1987
Medicine
Global
Antiretroviral therapy begins
AZT became the first approved drug against HIV, later joined into combination therapy.
Why it mattered
Turned an inevitably fatal infection into a manageable condition.
Information Age
1987
2 recorded milestones at this point in the record.
1987
Society
Global
Montreal Protocol signed
Nations agreed to phase out ozone-destroying chemicals.
Why it mattered
The most successful global environmental treaty.
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