HISTORY OF: January 28th

January 28th.  3 days until Febuary 1st. The 28th day of the New Year.But what's significant about it? The History Channel's summary of today includes:  

• The Challenger Exploded in 1986 on January 28th
• King Henry VIII died at 53 (1547)
• Congress created the Coast Guard (1915)
• U.S. involvement in Vietnam ended (1973)
• Also Google states today as being the 125th anniversary of the largest observed and recorded snowflake. It's recorded to have been 38cm across (15 in).