1915 1st US ship lost in WW I, William P Frye (carrying wheat to UK)
1942 WW II Navy flier Don Mason sends message "Sighted sub sank same"
1944 U-271 & U-571 sunk off Ireland.
1986 Space shuttle challenger explodes 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, with all 7 crew members killed, including Christa McAuliffe who was to be the first teacher in space.
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