February 23 - Supernova 1987A, the first "naked-eye" supernova since 1604, is observed.
April 19 - The Simpsons cartoon first appears on The Tracy Ullman Show.
June 30 - Canada introduces a one dollar coin, nicknamed the "Loonie".
July 11 - World population reaches five billion people with a child born in Zagreb, Croatia
October 11 - The first National ( Read more... )