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Columbia disaster, breakup of a U.S. space shuttle orbiter on February 1, 2003, that killed all seven astronauts on board.

Today’s highlight Feb. 1, 2003: The space shuttle Columbia broke up during re-entry, killing all seven of its crew members: commander Rick Husband; pilot William McCool; payload commander Michael Anderson; mission specialists Kalpana Chawla, David Brown and Laurel Clark; and payload specialist Ilan Ramon, the first Israeli in space. On this date 1790: The U.S. Supreme Court convened for the first time in New York. (However, since only three of the six justices were present, the court recessed until the next day.) 1862: “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” a poem by Julia Ward Howe, was...

35 years after Challenger disaster, NASA remembers fallen crews Staff, News4Jax Updated:  Tags:  January 28th is a Day of Remembrance honoring the lives of the crew and teacher aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger. This marks 35 years since the Challenger disaster. ((NASA/Bill Ingalls)) Thirty-five years to the day after the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded, killing all seven crew members on board, NASA is holding a day of remembrance Thursday in honor of the brave men and women who gave their lives in pursuit of space exploration. The day of remembrance, which also pays tribute to the cre...

will jay-z join his wife at halftime. in vegas, it is all up for grabs. here we go. top of the hour. happy friday to you. i'm brooke baldwin. something is happening today that hasn't happened in more than five years. it is great news for a lot of you, of course, saving for retirement or to save a child for college, for example. the stock market is soaring to levels we really haven't seen since 2007 which is all the way back there. checking out the big board with me, it has been a huge day at this moment, two hours away from the closing bell. we are above that 14,000 mark at 14,012....