General Anthony Clement " Nuts " McAuliffe (2 July 1898 – 10 August 1975) was a senior United States Army officer who earned fame as the acting commander of the 101st Airborne Division …

Christa McAuliffe was an American teacher who was chosen to be the first private citizen in space. She and her fellow astronauts died when Shuttle Challenger exploded on Jan. 28, 1986.

All McAuliffe students take full year courses in mathematics, language arts, social studies, and science. With semester long opportunities to explore engineering/design/technology, world …

McAuliffe’s command came during growing tensions of the Cold War and as the Army was equipped with its first nuclear weapon systems, such as the M65 Atomic Cannon and Honest …

Sharon Christa McAuliffe was born September 2, 1948, in Boston, Massachusetts to Grace and Edward Corrigan. The eldest of five children, she grew up in Framingham, Massachusetts …

4 days ago · General McAuliffe’s original telegram – archived at the U.S. army Heritage and Education Center, College Park, MD. Stars and Stripes (23 December 1944) – front page …

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Decades after she was picked to be America’s first teacher in space, Christa McAuliffe is still a pioneer — this time as the first woman to be memorialized on the …

On July 19, 1985, Vice President George HW Bush announced Christa McAuliffe would be the first teacher in space, riding aboard the shuttle Challenger. The American public fell in love …

On January 28, 1986, McAuliffe and six crew members tragically lost their lives when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 seconds after launch. She had planned to teach lessons …

Anthony McAuliffe (1898-1975) exhibited superior ability commanding airborne and regular army troops during the Normandy Invasion, Operation Market Garden, and the Battle of the Bulge, …