75-71: The Challenger Disaster
75: Robert F. Kennedy is shot and killed by Sirhan Sirhan after a victory speech at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, CA
76: President Andrew Johnson’s attempt to dismiss Secretary of War Edwin Stanton results in his Impeachment by the House. He is acquitted by the Senate by one vote
77: The Great Chicago Fire,as well as three others, displaced nearly 100k people, while the Peshtigo Fire killed 2,500, making it the deadliest fire in U.S. history
78: Henry Ford’s Model T is launched in Detroit, Michigan, with an initial price of $850. In 1913, the Ford Motor Company’s magneto assembly line is utilized, igniting the era of mass productionft. Ford Archives & Heritage Brand Manager Ted Ryan.
79: Space Shuttle Challenger explodes shortly after launch, killing everyone on board, including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe, ft. Founding Chair of the Challenger Center Dr. June Scobee Rodgers.
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