1915 ~ Germans sink American merchant ship
In the country’s first such action against American shipping interests on the high seas, the
captain of a German cruiser orders the destruction of the William P. Frye, an American
merchant ship.
1917 ~ U.S. ends search for Pancho Villa
American forces are recalled from Mexico after nearly 11 months of fruitless searching for
Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa, who was accused of leading a bloody raid against
Columbus, New Mexico.
1937 ~ Rolls makes test run
The prototype of the Rolls-Royce Wraith made its first test run on this day. The first model of
the postwar period was called the Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith, and it became the principal
luxury sedan sold by Rolls-Royce in the decades following World War II.
1958 ~ Killer couple strikes the heartland
On this day in 1958, Charles Starkweather, a 19-year-old high-school dropout from Lincoln,
Nebraska, and his 14-year-old girlfriend, Caril Ann Fugate, kill a Lincoln businessman, his wife
and their maid, as part of a murderous crime spree that began a week earlier and would
ultimately leave 10 people dead. The killer couple’s deadly road trip, which generated
enormous media attention and a massive manhunt, came to an end the following day, when
Starkweather and Fugate were arrested near Douglas, Wyoming. The crimes later inspired a
slew of books, movies and music, including Terence Malick’s 1973 film "Badlands," starring
Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek, and Bruce Springsteen’s 1982 song "Nebraska."
1964 ~ Soviets shoot down U.S. jet
The U.S. State Department angrily accuses the Soviet Union of shooting down an American
jet that strayed into East German airspace. Three U.S. officers aboard the plane were killed in
the incident. The Soviets responded with charges that the flight was a "gross provocation," and
the incident was an ugly reminder of the heightened East-West tensions of the Cold War era.
1975 ~ Ford asks for additional aid
President Gerald Ford asks Congress for an additional $522 million in military aid for South
Vietnam and Cambodia. He revealed that North Vietnam now had 289,000 troops in South
Vietnam, and tanks, heavy artillery, and antiaircraft weapons "by the hundreds." Ford
succeeded Richard Nixon when he resigned the presidency in August 1974. Despite his wishes
to honor Nixon's promise to come to the aid of South Vietnam, he was faced with a hostile
Congress who refused to appropriate military aid for South Vietnam and Cambodia; both
countries fell to the communists later in the year.
1978 ~ Fantasy Island premieres
Fantasy Island is created in early 1978 as a follow-up to ABC's surprise hit The Love Boat.
Scheduled on Saturday nights after Love Boat, Fantasy Island became a hit and ran for six
years. Screen actor Ricardo Montalban played the mysterious Mr. Roarke, and his diminutive
sidekick, Tattoo, was played by midget Herve Villechaize.
1986 ~ Challenger explodes after liftoff
The space shuttle Challenger explodes just after liftoff on this day in 1986, killing the seven
astronauts aboard. The Challenger was the second shuttle built by the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration (NASA). It took its first flight into space on April 4, 1983, and made
a total of nine voyages prior to January 1986. The 10th trip for Challenger included a teacher
from New Hampshire, Christa MacAuliffe, among the astronauts, as part of a new Teacher in
Space project.
In the country’s first such action against American shipping interests on the high seas, the
captain of a German cruiser orders the destruction of the William P. Frye, an American
merchant ship.
1917 ~ U.S. ends search for Pancho Villa
American forces are recalled from Mexico after nearly 11 months of fruitless searching for
Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa, who was accused of leading a bloody raid against
Columbus, New Mexico.
1937 ~ Rolls makes test run
The prototype of the Rolls-Royce Wraith made its first test run on this day. The first model of
the postwar period was called the Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith, and it became the principal
luxury sedan sold by Rolls-Royce in the decades following World War II.
1958 ~ Killer couple strikes the heartland
On this day in 1958, Charles Starkweather, a 19-year-old high-school dropout from Lincoln,
Nebraska, and his 14-year-old girlfriend, Caril Ann Fugate, kill a Lincoln businessman, his wife
and their maid, as part of a murderous crime spree that began a week earlier and would
ultimately leave 10 people dead. The killer couple’s deadly road trip, which generated
enormous media attention and a massive manhunt, came to an end the following day, when
Starkweather and Fugate were arrested near Douglas, Wyoming. The crimes later inspired a
slew of books, movies and music, including Terence Malick’s 1973 film "Badlands," starring
Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek, and Bruce Springsteen’s 1982 song "Nebraska."
1964 ~ Soviets shoot down U.S. jet
The U.S. State Department angrily accuses the Soviet Union of shooting down an American
jet that strayed into East German airspace. Three U.S. officers aboard the plane were killed in
the incident. The Soviets responded with charges that the flight was a "gross provocation," and
the incident was an ugly reminder of the heightened East-West tensions of the Cold War era.
1975 ~ Ford asks for additional aid
President Gerald Ford asks Congress for an additional $522 million in military aid for South
Vietnam and Cambodia. He revealed that North Vietnam now had 289,000 troops in South
Vietnam, and tanks, heavy artillery, and antiaircraft weapons "by the hundreds." Ford
succeeded Richard Nixon when he resigned the presidency in August 1974. Despite his wishes
to honor Nixon's promise to come to the aid of South Vietnam, he was faced with a hostile
Congress who refused to appropriate military aid for South Vietnam and Cambodia; both
countries fell to the communists later in the year.
1978 ~ Fantasy Island premieres
Fantasy Island is created in early 1978 as a follow-up to ABC's surprise hit The Love Boat.
Scheduled on Saturday nights after Love Boat, Fantasy Island became a hit and ran for six
years. Screen actor Ricardo Montalban played the mysterious Mr. Roarke, and his diminutive
sidekick, Tattoo, was played by midget Herve Villechaize.
1986 ~ Challenger explodes after liftoff
The space shuttle Challenger explodes just after liftoff on this day in 1986, killing the seven
astronauts aboard. The Challenger was the second shuttle built by the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration (NASA). It took its first flight into space on April 4, 1983, and made
a total of nine voyages prior to January 1986. The 10th trip for Challenger included a teacher
from New Hampshire, Christa MacAuliffe, among the astronauts, as part of a new Teacher in
Space project.
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The story you are about to read is true. The name(s) may have been changed to protect the stupid...
Bozo criminals for today come to us courtesy of Bozo News Hawk Cassie Tatum of Arlington, Texas who
e-mailed this report to Bozo headquarters. It seems a group of narcotics officers made a routine drug bust
at a crack house in Dallas. Two officers were just standing around in front of the house in their regular
uniforms--the black ones with the words "NARCOTICS" printed in bold letters on the back and
front--when a couple of Bozos drove up. The Bozos parked in the driveway right next to a marked police
car, hopped out and walked up to the narcotics officers and said, "Is Jimmy still sellin'?" Officers said sure
and sent the Bozos around the back where they were promptly arrested. But the parade of Bozos did not
end there. By the end of the day, 14 carloads of Bozos had been arrested in the same way!
Bozo criminals for today come to us courtesy of Bozo News Hawk Cassie Tatum of Arlington, Texas who
e-mailed this report to Bozo headquarters. It seems a group of narcotics officers made a routine drug bust
at a crack house in Dallas. Two officers were just standing around in front of the house in their regular
uniforms--the black ones with the words "NARCOTICS" printed in bold letters on the back and
front--when a couple of Bozos drove up. The Bozos parked in the driveway right next to a marked police
car, hopped out and walked up to the narcotics officers and said, "Is Jimmy still sellin'?" Officers said sure
and sent the Bozos around the back where they were promptly arrested. But the parade of Bozos did not
end there. By the end of the day, 14 carloads of Bozos had been arrested in the same way!
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| Don't be discouraged by a failure. It can be a positive experience. Failure is, in a sense, the highway to success, inasmuch as every discovery of what is false leads us to seek earnestly after what is true, and every fresh experience points out some form of error which we shall afterwards carefully avoid. ~ John Keats |
| " discalced " PRONUNCIATION: (dis-KALST) MEANING: adjective: Without shoes ETYMOLOGY: From Latin dis- (apart, away) + calceare (to fit with shoes), from calceus (shoe), from calx (heel). The word discalced is often used of members of religious orders who go barefoot or wear sandals. USAGE: "There were several pairs of shoes involved as well, which the otherwise discalced women had a hard time getting on and off."Christine Temin; 'Straight Up!' Falls Down With Dance Premieres; The Boston Globe; Feb 11, 2005. |
| January 28 |
| IN MEMORIAM "The future is not free: the story of all human progress is one of a struggle against all odds. We learned again that this America, which Abraham Lincoln called the last, best hope of man on Earth, was built on heroism and noble sacrifice. It was built by men and women like our seven star voyagers, who answered a call beyond duty, who gave more than was expected or required and who gave it little thought of worldly reward." - President Ronald Reagan January 31, 1986 |
| Francis R. (Dick) Scobee Commander |
| Michael John Smith Pilot |
| Ellison S. Onizuka Mission Specialist One |
| Judith Arlene Resnik Mission Specialist Two |
| Ronald Erwin McNair Mission Specialist Three |
| S.Christa McAuliffe Payload Specialist One |
| Gregory Bruce Jarvis Payload Specialist Two |
