These advances were capped by a law that went into effect in early 1987 forbidding any discrimination on the basis of sex and providing protection against it.

The Equality Law that went into effect in 1987 committed the country to achieving full equality for women.

The Colts went 13 – 3 in 1999 and finished first in the AFC East, their first division title since 1987.

The labour movement went through a process of reorganization from 1987 to 1991 from which emerged the present configuration of three major labour union federations, Rengo, Zenroren, and Zenrokyo along with other smaller national union organizations.

The quirks of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, including the turf floor and the white roof, gave the Twins a significant home-field advantage that played into their winning the World Series in both 1987 and 1991, at least in the opinion of their opponents, as the Twins went 12 – 1 in post season home games during those two seasons.

The original version of the Soviet Joint Venture Law, which went into effect in June 1987, limited foreign shares of a Soviet venture to 49 percent and required that Soviet citizens occupy the positions of chairman and general manager.

Whereas the previous five Rush albums sold platinum or better, Hold Your Fire only went gold in November 1987, although it managed to peak at number 13 on the Billboard 200.

Their record label, Stiff Records, went bankrupt soon after the 1987 release of the single " The Irish Rover " ( with The Dubliners ).

The reunited Pogues played dates in the UK with support from the Dropkick Murphys in late 2005, and re-released their 1987 Christmas classic " Fairytale of New York " on 19 December, which went straight in at No. 3 in the UK Singles charts on Christmas Day 2005, showing the song's enduring popularity.

The band seemed to have the world at their feet, an album which went on to become the third top Australian album of 1987.

In 1987 went to the " Carnival Chicharrero " Cuban singer Celia Cruz with orchestra Billo's Caracas Boys, attended by 250, 000 people, was registered in the Guinness of Records as the largest gathering of people in an outdoor plaza to attend a concert, a record she holds today.

In 1987, Tom Jones re-entered the singles chart with " A Boy From Nowhere " which went to No. 2 in the United Kingdom.

Joe Perrone went on to play Gino Rossini in the popular Australian television serial " Neighbours " in 1987 ; guest starred in the Australian sit-com " Acropolis Now " in 1992, and featured in the 1988 US motion picture " Phantom of the Ritz ".

The show went off the air in 1987, and Keillor married and spent some time abroad during the following two years.

The Flyers had eliminated the Islanders in the Patrick Division Finals in 1985 and 1987 ( the Flyers went on to the Stanley Cup finals both years ).

Public response was so overwhelming, she went on to release two more volumes ( in 1985 and 1987 ).

After joining the NHL, the Oilers went on to win the Stanley Cup on five occasions: 1983 – 84, 1984 – 85, 1986 – 87, 1987 – 88 and 1989 – 90.

Despite these personnel changes, PSV went on to win their 21st title, making it the third time in the history of the league that a team won four championships in a row, after HVV Den Haag ( 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903 ) and PSV ( 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 ).

The CAT went on to win the 1987 off-road world championship.

After " Tar Top " peaked at No. 7 in the fall of 1987, Alabama started a new No. 1 string of six consecutively, and went on to have five more No. 1 hits through 1993's " Reckless.

Kernahan went on to become the club's longest serving captain and leading career goalkicker ( 738 goals ), and Bradley became the club games record holder ( 375 games ); Motley's career was unfortunately cut short by a non-fatal car accident in 1987.

Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures went into production the month it was greenlighted ; it was scheduled to premiere on September 19, 1987.

He went on to found the Royal Bank of Scotland in Edinburgh in 1727, and his face adorns the obverse of all banknotes issued by the Royal Bank since 1987.

The character went through two later revivals, once by Filmation Studios in 1979, and again in 1987 at the hands of animation director Ralph Bakshi, who had worked at the Terrytoons studio during his early career.

Crowded House went on to enormous success worldwide, in particular with two major hits: " Don't Dream It's Over " ( US # 2, 1987 ) and " Weather With You " ( UK # 7, 1992 ).

He landed close to the memorial on Dooagh beach on 4 September 1987, completing the second leg of his voyage.

Tales of Mystery and Imagination was first remixed in 1987 for release on CD, and included narration by Orson Welles which had been recorded in 1975, but arrived too late to be included on the original album.

* 1987 – All the children held at Kia Lama, a rural property on Lake Eildon, Australia, run by the Santiniketan Park Association, are released after a police raid.

* 1987 – Northwest Airlines Flight 255 a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 crashes after take off in Detroit, Michigan, killing 154 of the 155 on board, plus 2 people on the ground.

The outcome was a decision by the 14th International Botanical Congress in 1987 that Amaryllis should be a conserved name ( i. e. correct regardless of priority ) and ultimately based on a specimen of the South African Amaryllis belladonna from the Clifford Herbarium at the British Museum.

* 1987 – The Simpsons premieres as a short cartoon on The Tracey Ullman Show

His operas Falstaff ( 1995 production ) and Tarare ( 1987 production ) have been released on DVD.

The common law offence of affray was abolished for England and Wales on 1 April 1987.

Trade and economic cooperation between Russia and Botswana are stipulated by the Trade Agreement of 1987 and the Agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation of 1988.

The duo named themselves Gemini, and a second album with more music by Björn and Benny was released in April 1987, containing the big hit " Mio My Mio "; also to be found on the soundtrack to the film Mio in the Land of Faraway, for which Andersson co-produced the music.

In 1987, Andersson wrote music and co-produced the soundtrack with Anders Eljas for the film Mio in the Land of Faraway, based on Swedish author Astrid Lindgrens Mio, my Mio.

DJ Scott La Rock was murdered on August 27, 1987, months after the release of BDP's debut album, Criminal Minded.

The MVP award has been given to a player on the losing team twice, in 1986 to Mike Scott of the Houston Astros and in 1987 to Jeff Leonard of the San Francisco Giants.

Critical Essays on Benjamin Franklin ( 1987 )

Turbo C was released on May 18, 1987 and an estimated 100, 000 copies were shipped in the first month of its release.

* Lenses for the Canon EF mount, introduced with the company's EOS family of film SLRs in 1987 and used to this day on Canon full-frame and APS-H EOS DSLRs, can function fully on the company's APS-C DSLRs that use the EF-S mount ( although their angle of view will be different on the smaller APS-C sensor ).

Since 1987 an illustration of the castle has featured on the reverse side of £ 100 notes issued by the Royal Bank of Scotland.

The band played in this style on their first four albums: Bathory ( 1984 ), The Return of the Darkness and Evil ( 1985 ), Under the Sign of the Black Mark ( 1987 ) and Blood Fire Death ( 1988 ).

( The government constructs the poverty line based on an outdated 1987 household consumption poll, instead of more recent polls from 1997 or 2007 ).

In 1987, the Library of Congress Country Study said that the Air Force's official name, Ivoirian Air Transport and Liaison Group ( Groupement Aérien de Transport et de Liaison -- GATL ), ' reflects an original mission focused more on logistics and transport rather than a combat force.