January 28, 1986
The space shuttle Challenger explodes in midair, killing its crew of seven. An independent US commission blames the disaster on unusually cold temperatures that morning and the failure of the O-rings, a set of gaskets in the rocket boosters.

January 29, 1959
Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty is released.

January 29, 1960
A massive earthquake rocks Agadir, Morocco, killing thousands of people, including tourists who are trappe...