January 28th, 2012

Today in History

2004:

September Dossier: Lord Hutton publishes his report into the death of UN weapons inspector Dr. David Kelly.

1990:

Super Bowl XXIV: The San Francisco 49ers are crowned "Team of the 1980s" by defeating the Denver Broncos, 55-10.

1986:

Space Shuttle Challenger explodes just after takeoff killing all seven astronauts onboard.

1973:

Barnaby Jones premieres on CBS.

1958:

Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate begin their murder spree with the killings of her parents and infant sister.

1916:

Louis D. Brandeis becomes the first Jew appointed to the United States Supreme Court.

1909:

United States troops leave Cuba after being there since the Spanish-American War.

1878:

The Yale News becomes the first daily, college newspaper in the United States.

1871:

Franco-Prussian War: France surrenders, ending the war.

1573:

Articles of Warsaw Confederation are signed, sanctioning religious freedom in Poland