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Today In History: January 31st
Thursday, Jan. 31, the 31st day of 2008. There are 335 days left in the year. Today’s Highlights in History: Fifty years ago, on Jan. 31, 1958, the United States entered the Space Age with its first successful launch of a satellite into orbit, Explorer I. In 1606, Guy Fawkes, convicted of treason for his part in the “Gunpowder Plot” against the English Parliament and King James I, was executed. More…
