Curious Facts: What Happened on January 31

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Did you know some major events took place on January 31? From historical moments to pop culture milestones, we'll take a closer look at all the curious facts that happened on this day. Learn more about January 31 in history with this informative video:

1863 1st black Civil War regiment, South Carolina Volunteers, mustered into US army
1865 Congress passes, by vote of 121-24, the 13th Amendment of the US Constitution, abolishing slavery in the United States [1]
1865 General Robert E. Lee named Commander-in-Chief of Confederate Armies during US Civil War
1876 The United States orders all Native Americans to move into reservations.
1905 1st automobile to exceed 100 mph (161 kph), A G MacDonald, Daytona Beach
1928 Scotch tape 1st marketed by 3-M Company
1934 FDR devalues US dollar in relation to gold at $35 per ounce
1944 Operation-Overlord (D-Day) postponed until June
1948 Magnetic tape recorder developed by Wireway
1950 US President Harry Truman publicly announces support for the development of a hydrogen bomb
1955 RCA demonstrates 1st music synthesizer
1958 US launches their 1st artificial satellite, Explorer 1
1961 Ham the chimpanzee is 1st primate in space (158 miles) aboard Mercury/Redstone 2
1961 USAF launches Samos spy satellite to replace U-2 flights
1971 Apollo 14 launched, 1st landing in lunar highlands
1990 1st McDonalds in the Soviet Union opens in Moscow
1995 President Bill Clinton authorizes a $20 billion loan to Mexico to stabilize its economy.
1999 Seth MacFarlane's "Family Guy" 1st airs on Fox TV
2000 Linebacker Ray Lewis involved in a fight resulting in the deaths of Jacinth Baker and Richard Lollar. Lewis indicted 11 days later on murder and assault charges (murder charges later dropped)
2006 US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor retires and is replaced by Samuel Alito
2017 US President Donald Trump announces he is nominating 49-year-old Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court
2022 Online word puzzle Wordle bought for “low seven figure sum” by The New York Times