Category: History
The Day the Music Died
On this day in 1959, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, together with their pilot Roger Peterson, perish in a violent…
A High and Noble Purpose
On February 1, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-107) disintegrates upon reentering Earth’s atmosphere, killing all seven crew members.The disaster was the second fatal accident in…
Abolition Codified
On January 31, 1865, the US House of Representatives passes the 13th Amendment to the Constitution by a vote of 119-56, abolishing slavery in the…
The Class of ’36
On January 29, 1936, the National Baseball Hall of Fame elects its first members in Cooperstown, New York: Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy…
The Surly Bonds of Earth
On January 28, 1986, during NASA shuttle orbiter mission STS-51-L, the tenth flight of Space Shuttle Challenger (OV-99) breaks apart 73 seconds into its flight,…
The Calamitous Apollo 1
On January 27, 1967, during a pre-flight test for what was to be the first manned Apollo mission, a flash fire savagely claimed the lives…
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