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Identify the historical connections in the speech

Reagan's Challenger Address connects the current tragedy to historical events to provide comfort and context. He explicitly references the historical explorer Sir Francis Drake, who died on board his ship three hundred and ninety years prior, to link the Challenger crew's bravery to a long tradition of exploration.

Match the drop-down options to the blanks

The first drop-down menu is selected as "a previous NASA disaster" (referring to Apollo 1, where three astronauts died on the launchpad nineteen years prior). The second drop-down menu offers options: "schoolchildren watching television", "previous deaths in outer space", and "the death of Sir Francis Drake". To complete the sentence "...and [blank] to the Challenger Seven, uniting three events to support the central idea," the correct historical event that Reagan links is "the death of Sir Francis Drake".

Answer:

Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu.

What events does Reagan link to the Challenger Seven?

Reagan links <blank>a previous NASA disaster</blank> and <blank>the death of Sir Francis Drake</blank> to the Challenger Seven, uniting three events to support the central idea.