1. On January 28, 1887, the Tennessee state legislature passed the infamous "Separate Car Law," which mandated separate train cars for African Americans and whites. The law was met with resistance and sparked a series of legal challenges, which culminated in the landmark Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896.

2. On January 28, 1958, legendary country music singer and songwriter Roger Miller recorded his first song, "When Two Worlds Collide," in Nashville. Miller went on to achieve widespread success with hits like "King of the Road" and "Dang Me," and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1995.

3. In 1986, on this day, the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy occurred, which claimed the lives of seven crew members, including Tennessee native and payload specialist Gregory Jarvis. Jarvis, who grew up in Mohawk, TN, was on his first space mission and had been selected for his expertise in materials science.

4. On January 28, 1998, the Tennessee Titans (then known as the Houston Oilers) announced their relocation to Nashville, becoming the city's first major professional sports team. The team played their first game in Nashville's Adelphia Coliseum (now Nissan Stadium) in 1999 and have since become a beloved fixture of the city's sports landscape.

5. On January 28, 2009, Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen announced the creation of the Tennessee Promise program, which offers two years of community college or technical school tuition-free to graduating high school seniors. The initiative has been credited with boosting college enrollment and graduation rates statewide and has since become a model for similar programs across the country.