Foundation · Yale Law School
confirmed
1987-01-01
Philanthropy Roundtable Founded - Conservative Donor Coordination Infrastructure
3 src
Koch Network
confirmed
1987-01-01
Wackenhut Corrections Wins First Federal Immigration Detention Contract in Aurora, Colorado
4 src
Wackenhut Corporation · Immigration and Naturalization Service · Reagan Administration
confirmed