Tuesday, January 28, 2014

History for January 28

History for January 28 - On-This-Day.com:

Birth anniversary of artist Jackson Pollock (1912-56).


Happy Birthday! Alan Alda
1909 - The United States ended direct control over Cuba. 


1915 - The Coast Guard was created by an act of the U.S. Congress to fight contraband trade and aid distressed vessels at sea.


1922 - The National Football League (NFL) franchise in Decatur, IL, transferred to Chicago. The team took the name Chicago Bears.



1938 - The first ski tow started operation in Vermont.


1986 - The U.S. space shuttle Challenger exploded just after takeoff. All seven of its crewmembers were killed.



1994 - In Los Angeles, Superior Court Judge Stanley Weisberg declared a mistrial in the case of Lyle Menendez in the murder of his parents. Lyle, and his brother Erik, were both retried later and were found guilty. They were sentenced to life in prison without parole. 



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