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SANDY KOZEL

35 Years Ago: Remembering Challenger and Her Crew - NASA

a space shuttle launching off with Kennedy Space Center in the background

a rocket launching with smoke
Before and after shuttle explosion (first visible signs of
danger on left, just after explosion on right).

Challenger explosion: The space shuttle broke apart and killed everyone on  board 34 years ago today | CNN

At 11:38 a.m. EST, on January 28, 1986, the space shuttle
Challenger lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and
Christa McAuliffe is on her way to becoming the first
ordinary U.S. civilian to travel into space.

McAuliffe, a 37-year-old high school social studies teacher
from New Hampshire,
won a competition that earned her
a place among the seven-member crew of the Challenger.

She underwent months of shuttle training but then, beginning
January 23, was forced to wait six long days as the Challenger‘s
launch countdown was repeatedly delayed because of weather
and technical problems. Finally, on January 28, the shuttle lifted
off.

Seventy-three seconds later, hundreds on the ground,
including Christa’s family, stared in disbelief as the
shuttle broke up in a forking plume of smoke and fire.

Millions more watched the wrenching tragedy unfold on live
television. There were no survivors.

Spectators watch in horror as the space shuttle Challenger broke into pieces on January 28, 1986.


The Final Crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger.

The Shuttle Explodes

Peggy Noonan Recalls One of President Reagan's Finest Moments
President Ronald Reagan addressing the nation from the
White House on the day of the space shuttle Challenger explosion.

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IT WAS THE FINAL FLIGHT OF PAN AM 103

Newsweek Jan 2, 1989 - Explosion in the Sky - Pan Am 103 - No Label | eBay

On December 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 from London to
New York exploded in midair over Lockerbie, Scotland,
killing all 243 passengers and 16 crew members aboard,
as well as 11 Lockerbie residents on the ground.

A bomb hidden inside an audio cassette player detonated
in the cargo area when the plane was at an altitude of 31,000
feet.

The disaster, which became the subject of Britain’s largest
criminal investigation, was believed to be an attack against
the United States. One hundred eighty nine of the victims
were American.

What was the Pan Am flight 103 disaster and who carried out the Lockerbie  bombing? | The Sun         
       

Lockerbie bombing: Here's what happened in the deadly 1988 attack - The  Washington Post

Boeing 747-212B - Pan American World Airways - Pan Am | Aviation Photo #1024511 | Airliners.net

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

Today in History March 4: From National Safety Day to Toru Dutt Birthday - Eduvast.com

The Associated Press is Now Openly Pushing Democratic Talking Points

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Cecil B DeMille (August 12, 1881 - January 21, 1959) American filmproducer and filmdirector (o.a ...

Cecil B. DeMille; photo by Irving Chidnoff Oscar Winning Movies, Irving, Cecil, Yorkie ...

Cecil Blount DeMille (August 12, 1881 – January 21, 1959)

DeMille is acknowledged as a founding father of American
cinema
and the most commercially successful producer-
director in film history.

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The wreck of the USS Maine, which exploded in the harbour of Havana under unknown circumstances ...

Today in history, the USS Maine exploded in Havana Harbor, killing 266. : r/Colorization   
The War on Newspaper Row: Pulitzer, Hearst and the Sinking of the USS Maine - The Bowery Boys ...

The War on Newspaper Row: Pulitzer, Hearst and the Sinking of the USS Maine - The Bowery Boys ...

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ED DANAHUE

  

Jane Fonda: A look back

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Jane Seymour Fonda is 86 years young today.

The actress and activist Jane Fonda is the recipient of
various accolades, including two Academy Awards,
two British Academy Film Awards, seven Golden
Globe Awards
, a Primetime Emmy Award, the AFI
Life Achievement Award
, the Honorary Palme d’Or,
and the
Cecil B. DeMille Award. 

Jane Fonda's Most Memorable Movie Roles Ranked Worst To Best    
1980           

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