It happened on a… January 28

2021

Bernie Sanders mittens worn to the inauguration raise $1.8 million for Vermont charities after images go viral.

2018

Australian Open Men’s Tennis: Roger Federer beats Marin Čilic 6-2, 6-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 to win his record 20th Grand Slam title.

1986

The U.S. space shuttle Challenger exploded just after takeoff. All seven of its crewmembers were killed.

1985

Charity single “We Are the World” is recorded by supergroup USA for Africa (Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie and other pop stars).

1980

Six Americans who had fled the U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran, on November 4, 1979, left Iran using false Canadian diplomatic passports. The Americans had been hidden at the Canadian embassy in Tehran.

1958

The Lego company patents the design of its Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today.

1935

Iceland became the first country to introduce legalized abortion.

1887

Work begins on the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

1813

Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is first published in the United Kingdom.