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ON THIS DAY: Space Shuttle Challenger explodes (1986)

On this Day January 28, 2026 at 16:35

On January 28, 1986, the United States faced a heartbreaking space disaster when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 seconds after liftoff from...

ON THIS DAY: Liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau by the Red Army (1945)

On this Day January 27, 2026 at 16:38

International Holocaust Remembrance Day, also known as the International Day in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, is observed annually on 27 January...

ON THIS DAY: Kobe Bryant dies in tragic helicopter crash (2020)

On this Day January 26, 2026 at 19:13

On 26 January 2020, the world of sport, and far beyond it, was shaken by the sudden and tragic death of Kobe Bryant, one...

ON THIS DAY: Wuhan lockdown announced, history made (2020)

On this Day January 23, 2026 at 15:25

January 23, 2020: A city sealed off On this day in 2020, Chinese authorities placed the city of Wuhan under lockdown, confining more than nine...

ON THIS DAY: Roe v Wade ruling (1973)

On this Day January 22, 2026 at 16:53

A landmark Supreme Court decision On this day in 1973, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision in Roe v. Wade, a...

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