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Recent News: At least 1,000 people have died and over 33 million people have been affected by catastrophic monsoon flooding in Pakistan. With all four provinces impacted, the government has declared a national disaster. The flooding has been compared to the deadly Pakistan floods of 2010.
Recent News: At least 1,000 people have died and over 33 million people have been affected by catastrophic monsoon flooding in Pakistan. With all four provinces impacted, the government has declared a national disaster. The flooding has been compared to the deadly Pakistan floods of 2010.
Colin Powell, U.S. general and statesman who served as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989–93) and secretary of state (2001–05), the first African American to hold either position. Learn more about his life, military service, and political career in this article.
Challenger disaster, explosion of the U.S. space shuttle orbiter Challenger, shortly after its launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on January 28, 1986, which claimed the lives of seven astronauts. U.S. space shuttle Challenger just seconds after its explosive destruction on January 28, 1986. The accident, which occurred a little more than a minute after liftoff, killed the orbiter's seven-person crew, including the first teacher to be launched into space. NASA The primary goal of shuttle mission 51-L was to launch the second Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-B). It also carried the ...