January 31
1606 - Guy Fawkes, a co-conspirator in the Gunpowder Plot against the English Parliament and King James I, was executed.
1865 - Robert E. Lee was appointed commander-in-chief of the Confederate forces during the Civil War.
1865 - The U.S. House of Representatives joined the Senate in passing the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution abolishing slavery, sending it to states for ratification. (The amendment was adopted in December 1865.)
1917 - Germany announced a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare during World War I.
1934 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Gold Reserve Act.
1940 - The first social security check was issued to Ida Fuller for $22.54.
1944 - U.S. forces invaded the Japanese-held Marshall Islands during World War II.
1945 - Pvt. Eddie Slovik, 24, became the first U.S. soldier since the Civil War to be executed for desertion as he was shot by an American firing squad in France.
1949 - The first TV daytime soap opera, "These Are My Children", was broadcast by NBC.
1950 - President Harry S. Truman announced he had ordered the development of the hydrogen bomb.
1958 - The first U.S. satellite, Explorer I, was launched.
1961 - NASA launched Ham the Chimp aboard a Mercury-Redstone rocket from Cape Canaveral; Ham was recovered safely from the Atlantic Ocean following his 16 1/2-minute suborbital flight.
1971 - Astronauts Alan B. Shepard, Edgar D. Mitchell and Stuart A. Roosa blasted off on board Apollo 14 on the third successful manned mission to the moon.
1990 - McDonald's opened its first fast-food restaurant in Russia.
2001 - A Scottish court sitting in the Netherlands convicted one Libyan and acquitted a second in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.
2006 - Samuel Alito was confirmed by the Senate and sworn in as a Supreme Court justice.
2006 - The Senate approved Ben Bernanke as chairman of the Federal Reserve.
2011 - Egypt's military promised not to fire on peaceful protests and recognized "the legitimacy of the people's demands."
2011 - Myanmar opened its first parliament in more than two decades.
2017 - President Donald Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Birthdays
22 - Ana Golja (actress)
26 - Amy Jackson (model)
26 - Sophia Body (model)
31 - Tyler Hubbard (country singer)
36 - Elena Paparizou (singer)
37 - Justin Timberlake (singer)
38 - April Lee Hernandez (actress)
41 - Kerry Washington (actress)
41 - Bobby Moynihan (actor/comedian)
43 - Preity Zinta (actress)
44 - Anna Silk (actress)
45 - Portia de Rossi (actress)
48 - Minnie Driver (actress)
60 - Finlay (professional wrestler)
71 - Nolan Ryan (baseball player)
97 - Carol Channing (actress)
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Today in Sports History - January 31
1919 - Jackie Robinson, who made history by breaking baseball's color barrier in 1947, was born in Cairo, Georgia.
1920 - Joe Malone of the Québec Bulldogs sets NHL record with 7 goals in a game against Toronto Saint Patricks.
1927 - National League President John Heydler rules Rogers Hornsby can not hold stock in the Saint Louis Cardinals and play for the New York Giants.
1941 - Joe Louis knocks out Red Burman in five rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
1952 - Harry Heilmann and Paul Waner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
1965 - Pud Galvin elected to baseball Hall of Fame.
1971 - Jake Beckley, Joe Kelley, Harry Hooper, Rube Marquard, Chick Hafey and Dave Bancroft and George Weiss elected to baseball Hall of Fame.
1974 - McDonald's founder Ray Kroc buys the San Diego Padres for $12 million.
1977 - Joe Sewell, Amos Rusie, and Al Lopez elected to baseball Hall of Fame.
1988 - The Washington Redskins defeat the Denver Broncos 42-10 in San Diego to win Super Bowl XXII. Washington quarterback Doug Williams is named MVP.
1992 - Sportscaster Howard Cosell retires.
1993 - The Dallas Cowboys defeat the Buffalo Bills 52-17 in Pasadena to win Super Bowl XXVII. Dallas quarterback Troy Aikman is named MVP. The Bills became the first team in NFL history to lose three consecutive Super Bowls (the team would lose a fourth straight the following season).
1999 - The Denver Broncos defeat the Atlanta Falcons 34-19 in Miami to win Super Bowl XXXIII and back-to-back championships. Denver quarterback John Elway is named MVP.
2003 - The Chicago White Sox announce that Comiskey Park will now be named U.S. Cellular Field in a 23-year, $68 million naming rights deal. The Comiskey name had been affiliated with the White Sox for 93 years.
2010 - Roger Federer defeats Andy Murray to win the Australian Open, his 16th Grand Slam singles title.
1606 - Guy Fawkes, a co-conspirator in the Gunpowder Plot against the English Parliament and King James I, was executed.
1865 - Robert E. Lee was appointed commander-in-chief of the Confederate forces during the Civil War.
1865 - The U.S. House of Representatives joined the Senate in passing the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution abolishing slavery, sending it to states for ratification. (The amendment was adopted in December 1865.)
1917 - Germany announced a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare during World War I.
1934 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Gold Reserve Act.
1940 - The first social security check was issued to Ida Fuller for $22.54.
1944 - U.S. forces invaded the Japanese-held Marshall Islands during World War II.
1945 - Pvt. Eddie Slovik, 24, became the first U.S. soldier since the Civil War to be executed for desertion as he was shot by an American firing squad in France.
1949 - The first TV daytime soap opera, "These Are My Children", was broadcast by NBC.
1950 - President Harry S. Truman announced he had ordered the development of the hydrogen bomb.
1958 - The first U.S. satellite, Explorer I, was launched.
1961 - NASA launched Ham the Chimp aboard a Mercury-Redstone rocket from Cape Canaveral; Ham was recovered safely from the Atlantic Ocean following his 16 1/2-minute suborbital flight.
1971 - Astronauts Alan B. Shepard, Edgar D. Mitchell and Stuart A. Roosa blasted off on board Apollo 14 on the third successful manned mission to the moon.
1990 - McDonald's opened its first fast-food restaurant in Russia.
2001 - A Scottish court sitting in the Netherlands convicted one Libyan and acquitted a second in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.
2006 - Samuel Alito was confirmed by the Senate and sworn in as a Supreme Court justice.
2006 - The Senate approved Ben Bernanke as chairman of the Federal Reserve.
2011 - Egypt's military promised not to fire on peaceful protests and recognized "the legitimacy of the people's demands."
2011 - Myanmar opened its first parliament in more than two decades.
2017 - President Donald Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Birthdays
22 - Ana Golja (actress)
26 - Amy Jackson (model)
26 - Sophia Body (model)
31 - Tyler Hubbard (country singer)
36 - Elena Paparizou (singer)
37 - Justin Timberlake (singer)
38 - April Lee Hernandez (actress)
41 - Kerry Washington (actress)
41 - Bobby Moynihan (actor/comedian)
43 - Preity Zinta (actress)
44 - Anna Silk (actress)
45 - Portia de Rossi (actress)
48 - Minnie Driver (actress)
60 - Finlay (professional wrestler)
71 - Nolan Ryan (baseball player)
97 - Carol Channing (actress)
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Today in Sports History - January 31
1919 - Jackie Robinson, who made history by breaking baseball's color barrier in 1947, was born in Cairo, Georgia.
1920 - Joe Malone of the Québec Bulldogs sets NHL record with 7 goals in a game against Toronto Saint Patricks.
1927 - National League President John Heydler rules Rogers Hornsby can not hold stock in the Saint Louis Cardinals and play for the New York Giants.
1941 - Joe Louis knocks out Red Burman in five rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
1952 - Harry Heilmann and Paul Waner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
1965 - Pud Galvin elected to baseball Hall of Fame.
1971 - Jake Beckley, Joe Kelley, Harry Hooper, Rube Marquard, Chick Hafey and Dave Bancroft and George Weiss elected to baseball Hall of Fame.
1974 - McDonald's founder Ray Kroc buys the San Diego Padres for $12 million.
1977 - Joe Sewell, Amos Rusie, and Al Lopez elected to baseball Hall of Fame.
1988 - The Washington Redskins defeat the Denver Broncos 42-10 in San Diego to win Super Bowl XXII. Washington quarterback Doug Williams is named MVP.
1992 - Sportscaster Howard Cosell retires.
1993 - The Dallas Cowboys defeat the Buffalo Bills 52-17 in Pasadena to win Super Bowl XXVII. Dallas quarterback Troy Aikman is named MVP. The Bills became the first team in NFL history to lose three consecutive Super Bowls (the team would lose a fourth straight the following season).
1999 - The Denver Broncos defeat the Atlanta Falcons 34-19 in Miami to win Super Bowl XXXIII and back-to-back championships. Denver quarterback John Elway is named MVP.
2003 - The Chicago White Sox announce that Comiskey Park will now be named U.S. Cellular Field in a 23-year, $68 million naming rights deal. The Comiskey name had been affiliated with the White Sox for 93 years.
2010 - Roger Federer defeats Andy Murray to win the Australian Open, his 16th Grand Slam singles title.
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