On this day :

1986 Challenger explodes, 1777 British plan to isolate New England, 2009 Shuttin Detroit Down debuts, 1828 Thomas Hindman born, 1964 Soviets shoot down US jet, 1958 Killer couple strikes the heartland, 1986 Challenger explodes after liftoff, 1917 US ends search for Pancho Villa, 1997 Afrikaner police admit to killing Stephen Biko, 2006 Clint Eastwood honored by Directors Guild of America, 1873 Colette is born, 1985 American recording artists gather to record We Are the World, 1855 First train crosses the Panamanian isthmus, 1916 Wilson nominates Brandeis to the Supreme Court, 1959 Vince Lombardi hired as Packers coach, 1973 Ceasefire goes into effect, 1975 Ford asks for additional aid, 1915 Germans sink American merchant ship, 1945 Burma Road is reopened,