1987: October

October 10 - The Reverend Jesse Jackson launches his second campaign for U.S. President.
October 11 - the first National Coming Out Day was held in celebration of the second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.
October 14-October 16 - The United States is caught up in a drama that unfolds on television as a young child, Jessica McClure, falls down a well in Midland, Texas, and is later rescued.
October 15-October 16 - Great Storm of 1987: hurricane force winds hit much of the South of England, killing 23 people.
October 19 - Black Monday: stock market levels fall sharply on Wall Street and around the world.
October 19 - U.S. warships destroy 2 Iranian oil platforms in Persian Gulf
October 19 - Two commuter trains head collided and crash at outskirt of Jakarta, Indonesia, 102 killed.
October 23 - Champion English jockey Lester Piggott is jailed for 3 years after being convicted of tax evasion.
October 23 - On a vote of 58-42, the United States Senate rejects President Ronald Reagan's nomination of Robert Bork to the U.S. Supreme Court.
October 25 - The Minnesota Twins win the 1987 World Series, despite having the worst regular season win-loss ratio for a winner, a record they held until 2006.
October 26 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average went down 156.83 points.