🌟 Editor's Note
Good morning — it’s Wednesday, January 28. Today we’re diving into Pride and Prejudice, Singapore, American League, Bath Riots, Challenger disaster, and much more — a quick, sharp, and thoroughly engaging adventure!
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🚀 Time Machine
-1521
The Holy Roman Emperor Charles V opens the Diet of Worms in Germany, which lasts until May 25 and denounces Martin Luther.
-1813
Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" was published by Thomas Egerton in the United Kingdom.
-1819
British colonial officer Stamford Raffles landed in Singapore.
-1901
Baseball's American League was founded in Milwaukee, reconstituting itself from a minor league to a major league.
-1917
Carmelita Torres opposed the chemical delousing of Mexicans at the El Paso border, leading to the Bath Riots.
-1933
"Pakistan" was coined by Choudhry Rahmat Ali and adopted by Muslims in India as a separate Muslim homeland in South Asia.
-1985
Charity single "We Are the World" recorded by supergroup USA for Africa (Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Quincy Jones, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, and other pop stars)
-1986
The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven crew members, including Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher in space.
📸 Snapshot
The Challenger crew: Front row (l to r) - Michael Smith, Dick Scobee, Ronald McNair.
Back row (l to r) - Ellison Onizuka, Christa McAuliffe, Gregory Jarvis, Judith Resnik.
🗨️ Last Words
“Doctor, you have science, I have faith.”