This Day In History: 01/28/1986 - Challenger Explodes

The Challenger space shuttle explodes killing Christa McAuliffe, Henry the Eighth dies, Congress creates the Coast Guard, and the Paris Peace Accord ends the Vietnam War in This Day in History video. The date is January 28th. Henry Kissinger won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on the Paris Peace Accords.

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