On this day …
January 28, 2015
- In 1547, King Henry VIII died and his 9-year-old son, Edward VI, ascended the throne.
- In 1727, the Russian Academy of Sciences was founded in Saint Petersburg by Peter the Great.
- In 1813, Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice was published in the United Kingdom.
- In 1851, Northwestern University became the first chartered university in Illinois.
- In 1878, the Yale Daily News became the first daily college newspaper in the United States.
- In 1896, Walter Arnold of Kent, England received the first automobile speeding ticket, for traveling 8 mph in a 2 mph zone.
- In 1915, the U.S. Coast Guard was created by an act of congress.
- In 1965, the current design of the flag of Canada was chosen by Parliament.
- In 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded after liftoff, killing all seven astronauts on board.
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