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Today in History – January 28

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1986 – STS-51-L Space Shuttle Challenger breaks apart after liftoff killing all seven astronauts on board.

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Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery

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Astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka Memorial
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'The Challenger Memorial' by Isamu Noguchi
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Launch Complex 31 (Shuttle Discovery debris storage)