TODAY IN HISTORY
Today is Sunday, Jan. 28, the 28th day of 2024. There are 338 days left in the year. On this date in:
1547: England's King Henry VIII died; he was succeeded by his 9-year-old son, Edward VI.
1813: The novel “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen was first published anonymously in London.
1915: The United States Coast Guard was created as President Woodrow Wilson signed a bill merging the Life-Saving Service and Revenue Cutter Service.
1916: Louis D. Brandeis was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson to the Supreme Court, becoming the court's first Jewish member.
1922: Ninety-eight people were killed when the roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre in Washington, D.C., collapsed under the weight of nearly two feet of snow.
1945: During World War II, Allied supplies began reaching China over the newly reopened Burma Road.
1956: Elvis Presley made his first national TV appearance on “Stage Show,” a CBS program hosted by Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey.
1973: A cease-fire officially went into effect in the Vietnam War, a day after the signing of the Paris Peace Accords by the United States, North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
1980: Six U.S. diplomats who had avoided being taken hostage at their embassy in Tehran flew out of Iran with the help of Canadian diplomats.
1982: Italian anti-terrorism forces rescued U.S. Brig. Gen. James L. Dozier, 42 days after he had been kidnapped by the Red Brigades.
1986: The space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida, killing all seven crew members, including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe.
2011: Chaos engulfed Egypt as protesters seized the streets of Cairo, battling police, burning down the ruling party's headquarters and defying a military curfew.
2013: Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboard player Billy Powell, who survived the 1977 plane crash that killed three other band members, died in Orange Park, Florida, at age 56.
2017: Serena Williams won her record 23rd Grand Slam singles title, defeating her sister Venus for what would be her final major championship.
2018: Bruno Mars won all six Grammy awards for which he was nominated.