"He was a foe without hate, a friend without treachery, a soldier without cruelty, and a victim without murmuring. He was a public officer without vices, a private citizen without wrong, a neighgbor without reproach, a Christian without hypocrisy, and a man without guilt. He was Caesar without his ambition, Frederick without his tyranny, Napoleon without his selfishness, and Washington without his reward."
Tribute to Robert E. Lee
January 19, 1807 - October 12, 1870
by Benjamin H. Hill

On 23 January 1855, John Moses Browning was born in Ogden, Utah. A true mechanical genius, 'Saint John', as he is called by firearms enthusiasts, is arguably the single most prolific - and brilliant - inventor in the history of firearms. His .30-caliber machineguns and automatic rifle helped America win both World Wars; his .50-caliber is still the world standard 90 years after its introduction; the lever-action rifle he perfected for Winchester in 1894 was in continuous production for 112 years; his .45 pistol of 1911, seen here, now a full century old, is considered the most perfect personal-defense weapon since the Japanese sword.

27 January 1967 - AS-204 Apollo 1
Virgil I. 'Gus' Grissom
Edward H. White II
Roger B. Chaffee
IN MEMORIAM

28 January 1986 - STS-51L - OV-99 Challenger
Ronald E. McNair - Ellison S. Onizuka - Judith A. Resnik
Francis R. Scobee - Michael J. Smith
Sharon Christa McAuliffe - Gregory B. Jarvis
IN MEMORIAM

1 February 2003 - STS-107 - OV-102 Columbia
Rick D. Husband - William C. McCool - Michael P. Anderson
David M. Brown - Kalpana Chawla - Laurel B. Clark - Ilan Ramon
IN MEMORIAM