January 28, 1985 “We Are the World” was recorded by USA for Africa. The idea for the creation of a song to benefit African famine relief came from Harry Belafonte and the song was co-written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie. The song was co-produced by Quincy Jones and released on March 7, 1985.
Archive | January 28, 2012
January 28th in African American History – Ronald Ervin McNair
January 28, 1986 Ronald Ervin McNair, physicist and NASA astronaut, died along with six other crew members during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger. McNair was born October 21, 1950 in Lake City, South Carolina. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in physics, magna cum laude, from North Carolina A&T State University in […]