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31 Jan 2020
The United Kingdom left the European Union, also known as 'Brexit.'
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31 Jan 2015
New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko became the youngest golfer to rank No. 1 in the world.
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31 Jan 2013
The French government made it so that Parisian women could legally wear pants.
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31 Jan 2011
Myanmar's first elected parliament in half a century convenes.
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31 Jan 2000
Alaska Airlines flight 261 crashes into the sea.
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31 Jan 1999
'Family Guy' by Seth MacFarlane premiered on Fox.
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31 Jan 1996
A suicide bombing in Sri Lanka kills 91 people.
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31 Jan 1988
Doug Williams became the first African-American quarterback to play in the Super Bowl.
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31 Jan 1971
NASA's Apollo 14 spacecraft was launched and headed for the moon.
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31 Jan 1961
A chimpanzee named Ham became the first primate to go to space aboard the US MR-2 spacecraft.
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31 Jan 1958
The first American satellite, Explorer 1, was launched into space.
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31 Jan 1949
The first-ever daytime soap opera, These Are My Children, aired on NBC.
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31 Jan 1933
The day after being appointed, Adolf Hitler called for new elections to ensure he would win majority votes.
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31 Jan 1905
British driver Arthur MacDonald was the first to break 100 miles per hour in an automobile at Daytona Beach, Florida, US.
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31 Jan 1874
Jesse James's gang robbed up to $22,000 on a train at Gads Hill, Missouri, US.
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31 Jan 1871
San Francisco's skies went dark after millions of birds flew across the city's western side.
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31 Jan 1865
The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is passed.
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31 Jan 1862
Alvan Graham Clark discovered the white dwarf star Sirius B.
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31 Jan 1627
The Spanish government became bankrupt.
