Advertisement

Home
/

On this day: January 31

Published On: Jan 31 2013 12:08:38 AM CST Updated On: Jan 31 2013 01:00:00 AM CST

The first Social Security check is issued, America launches its first satellite into orbit, McDonald's comes to Moscow, and "Avatar" hits the $2 billion mark, all on this day.

OTD January 31 - Franz Schubert — 2 / 38

Public domain

1797: Composer Franz Schubert, one of the leading exponents of the early Romantic era in music, is born in Vienna, Austria.

OTD January 31 - Guy Fawkes

OTD January 31 - Franz Schubert

OTD January 31 - John Marshall

OTD January 31 - 13th Amendment

OTD January 31 - Zane Grey

OTD January 31 - Coca-Cola

OTD January 31 - Jersey Joe Walcott

OTD January 31 - Jackie Robinson

OTD January 31 - Carol Channing

OTD January 31 - Norman Mailer

OTD January 31 - Ernie Banks

OTD January 31 - Philip Glass

OTD January 31 - Suzanne Pleshette

OTD January 31 - Ida May Fuller

OTD January 31 - Nolan Ryan

OTD January 31 - hydrogen bomb

OTD January 31 - Harry Wayne Casey

OTD January 31 - AA Milne

OTD January 31 - Johnny Rotten

OTD January 31 - Explorer 1

OTD January 31 - Kelly Lynch

OTD January 31 - Ham the Chimp

OTD January 31 - Minnie Driver

OTD January 31 - Apollo 14

OTD January 31 - Portia de Rossi

OTD January 31 - Samuel Goldwyn

OTD January 31 - Kerry Washington

OTD January 31 - Justin Timberlake

OTD January 31 - Marcus Mumford

OTD January 31 - Moscow McDonald's

OTD January 31 - Howard Cosell

OTD January 31 - Sri Lanka bombing

OTD January 31 - Comet Hyakutake

OTD January 31 - John Rocker

OTD January 31 - Lockerbie bombing

OTD January 31 - Michael Jackson

OTD January 31 - Beyonce

Features

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

May Mug Shot of the Day

U.S. Radar — Biggest U.S. lottery jackpots

Moore, Okla, tornado damage — Madi Alexander

10 costliest tornadoes since 1950

House destroyed in Moore, Okla — Rebecca Vitsmun/iReport

Monster twister hits Moore, Okla.

ulocal mobile

Tornadoes hit Midwest

Tornado file — Deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history

Look Who's Eight (or 88!)

college, diploma, hat — istock

Graduation gear-up

Paycheck, check, payroll — iStock

Companies that owe workers a raise

Charles Lindbergh, Spirit of St. Louis — Library of Congress

On this day: May 21

Vin Diesel in Fast & Furious 6 — Universal Pictures

Bald and beautiful celebrities

Ray Manzarek, The Doors, 2009 — TriviaKing/Wikimedia Commons

Notable deaths of 2013

Yahoo headquarters — Jim Castel/CNN

Notable online startup sales

Dan Jackson

Picture Perfect-May

Jeans on mannequins — iStock / amete

Blue jeans turn 140

May Mug Shot of the Day

Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart — Mario Anzuoni/Reuters

Celebrity breakups of 2013

Woman sleep, sleeping — iStock image

Better Sleep Month: sleep tips

Cher — Phil McCarten/Reuters

Turn back time: Cher then and now

Graduates, graduation — iStock / LawrenceSawyer

States with the highest graduation rates

Vasco da Gama arriving in India, 1498 — Library of Congress

On this day: May 20

Severe storms wreak destruction across Oklahoma

Generic, abortion protester — Jim Young/Reuters

History of abortion in America

Mark Sanford — Chuck Hadad/CNN

Biggest political comebacks

Powerball — Mega odds: Events more likely than lotto win

Quiz — istock

Liz Taylor: Queen of the movies

Granbury tornado damage blurb — REUTERS

Deadly tornadoes rip through North Texas

IRS — Mark Hill/CNN

The IRS by the numbers

Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources

Douglas County wildfire photos 5/14/13

horses, horse, racehorse, jockey — istock

The Preakness: The Triple Crown

Eating Food — Surprising reasons you're eating more

Gay marriage, brides on wedding cake — Enrique Castro-Mendivil / Reuters

On this day: May 17

Advertisement

Upload Photos / Videos

Click here to upload photos/videos

It's easy to upload your photos and/or videos on News8000.com. Once you do, we'll share your upload with the community!

Advertise With Us

Advertise With Us