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Learn about the most intriguing events and historical facts that occurred on January 28 throughout history. The Gregorian calendar’s twenty-eighth day is January 28th. On this day in history, a group of American musicians issued the record “We Are the World” to raise funds for Ethiopian hunger relief, Elvis Presley had his first television appearance, and the Yale Daily News became the country’s first campus newspaper.
Aquarius is the zodiac sign for January 28. Alan Alda, Nick Carter, and J. Cole all have famous birthdays. The 28th of January is also National Kazoo Day and National Lego Day. (January 28, 1813) (January 28, 1912) (January 28, 1958) (January 28, 1986) (January 28, 2021)
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Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice was published anonymously and quickly became a hit, thanks in part to the popularity of the major character, Elizabeth Bennet, who is said to be Austen's favourite heroine of all time. 
Jackson Pollock, an American painter who was a leading proponent of Abstract Expressionism and garnered global acclaim for the radical poured, or "drip," technique he used to make his major works, was born. 
Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, whose father created the Danish business LEGO, applied for a Danish patent (which was later obtained) for a toy building block that quickly became a worldwide hit. 
The Challenger space shuttle exploded 73 seconds after liftoff from Florida on this day in 1986, killing all seven people on board, including a schoolteacher who had been chosen as the first American civilian to ride in space. 
Cicely Tyson, an American actress known for her vivid depictions of powerful African American women, died at the age of 96.
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