of Sardasht in two separate bombing rounds, on four residential areas. This is the first time a civilian town was targeted by chemical weapons. An accidental explosion at the Hohenfels Training Area in West Germany kills 3 U.S. troops. June 29 – South Korean politician, presidential candidate of the ruling party Roh Tae-woo makes a speech promising a wide program of nationwide reforms, the result of the June Democracy Movement. June 30 – Canada introduces a one-dollar coin, nicknamed the "Loonie". July July 1 – The Single European Act is passed by the European Community. July 3 – Greater Manchester Police recover the body of 16-year-old Pauline Reade from Saddleworth Moor, after her killers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley help them in their search, almost exactly 24 years since Pauline was last seen alive. July 4 – A court in Lyon sentences former Gestapo boss Klaus Barbie to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity. July 11 1987 Australian federal election: Bob Hawke's Labor Government is re-elected with an increased majority, defeating the Liberal Party led by John Howard and the National Party led by Ian Sinclair. World population is estimated to have reached five billion people, according to the United Nations. July 15 – Martial law in Taiwan ends after 38 years. July 17 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the 2,500 mark for the first time, at 2,510.04. July 22 – Palestinian cartoonist Naji Salim al-Ali is shot in London; he dies August 28. July 25 – The East Lancashire Railway, a heritage railway in the North West of England, is opened between Bury and Ramsbottom. July 27 – The song Never Gonna Give You Up a single was created and released by Rick Astley. July 31 Four hundred pilgrims are killed in clashes between demonstrating Iranian pilgrims and Saudi Arabian security forces in Mecca. Docklands Light Railway in London, the first driverless railway in Great Britain, is formally opened by Queen Elizabeth II. An F4-rated tornado devastates eastern Edmonton, Alberta; hardest hit are an industrial park and a trailer park. 27 people are killed and hundreds injured, with hundreds more left homeless and jobless. August August 4 The World Commission on Environment and Development, also known as the Brundtland Commission, publishes its report, Our Common Future. The Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine, which had required radio and television stations to present alternative views on