| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| May 01 1987 | Pope John Beatifies Jewish Nun |
| May 03 1987 | Crash At Talladega Leads To Better Safety |
| May 05 1987 | Congressional Hearings In Iran-Contra Affair |
| May 08 1987 | SAS Operatives Kill 8 IRA Members |
| May 09 1987 | Polish Flight Crashes In Warsaw - No Survivors |
| May 11 1987 | Barbie War Crimes Trial Begins |
| May 11 1987 | First Heart–lung Transplant In Baltimore |
| May 15 1987 | Soviet Union Polyus Prototype Orbital Weapons Platform Fails |
| May 17 1987 | Iraqi Jet Attacks USS Stark Killing 37 |
| May 22 1987 | Hashimpura Massacre In Meerut, India |
| May 22 1987 | New Zealand Hosts First Rugby World Cup |
| May 28 1987 | Rust Detained After Landing In Red Square |