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A bit of January 28th history…
1671 - British pirate Henry Morgan captures Panama City from the Spanish defenders
1807 - London’s Pall Mall is 1st street lit by gaslight
1887 - Work begins on Eiffel Tower in Paris
1958 - The Lego Company patents their design of Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today
1985 - Charity single “We Are the World” is recorded by supergroup USA for Africa
1986 - Space Shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, with all 7 crew members killed including Christa McAuliffe who was to be the 1st teacher in space (pictured)
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