Page 6: Historical Events In January - 31
Thursday, 03 April 2025
1941 On this day in history joe Louis KOs Red Burman in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
1941 On this day in history 21 U boats sunk this month (127,000 ton)
1942 On this day in history 62 U boats sunk this month (327,000 ton)
1943 On this day in history chile breaks contact with Germany &Japan
1943 General Friedrich von Paul surrenders to Russian troops at Stalingrad on January - 31.
1943 On this day in history 39 U boats sunk this month (203,100 ton)
1944 Operation-Overlord (D-Day) postponed until June on January - 31.
1944 U-592 sunk off Ireland on this day in history.
1944 On January - 31 u.S. forces begin their invasion of Kwajalein Atoll and the Marshall Islands, during WWII.
1944 US forces invade Kwajalein Atoll on this day in history.
1945 On January - 31 eddie Slovik, first American executed for desertion since Civil War
1945 On this day in history uS 4th Infantry division occupies Elcherrath
1945 Eddie Slovik, 1st US executed for desertion since Civil War at 25 on this day in history.
1946 On this day in history yugoslavia adopts new constitution, becomes a federal republic
1947 On January - 31 whitehorse, Yukon Territory temperature of -52 C (62 degrees below zero Fahrenheit) recorded; record low for all of Canada
1948 On January - 31 magnetic tape recorder developed by Wireway
1948 On this day in history j D Salinger's "A Perfect Day for Banana Fish" appears in NY
1949 The first daytime soap on TV "These Are My Children" (NBC in Chicago) on this day in history.
1949 The first daytime TV soap opera, These Are My Children, premieres from the NBC TV affiliate in Chicago on January - 31.
1949 1st daytime soap on TV "These Are My Children" (NBC in Chicago) on this day in history.
1949 On this day in history henri de Vries, [Hendricus Walterop], actor (Cleopatra), dies at 84
1950 President Truman reveals that he ordered the Atomic Energy Commission to develop hydrogen bomb on January - 31.
1950 On this day in history president Truman reveals that he ordered the Atomic Energy Commission to develop the hydrogen bomb
1950 U.S. President Harry Truman announces that development has started on the hydrogen bomb on this day in history.
1950 President Truman publicly announces development of H-bomb on January - 31.
1952 On this day in history dutch Lutheran Church reunites after 1½ centuries
1952 On this day in history dutch Lutheran Church reunites after 1½ centuries
1953 "Princess Victoria" capsized off Stanraer Scotland; 133 die on January - 31.
1953 Hurricane-like winds flood Netherlands drowning nearly 2,000 on this day in history.
1954 On this day in history edwin H Armstrong, US radio inventor (FM), commits suicide at 63
1955 On January - 31 in Oakville Ontario the l09-day strike of Ford workers at Windsor, Oakville and Etobicoke starts
1955 On this day in history rCA demonstrates first music synthesizer
1955 On this day in history rCA demonstrates 1st music synthesizer
1955 John R Mott, US theologist/founder (YMCA, Nobel 1946), dies at 89 on this day in history.
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