June 1987

Physician and engineer Mae Jemison is selected by NASA as one of fifteen astronaut candidates, setting the stage for her 1992 mission on which she becomes the first Black woman in space. Her selection follows years of work as a physician and Peace Corps volunteer.

Edwin Moses loses the 400-meter hurdles in Madrid, ending an undefeated streak of 122 races spanning nearly 10 years from 1977 to 1987 — one of the longest unbeaten streaks in the history of track and field and among the most remarkable in all of sport.

Edwin Moses's unbeaten streak of 122 consecutive 400m hurdles finals over nine years and nine months ends when Danny Harris defeats him in Madrid. Moses's run from 1977 to 1987 is one of the most dominant periods by any individual in any track event in history.