ON THIS DAY
January 28th 1521
The Diet of Worms starts.
January 28th 1547
Henry VIII of England dies and Edward VI succeeds to the throne.
January 28th 1788
The British penal colony at Botany Bay is founded.
January 28th 1829
William Burke is executed at Edinburgh for murder.
January 28th 1871
Paris falls to the Prussians following a five-month siege.
January 28th 1881
The British are defeated at the Battle of Lang's Neck.
January 28th 1935
Iceland legalises abortion, the first country to do so.
January 28th 1986
The space shuttle Challenger explodes shortly after take-off killing the onboard crew of seven.
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