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Historical Events
on January 28th
- Lead Story
- Challenger explodes,1986
- American Revolution
- British plan to isolate New England,1777
- Automotive
- "Shuttin' Detroit Down" debuts,2009
- Civil War
- Thomas Hindman born,1828
- Cold War
- Soviets shoot down U.S. jet,1964
- Crime
- Killer couple strikes the heartland,1958
- Disaster
- Challenger explodes after liftoff,1986
- General Interest
- U.S. ends search for Pancho Villa,1917
- Afrikaner police admit to killing Stephen Biko,1997
- Hollywood
- Clint Eastwood honored by Directors Guild of America,2006
- Literary
- Colette is born,1873
- Music
- American recording artists gather to record "We Are the World",1985
- Old West
- First train crosses the Panamanian isthmus,1855
- Presidential
- Wilson nominates Brandeis to the Supreme Court,1916
- Sports
- Vince Lombardi hired as Packers coach,1959
- Vietnam War
- Cease-fire goes into effect,1973
- Ford asks for additional aid,1975
- World War I
- Germans sink American merchant ship,1915
- World War II
- Burma Road is reopened,1945
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