Today In History

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Today In History

Fri, 01/31/2020 - 13:59
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Today is Friday, Jan. 31, the 31st day of 2020. There are 335 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 31, 1958, the United States entered the Space Age with its first successful launch of a satellite, Explorer 1, from Cape Canaveral. On this date: In 1863, during the Civil War, the First South Carolina Volunteers, an all-black Union regiment composed of many escaped…

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