January 31 - The Day in History

January 31 : General Interest 1950: Truman announces development of H-bomb U.S. President Harry S. Truman publicly announces his decision to support the development of the hydrogen bomb, a weapon theorized to be hundreds of times more powerful than the atomic bombs dropped on Japan during World War II... read more American Revolution 1752 : Gouverneur Morris is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gouverneur-morris-is-born Automotive 2007 : Cars.com names most memorable TV cars http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/carscom-names-most-memorable-tv-cars Civil War 1865 : House passes the 13th Amendment http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/house-passes-the-13th-amendment Cold War 1990 : First McDonald's opens in Soviet Union http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-mcdonalds-opens-in-soviet-union Crime 1990 : The McMartin Preschool trials http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-mcmartin-preschool-trials Disaster 1953 : Flood wreaks havoc in Europe http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/flood-wreaks-havoc-in-europe General Interest 1606 : The death of Guy Fawkes http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-death-of-guy-fawkes 1917 : Germany resumes submarine warfare http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-resumes-submarine-warfare 1968 : Viet Cong attack U.S. Embassy http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/viet-cong--attack-us-embassy 1971 : Apollo 14 departs for the moon http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/iapollo-14i-departs-for-the-moon Hollywood 1974 : Samuel Goldwyn dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/samuel-goldwyn-dies Literary 1923 : Norman Mailer is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/norman-mailer-is-born Music 1937 : American composer Phillip Glass is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/american-composer-phillip-glass-is-born Old West 1872 : Author Zane Grey is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/author-zane-grey-is-born Presidential 1995 : Clinton authorizes loan to Mexico http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/clinton-authorizes-loan-to-mexico Sports 1988 : Doug Williams leads Redskins to Super Bowl victory http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/doug-williams-leads-redskins-to-super-bowl-victory Vietnam War 1968 : Viet Cong attack U.S. Embassy http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/viet-cong-attack-us-embassy 1972 : North Vietnam presents nine-point peace proposal http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/north-vietnam-presents-nine-point-peace-proposal World War I 1917 : Germans unleash U-boats http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-unleash-u-boats World War II 1945 : The execution of Pvt. Slovik http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-execution-of-pvt-slovik

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