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CALIFORNIA LAW
1/13 -- The U.S. Supreme Court upholds a California law that requires employers to provide up to four months of unpaid leave to pregnant women -
Tower Commission Issues
2/26 -- The Tower Commission issues its report on the role of the National Security Council in the secret sale of military equipment to Iran, and faults President Reagan for not being more informed about the NSC's activities -
IRAN-CONTRA AFFAIR
3/4 -- In a nationally televised address, President Reagan accepts full responsibility for the Iran-Contra affair. -
FERRY HERALD
3/6 -- The English Channel ferry Herald of Free Enterprise departs from Zeebrugge, Belgium with its loading doors open and capsizes, killing 192. -
FDA
3/20 -- The FDA approves AZT, a drug made by Burroughs Welcome and used for treating AIDS -
TAXACO
4/12 -- Texaco makes the largest bankruptcy filing in history -
US SUPREME COURT
5/4 -- The U.S. Supreme Court rules that Rotary clubs must admit women -
GARY HART
5/7 -- Gary Hart suspends his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination following news stories that revealed his apparently adulterous association with model Donna Rice. -
IRAQI FIGHTER PLANE
5/17 -- An Iraqi fighter plane fires two Exocet missiles into the USS Stark, on patrol in the Persian Gulf; 37 American seamen are killed. -
MARGARET THATCHER
6/11 -- British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is assured a third five-year term after the Conservatives win a comfortable majority of seats in the House of Commons.