1986 Space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, killing all seven crew members.
1547 England’s King Henry VIII died.
1596 English navigator Sir Francis Drake died off the coast of Panama.
1915 The Coast Guard was created by an act of Congress.
1959 Vince Lombardi was named head coach of the NFL’s Green Bay Packers.
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