Topic summary
October 1987
Extracted from the Wikipedia article 1987.
October
- October 3 – The Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement is reached but still requires ratification. This agreement would be a precursor to NAFTA.
- October 6 – Fiji becomes a republic.
- October 7
- Sikh nationalists declare the independence of Khalistan from India.
- The U.S. Department of Education announces new guidelines for teaching about AIDS in public schools, emphasizing the importance of abstinence and "appropriate moral and social conduct."