January 28, 1986: Explosion of The Space Shuttle Challenger
On January 28, 1986, the nation eagerly awaited the launch of Space Shuttle Challenger, NASA's pride and joy, in an historic flight:...
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January 29, 1886: German Engineer Carl Benz patents the First Modern Automobile
Karl Benz (born November 25, 1844, Karlsruhe, Baden [Germany]—died April 4, 1929, Ladenburg, near Mannheim, Germany) was a German me...
January 29, 1996: France Halts Nuclear Testing
The French President, Jacques Chirac, has said France will no longer test nuclear weapons. The announcement comes a day after Franc...
January 7, 1985: Japan launches its first interplanetary spacecraft, Sakigake
Sakigake (さきがけ, lit. 'pioneer', 'pathfinder'), known before launch as MS-T5, was Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft and the fir...
January 8, 1994: Valeri Polyakov, a Russian cosmonaut leaves earth, bound for the Mir space station
Valeri Vladimirovich Polyakov (Russian: Валерий Владимирович Поляков, born Valeri Ivanovich Korshunov, Russian: Валерий Иванович Кор...
Kaduna State Launches Electric Vehicle Loan Scheme for Workers
Kaduna State Government has launched an electric vehicle (EV) initiative aimed at providing civil servants in the state with afforda...
KANO STATE ALLOTS N16.6 BILLION TO AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY
The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASDRA) has said that the agency can generate as much as $50 billion annually th...
March 5, 1963: Hula Hoop Patented
March 5, 1963: the Hula Hoop, a hip-swiveling toy that became a huge fad across America when it was first marketed by Wham-O in 1958...
March 5, 1979: IO Satellite of Jupiter
Io, innermost of the four large moons (Galilean satellites) discovered around Jupiter by the Italian astronomer Galileo in 1610. It...
Morocco Projects Investment in Yobe’s Agriculture and Green Energy Sectors
The Joint Admission Matriculation Board has declared that candidates under the age of 16 can be considered for admission into tertia...