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January 28th
What Happened on the day you were born on This day in History
For Those With Birthdays 28th January or looking for specific year these years are Included on this date 1917, 1930, 1932, 1937, 1940, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1997, 2011, Born This Day,
U.S.
1986 U.S.A. Challenger Explodes
28th January, 1986 : The space shuttle Challenger explodes just after liftoff , killing the seven astronauts aboard, this was the 10th trip for Challenger and included a teacher from New Hampshire, Christa MacAuliffe, among the astronauts, as part of a new Teacher in Space project. The Launch was shown live on CNN and many schools set up televisions for children to watch due to the involvement of a teacher in the shuttle.
Other crew members aboard the Challenger ship included Michael J. Smith, Dick Scobee, and Ronald McNair, as well as Ellison Onizuka, Christa McAuliffe, Gregory Jarvis, and Judith Resnik. A warning was ignored that certain equipment on the ship was vulnerable at new temperatures.
1986 U.S.A. Challenger Explodes
28th January, 1986 : The space shuttle Challenger explodes just after liftoff , killing the seven astronauts aboard, this was the 10th trip for Challenger and included a teacher from New Hampshire, Christa MacAuliffe, among the astronauts, as part of a new Teacher in Space project. The Launch was shown live on CNN and many schools set up televisions for children to watch due to the involvement of a teacher in the shuttle.
Other crew members aboard the Challenger ship included Michael J. Smith, Dick Scobee, and Ronald McNair, as well as Ellison Onizuka, Christa McAuliffe, Gregory Jarvis, and Judith Resnik. A warning was ignored that certain equipment on the ship was vulnerable at new temperatures.
UK
1937 England Rolls Royce
28th January, 1937 : Testing of the Rolls Royce had begun on this day. The first model that appeared on the streets a few years after World War II ended was the Rolls Royce Silver Wraith.
Rolls Royce Silver Ghost
1937 England Rolls Royce
28th January, 1937 : Testing of the Rolls Royce had begun on this day. The first model that appeared on the streets a few years after World War II ended was the Rolls Royce Silver Wraith.
U.S.
1956 U.S.A. Elvis Presley
28th January, 1956 : The young country rock singer Elvis Presley makes his first ever television appearance on Television in the musical variety program Stage Show singing "Heartbreak Hotel".
1956 U.S.A. Elvis Presley
28th January, 1956 : The young country rock singer Elvis Presley makes his first ever television appearance on Television in the musical variety program Stage Show singing "Heartbreak Hotel".
U.S.
1930 U.S.A. Chrysler Building
28th January, 1930 : With the completion of the Chrysler Building in New York which is the tallest building in the world at 78 stories and dwarfs the 56 story Woolworths building and is even taller than the Eiffel Tower in Paris, this is at a cost of some $15,000,000 investment by Mr Chrysler and shows the world that the American Auto industry is the best in the world. Just 12 months later the Empire State Building is completed which is taller.
1930 U.S.A. Chrysler Building
28th January, 1930 : With the completion of the Chrysler Building in New York which is the tallest building in the world at 78 stories and dwarfs the 56 story Woolworths building and is even taller than the Eiffel Tower in Paris, this is at a cost of some $15,000,000 investment by Mr Chrysler and shows the world that the American Auto industry is the best in the world. Just 12 months later the Empire State Building is completed which is taller.
Mexico
1917 Mexico Pancho Villa Dead or Alive
28th January, 1917 : US forces give up searching for Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa after nearly one year, following his massacre of 16 U.S. citizens at Santa Isabel in northern Mexico and 17 American Citizens in Columbus, New Mexico President Wilson had sent US forces into Mexico with orders to capture Villa dead or alive.
1917 Mexico Pancho Villa Dead or Alive
28th January, 1917 : US forces give up searching for Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa after nearly one year, following his massacre of 16 U.S. citizens at Santa Isabel in northern Mexico and 17 American Citizens in Columbus, New Mexico President Wilson had sent US forces into Mexico with orders to capture Villa dead or alive.
U.S.
1978 U.S.A. Fantasy Island
28th January, 1978 : First Episode of Fantasy Island Aired on Television. Many people probably remember Fantasy Island-especially those who grew up in the 1980s. The first episode of this show actually aired in 1978.
This show featured a guide known to have angelic qualities. This guide took people to an imaginary Island-one that they would want to go to, where their fantasies were to be fulfilled. However, even though this was a great opportunity, guests of Fantasy Island would pay as much as $50,000 dollars to benefit from this chance to escape.
Stars of this show included Ricardo Montalban who played Roarke (The angelic tour guide), and Herve Villianchase, who acted as Roarke’s right hand man. The last episode of this show was aired in 1984.
1978 U.S.A. Fantasy Island
28th January, 1978 : First Episode of Fantasy Island Aired on Television. Many people probably remember Fantasy Island-especially those who grew up in the 1980s. The first episode of this show actually aired in 1978.
This show featured a guide known to have angelic qualities. This guide took people to an imaginary Island-one that they would want to go to, where their fantasies were to be fulfilled. However, even though this was a great opportunity, guests of Fantasy Island would pay as much as $50,000 dollars to benefit from this chance to escape.
Stars of this show included Ricardo Montalban who played Roarke (The angelic tour guide), and Herve Villianchase, who acted as Roarke’s right hand man. The last episode of this show was aired in 1984.
China
1932 China Japan Occupies Shanghai
28th January, 1932 : Japan began it's bombing and reoccupation of Shanghai, China .
1932 China Japan Occupies Shanghai
28th January, 1932 : Japan began it's bombing and reoccupation of Shanghai, China .
U.S.
1940 U.S.A. Beat the Band
28th January, 1940 : The popular TV program “Beat the Band” debuts on NBC radio
1940 U.S.A. Beat the Band
28th January, 1940 : The popular TV program “Beat the Band” debuts on NBC radio
UK
1953 England Derek Bentley
28th January, 1953 : Derek Bentley is hung at Wandsworth Prison in London for his part in the murder of Pc Sidney Miles who attempted to arrest him during a break in at a warehouse in Croydon, Surrey
1953 England Derek Bentley
28th January, 1953 : Derek Bentley is hung at Wandsworth Prison in London for his part in the murder of Pc Sidney Miles who attempted to arrest him during a break in at a warehouse in Croydon, Surrey
U.S.
1958 U.S.A. Murder Road Trip
28th January, 1958 : Charles Starkweather, a 19-year-old high school dropout from Lincoln, Nebraska, and his 14-year-old girlfriend, Caril Ann Fugate, go on a deadly road trip and kill a Lincoln businessman, his wife and their maid, as part of a killing spree that began a week earlier when he killed Fugate’s stepfather and mother, and strangled Fugate’s two-and-a-half-year-old sister
1958 U.S.A. Murder Road Trip
28th January, 1958 : Charles Starkweather, a 19-year-old high school dropout from Lincoln, Nebraska, and his 14-year-old girlfriend, Caril Ann Fugate, go on a deadly road trip and kill a Lincoln businessman, his wife and their maid, as part of a killing spree that began a week earlier when he killed Fugate’s stepfather and mother, and strangled Fugate’s two-and-a-half-year-old sister
U.S.
1961 U.S.A. Shooting
28th January, 1961 : Mrs. Koemick was shot in the head on this day with a .22-caliber rifle. This shooting took place in a local furniture store, and the husband of this woman was questioned. More answers were yet to be found as of this time.
Five firemen had been killed while on the scene of a bakery fire. They lost their lives after the walls of the bakery plant had closed down on them. There were 20 firemen total trapped in this fire as of this time
1961 U.S.A. Shooting
28th January, 1961 : Mrs. Koemick was shot in the head on this day with a .22-caliber rifle. This shooting took place in a local furniture store, and the husband of this woman was questioned. More answers were yet to be found as of this time.
Five firemen had been killed while on the scene of a bakery fire. They lost their lives after the walls of the bakery plant had closed down on them. There were 20 firemen total trapped in this fire as of this time
Germany
1964 East Germany East West Relations
28th January, 1964 : Tension levels had risen between the U.S. and the Soviet Union dramatically during this time in history. On this day, a U.S. jet was shot down by Soviet troops. The jet was pulling into an East German airbase at the time that it had happened.
1964 East Germany East West Relations
28th January, 1964 : Tension levels had risen between the U.S. and the Soviet Union dramatically during this time in history. On this day, a U.S. jet was shot down by Soviet troops. The jet was pulling into an East German airbase at the time that it had happened.
1968 Korea Soviet Union
28th January, 1968 : The Soviet Union at this time was using caution in their dealings with Korea. The possibility of an explosion in the Far East was part of the reason
Coupled with the possibility that the Soviet Union did not believe they were equipped enough to deal with Korea if Korea became a Soviet enemy. Besides that, the Soviet Union had a vested interest in Korea a treaty had been signed between these two countries in earlier years.
28th January, 1968 : The Soviet Union at this time was using caution in their dealings with Korea. The possibility of an explosion in the Far East was part of the reason
Coupled with the possibility that the Soviet Union did not believe they were equipped enough to deal with Korea if Korea became a Soviet enemy. Besides that, the Soviet Union had a vested interest in Korea a treaty had been signed between these two countries in earlier years.
1968 Greenland H Bombs Lost
28th January, 1968 : A radiation alert is issued following B-52 bomber armed with four hydrogen bombs crashes near the Arctic air base of Thule in Greenland. After the bombs were found it took nine months to remove all the contaminated material including snow from the crash site.
28th January, 1968 : A radiation alert is issued following B-52 bomber armed with four hydrogen bombs crashes near the Arctic air base of Thule in Greenland. After the bombs were found it took nine months to remove all the contaminated material including snow from the crash site.
U.S.
1972 U.S.A. Black Caucus
28th January, 1972 : The Black Caucus was gaining quite a bit of ground during this time in history. This organization is a group that was formed at this time in order to gain votes representing the 25 million U.S. African American citizens.
Black citizens have turned to the Black Caucus for quite a number of things, such as help and advice regarding local political issues. In fact, citizens have modeled their local political causes after that of the national Black Caucus organization. This particular association is still in existence today.
1972 U.S.A. Black Caucus
28th January, 1972 : The Black Caucus was gaining quite a bit of ground during this time in history. This organization is a group that was formed at this time in order to gain votes representing the 25 million U.S. African American citizens.
Black citizens have turned to the Black Caucus for quite a number of things, such as help and advice regarding local political issues. In fact, citizens have modeled their local political causes after that of the national Black Caucus organization. This particular association is still in existence today.
Canada
1972 Canada Montreal Fires
28th January, 1972 : It was believed that the possible cause of a fire that occurred in Montreal on this day had started on purpose. Part of the reason why it was suspected that this fire was started by an arsonist was the fact that 20 fires altogether had occurred in the same area within 15 days.
1972 Canada Montreal Fires
28th January, 1972 : It was believed that the possible cause of a fire that occurred in Montreal on this day had started on purpose. Part of the reason why it was suspected that this fire was started by an arsonist was the fact that 20 fires altogether had occurred in the same area within 15 days.
Italy
1982 Italy Red Brigade
28th January, 1982 : Italian police rescue US Brigadier General James Dozier after storming a flat in Padua where he was being held by Red Brigade guerrillas.
1982 Italy Red Brigade
28th January, 1982 : Italian police rescue US Brigadier General James Dozier after storming a flat in Padua where he was being held by Red Brigade guerrillas.
South Africa
1997 South Africa Stephen Biko
28th January, 1997 : Four police officers, appearing before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, admit to the 1977 killing of Stephen Biko, a leader of the South African Black consciousness movement
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1997 South Africa Stephen Biko
28th January, 1997 : Four police officers, appearing before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, admit to the 1977 killing of Stephen Biko, a leader of the South African Black consciousness movement
This Day In History For Tomorrow January 29th Day After January 30th Or You Can Use Our Calendar at the top of the page to find the day or month you are looking for
Egypt
2011 Egypt Egyptian Protests Intensify
28th January, 2011 : Anti-government protests, inspired by those in Tunisia, continue in Egypt. As protestors demanded resignation of President Mubarak and an end to corruption, Egyptian authorities used force to take control of the situation. However, this increase in force only intensified anti-government sentiment.
2011 Egypt Egyptian Protests Intensify
28th January, 2011 : Anti-government protests, inspired by those in Tunisia, continue in Egypt. As protestors demanded resignation of President Mubarak and an end to corruption, Egyptian authorities used force to take control of the situation. However, this increase in force only intensified anti-government sentiment.
