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At 11:38 am EST on #ThisDayInHistory in 1986, the space shuttle Challenger lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Seventy-three seconds later, the shuttle broke up into fire and smoke. All seven astronauts on board the Challenger were killed: Christa McAuliffe (a New Hampshire teacher chosen for NASA’s 1985 Teacher in Space project), Dick Scobee, Ellison Onizuka (first Asian American astronaut and first astronaut of Japanese descent), Gregory Jarvis, Judith Resnik, Michael J. Smith, and Ronald McNair (in 1984, he became the second African American to travel to space). An investigation later determined that the disaster was caused by the temperature-related failure of an “O-ring” seal in one of Challenger’s two solid-fuel rockets. To learn more, visit the link in our bio.

Four Black college students sparked a sit-in movement across the South by refusing to leave a “whites-only” lunch counter on #ThisDayInHistory in 1960. The students – Ezell Blair Jr., Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil, and David Richmond – became known as the “Greensboro Four.” #greensborositin

80 years ago, on #ThisDayInHistory, Soviet troops entered Auschwitz, freeing the survivors of the concentration camp complex and revealing to the world the depth of the horrors perpetrated there. To learn more, visit the link in our bio. #holocaustremembranceday

On this day in history in 1945, Auschwitz is liberated. “They rushed toward us shouting, fell on their knees, kissed the flaps of our overcoats, and threw their arms around our legs.” -Georgii Elisavetskii, Red Army Soldier #thisdayinhistory #liberationofauschwitz

Eighty years ago on #ThisDayinHistory in 1945, during World War II, Allied planes began the bombing of Dresden, Germany. The attacks stand among the most controversial Allied actions of World War II. To learn more about the firebombing of Dresden, visit the link in our bio.

Imagine walking off a flight to hundreds of thousands of screaming fans. This is what The Beatles experienced on #ThisDayInHistory in 1964. 📹 The Beatles posing for photographers in Central Park on February 08, 1964 in New York, New York

On #ThisDayInHistory in 1960, the “Greensboro Four” refused service at a lunch counter at the Woolworth’s department store in Greensboro, North Carolina. This act of resistance sparked a nationwide movement with nearly 70,000 participants. Watch this video to learn more ⤴️ #honesthistory

On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded seconds after takeoff, claiming the lives of the entire crew. At StoryCorps, Carl McNair honors the memory of his brother Ronald E. McNair, who was an astronaut and physicist on board. #storycorps #storytelling #spaceshuttlechallenger #astronaut #thisdayinhistory

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