Today is Thursday, December 7, the 341st day of 2017. There are 24 days left in the year.
1988 — Mikhail Gorbachev cheered by Wall Street crowds upon arrival in NYC
1988 — New York Islanders fire Simpson, Arbour new coach
1988 — Yasser Arafat recognizes existence of Israel
1988 — Rangers sign free-agent pitcher Nolan Ryan to a one-year contract
1989 — C Coleman & D Zippel's musical "City of Angels" premieres in New York NY
1990 — Iraqi parliament endorses Saddam's decision to free hostages
1990 — Ted Turner & Jane Fonda announce their engagement
1992 — Galileo spacecraft passes North Pole of Moon (Peary Crater)
1993 — South African transitional executive council set up
1993 — Robert Goulet undergoes prostate cancer surgery