On this day — January 28

killing all six occupants including the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar.

Georgia kills six and injures at least ten.

a Boeing 727-100, crashes in the Andes mountains in southern Colombia, killing 94.

STS-51-L mission: Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrates after liftoff, killing all seven astronauts on board.

to help raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief.

eventually causing 214 deaths and some of the most severe flooding so far recorded in the region.

Dozier is rescued by Italian anti-terrorism forces from captivity by the Red Brigades.

helping to end the 1979 energy crisis and begin the 1980s oil glut.

Florida and capsizes, killing 23 Coast Guard crewmembers.

which dumps 3 metres (10 ft) of snow in one day in Upstate New York. Buffalo, Syracuse, Watertown, and surrounding areas are most affected.