| January 28th, 2002 | Event | TAME Flight 120, a Boeing 727-100 crashes in the Andes mountains in southern Colombia killing 92. |
| January 28th, 1986 | Event | Space Shuttle program: STS-51-L mission (Space Shuttle Challenger disaster)Space Shuttle Challenger breaks apart after liftoff killing all seven astronauts onboard. |
| January 28th, 1982 | Event | US Army general James L. Dozier is rescued by Italian anti-terrorism forces from captivity under the Red Brigades. |
| January 28th, 1981 | Event | Ronald Reagan lifts remaining domestic petroleum price and allocation controls in the United States helping to end the 1979 energy crisis and begin the 1980s oil glut. |
| January 28th, 1980 | Event | USCGC Blackthorn (WLB-391) collides with the tanker Capricorn while leaving Tampa Florida and capsizes killing 23 Coast Guard crewmembers. |
| January 28th, 1958 | Event | The Lego company patented their design of Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today. |
| January 28th, 1945 | Event | World War II: Supplies begin to reach the Republic of China over the newly reopened Burma Road. |
| January 28th, 1938 | Event | The World Land Speed Record on a public road is broken by driver Rudolf Caracciola in the Mercedes-Benz W195. |
| January 28th, 1935 | Event | Iceland becomes the first Western country to legalize therapeutic abortion. |
| January 28th, 1934 | Event | The first ski tow in the United States begins operation in Vermont. |
