January 28

Friday marks the 25th anniversary of the Challenger space shuttle disaster. Around the country, teachers—some of them classroom veterans, others too young to recall those terrible moments—will describe the day’s historical significance to their students and honor Christa McAuliffe who was to be the first teacher in space.

Related posts:

1. Twenty-Five Years Later, McAuliffe’s Legacy Endures
2. January 11
3. January 11 – April 4
4. January 24 – 28
5. January 25