1. The Crew of the Challenger Americans watched the live launch of the Challenger. It was to be the first launch for teacher Christa McAuliffe, the first member of the Teacher in Space Project. 73 seconds into the flight, the Challenger broke apart. All seven crew members died.

2. Halley’s Comet appeared for the first time in 75 years The Statue of Liberty celebrated her 100 th birthday Arnold Schwarzenegger married Maria Shriver The Oprah Winfrey Show began America celebrated the first Martin Luther King Jr. day The first supermodel, Gia, died of AIDS. The worst nuclear power plant disaster in history occurred at Chernobyl Power Plant in Ukraine.

3. Emmy Winners:

4. We Are the WorldWhitney Houston