Anyone with even a cursory knowledge of the 1986 explosion of the space shuttle Challenger knows it was a national tragedy. But dig a little deeper, and it's even more heartbreaking.

John Curley reflects on when the Challenger Exploded after liftoff 39 years ago yesterday. They talk about Ronald Reagan’s historic speech and the woman who wrote it. Listen to The John Curley Show ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – We just recovered from a freeze that lowered Jacksonville’s temperatures to 26 degrees on Saturday. Thirty-nine years ago, temperatures dipped to eerily similar frigid conditions ...

For millions of Americans, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy assassination and 9/11. On that chilly January day in 1986, ...

The Challenger disaster, a tragic day in space exploration history, took place on January 28, 1986. Just 73 seconds after launch, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded, leading to the loss of seven ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — It was an unusually cold day for Florida on that date, Jan. 28, 1986. The temperature was predicted to be a record low for a Space Shuttle launch. 9:38 a.m. was the launch time ...