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| January 31st |
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| About January 31st is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 334 days remaining until the end of the calendar year (335 in leap years). Births 1913 - Wayne Millner, Hall of Fame receiver 1913 - Don Hutson, Hall of Fame wide receiver 1921 - Carol Channing, actress, singer (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Hello, Dolly!) 1919 - Jackie Robinson, first African-American MLB player, HOF 2nd baseman 1923 - Norman Mailer, author, poet (The Village Voice) 1937 - Suzanne Pleshette, actress (The Bob Newhart Show) 1981 - Justin Timberlake, singer, dancer ('N Sync) Deaths 1992 - Mel Hein, Hall of Fame football center 2009 - Clint Ritchie, actor (One Life to Live) Events 1865 - Robert E. Lee is promoted to general-in-chief of the Confederate forces. 1950 - President Harry S. Truman makes an announcement that he has ordered the development of the hydrogen bomb. 1958 - The United States launches Explorer I, which becomes the U.S.'s first artificial satellite of Earth. 1988 - The Washington Redskins get their second Super Bowl win with a defeat of the Denver Broncos by a score of 42-10 in Super Bowl XXII. 1993 - The Dallas Cowboys gain their third Super Bowl championship with a 52-17 victory over the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVII. 1999 - The Denver Broncos win back to back championships when they defeat the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 34-19 in Super Bowl XXXIII. |
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