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Jan. 31, 1606 - Guy Fawkes was executed after being
convicted for his role in the "Gunpowder Plot" against the English
Parliament and King James I.
Jan. 31, 1686 – Norwegian missionary and explorer Hans Egede
was born in Harstad, Northern Norway.
Jan. 31, 1729 – Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen died at the
age of 69 in Middelburg, Netherlands.
Jan. 31, 1752 - Patriot Gouverneur Morris was born to the
wealthy Morris family in New York City, New York. At the Constitutional
Convention of 1787 he represented Pennsylvania. He served as an ambassador to
France from 1792-1794 and was a senator from New York from 1800-1803.
Jan. 31, 1861 – During the Civil War, in New Orleans, La., the U.S. Branch Mint, the Customs House, and U.S. schooner “Washington” were seized by Louisiana State Troops.
Jan. 31, 1862 - Telescope maker Alvin Clark discovered the
dwarf companion of Sirius.
Jan. 31, 1862 – During the Civil War, Special War Order Number 1 was issued by President Abraham Lincoln. The order was directed toward Union Major General George B McClelland to advance toward Manassas prior to Feb. 22, 1862.
Jan. 31, 1863 – During the Civil War, a skirmish was fought on Bull Island, and Confederates attacked the Federal blockading squadron of Charleston, S.C. Also on that day, a Federal operation took place between Murfreesborough and Franklin, Tenn., with skirmishes at Unionville, Middleton and Rover, Tenn.
Jan. 31, 1864 – During the Civil War, an eight-day Federal operation between Maryville, Tenn. and Quallatown, N.C. began. A Federal cavalry reconnaissance also took place between Madison Courthouse and Mount Carmel Church, Va.
Jan. 31, 1865 - General Robert E. Lee was named
general-in-chief of the Confederate armies.
Jan. 31, 1865 - The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution,
which abolished slavery in the United States, was passed by the U.S. House of
Representatives and it was submitted to the states for ratification. It was
ratified by the necessary number of states on Dec. 6, 1865.
Jan. 31, 1865 – During the Civil War, a skirmish was fought at Oxford, Kansas. Three months of Federal operations in North Alabama and East Tennessee also began. A Federal expedition began from Fort Pike (near present day Slidell, La) to Bayou Bonfouca, La. A two-day Federal expedition from Morganza to New Roads, La. began.
Jan. 31, 1872 – Western writer Zane Grey was born in
Zanesville, Ohio. He is best known for his novel, “Riders of the Purple Sage,”
which was published in 1912.
Jan. 31, 1876 - All Native American Indians were ordered to
move into reservations.
Jan. 31, 1893 - The trademark "Coca-Cola" was
first registered in the United States Patent Office.
Jan. 31, 1902 - Tallulah Bankhead, star of stage, screen,
and radio in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s, was born in Huntsville, Ala. The
daughter of U.S.Congressman William B. Bankhead, Tallulah was most famous for
her flamboyant lifestyle, throaty voice, and stage role in “The Little Foxes” (1939) and her part in
the film “Lifeboat” (1943).
(There is some question of the exact birthdate; this is the most generally
accepted.)
Jan. 31, 1905 – Writer John O’Hara was born in Pottsville,
Pa.
Jan. 31, 1912 – The home of J.S. Daw near Hampden Ridge,
Ala. was destroyed by fire.
Jan. 31, 1913 – Pro Football Hall of Fame split end, safety
and kicker Don Hutson was born in Pine Bluff, Ark. Hutson was an All-American
at Alabama and played his entire pro career for the Green Bay Packers.
Jan. 31, 1914 – This day, a Saturday, was the deadline to
pay poll taxes in Conecuh County, Ala. because Feb. 1 fell on a Sunday.
Jan. 31, 1914 - Alabama author and illustrator Dorothy Warren
Fox was born in Birmingham, Ala.
Jan. 31, 1915 – Author, poet and diarist Thomas Merton was
born in Prades, France.
Jan. 31, 1915 – Musicologist Alan Lomax was born in Austin,
Texas
Jan. 31, 1916 – According to The Conecuh Record, “Chief
Jones created a ripple of excitement” in Evergreen on this Monday “by shooting
a dog on the streets.”
Jan. 31, 1919 – National Baseball Hall of Fame second
baseman Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Ga. He played his entire Major
League career (1947-1956) with the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was inducted into the
Hall of Fame in 1962.
Jan. 31, 1923 – Norman Mailer, the author of 1948’s “The
Naked and the Dead,” was born in Long Branch, N.J.
Jan. 31, 1931 – National Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop and
first baseman Ernie Banks was born in Dallas, Texas. He played his entire Major
League career (1953-1971) with the Chicago Cubs. He was inducted into the Hall
of Fame in 1977.
Jan. 31, 1938 - Alabama author Faye Gibbons was born in
Carter's Quarter, Ga.
Jan. 31, 1939 – The GA-ANA Theatre was first opened in
Georgiana, Ala. by Fred McClendon.
Jan. 31, 1945 – US Army private Eddie Slovik of Detroit,
Mich. was executed for desertion, the first such execution of an American
soldier since the Civil War.
Jan. 31, 1946 – The Democratic Republic of Vietnam
introduced the đồng to replace the French Indochinese piastre at par.
Jan. 31, 1947 – Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan was
born in Refugio, Texas and raised in Alvin, southeast of Houston. He would go
on to play for the N.Y. Mets, the California Angels, the Houston Astros and the
Texas Rangers. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999.
Jan. 31, 1959 – Members of the Dyatlov Expedition arrived at
the edge of a highland area and began to prepare for climbing. In a wooded
valley, they cached surplus food and equipment that would be used for the trip
back.
Jan. 31, 1961 - Voters approved financing for a domed
stadium in Hosuton, Texas.
Jan. 31, 1963 – Lyeffion High School junior Peggy Tanner was
crowned Miss Lyeffion 1963 duriing a program held on this Thursday night in the
school auditorium. Nancy Ikner, an eighth-grader, was named Junior Miss
Lyeffion.
Jan. 31, 1963 - Conecuh County businessman Frank Preston
Sharpe was killed when his pickup crashed into a truck early on this Thursday
night near Evergreen, Ala. Sharpe, 56, was killed instantly when the pickup he
was driving crashed into a truck about 2.4 miles north of Evergreen on Highway
83 at 7:15 p.m. He was driving toward Evergreen after completing his day’s
route selling fish. Sharpe was the owner of a seafood market in Evergreen and
resided on a McKenzie Route. He was well and favorably known in the Evergreen
area.
Jan. 31, 1967 – The Conecuh County CowBelles and Cattlemen
held their annual banquet meeting at the Evergreen High School lunch room. The following
CowBelle officers were elected for 1967: Katie Sue Burt, President; Myrtle
Robison, vice president; Louise Ptomey, treasurer; Marjorie Stacey, secretary.
Jan. 31, 1968 – As part of the Tet Offensive, a squad of
Viet Cong guerillas attacked the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, and Marine Cpl. James
Conrad Marshall of Monroeville, a 1964 graduate of Monroe County High School,
died defending the embassy. The guerillas managed to seize the embassy and held
it for six hours until an assault force of U.S. paratroopers landed by
helicopter on the building’s roof and routed the Viet Cong. Marshall Hall, the
Marine Corps Security Guard training center at Quantico, Va. was later named in
James Marshall’s honor.
Jan. 31, 1971 – The Winter Soldier Investigation, organized
by the Vietnam Veterans Against the War to publicize war crimes and atrocities
by Americans and allies in Vietnam, began in Detroit.
Jan. 31, 1972 - In a communiqué charging President Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger with “unilaterally” divulging the substance of the secret talks, creating the impasse at the secret meeting, and distorting the facts, North Vietnam published the nine-point plan they submitted during the secret talks.
Jan. 31, 1976 – Race car driver Buddy Rice, who won the 2004
Indianapolis 500, was born in Phoenix, Az.
Jan. 31, 1976 – Comedian, actor, producer and screenwriter Paul
Scheer was born in Huntington, N.Y.
Jan. 31, 1977 – Local weather reporter Earl Windham reported
a low of 16 degrees in Evergreen, Ala.
Jan. 31, 1979 – The Butler Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church in
Greenville was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.
Jan. 31, 1986 - The movie “Stripper,”
screenplay by Alabama author Charles Gaines, was released.
Jan. 31, 1988 - The first episode of "The Wonder
Years" aired on ABC.
Jan. 31, 1988 - Herb Alpert performed the U.S. national
anthem at Super Bowl XXII. The Washington Redskins beat the Denver Broncos,
42-10.
Jan. 31, 1993 - Weather observer Harry Ellis recorded 6.14
inches of rain in Evergreen, Ala. during the month of January 1993.
Jan. 31, 1999 - The Denver Broncos won Super Bowl XXXIII,
their second consecutive Super Bowl win. Cher sang the national anthem.
Jan. 31, 1999 – Former Major League first baseman Norm
Zauchin passed away in Birmingham, Ala. at the age of 69. He started his
professional career in 1950 with the Double-A Birmingham Barons, where he set a
Rickwood Field field record with 35 home runs. He went on to play for the
Boston Red Sox and the Washington Senators.
Jan. 31, 2000 – Weather reporter Harry Ellis reported a
total of 4.42 inches of rain during the month of January 2000.
Jan. 31, 2003 - The Chicago White Sox announced a deal that
would change the name of Comiskey Park after a 93-year association with the
Comiskey name.
Jan. 31, 2005 – Hillcrest High School retired the basketball
jersey of player Chris “C.J.” Riley, who died over the Christmas holidays.
Jan. 31, 2007 – Suspects were arrested in Birmingham in the
UK, accused of plotting the kidnap, holding and eventual beheading of a serving
Muslim British soldier in Iraq.
Jan. 31, 2013 – Major League Baseball first baseman Fred
Whitfield, a native of Vandiver, Ala., passed away at the age of 75 in Gadsden
due to complications from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He played pro baseball from
1962 to 1970 for the St. Louis Cardinals, the Cleveland Indians, the Cincinnati
Reds and the Montreal Expos.
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