Today is the 31st day of 2024 and the 42nd day of winter. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1606, Guy Fawkes was executed for his role in the Gunpowder Plot in Britain. In 1958, Explorer 1 was launched, marking the first successful launch of an American satellite into orbit. In 2010, James Cameron’s “Avatar” became the first film to reach a worldwide gross of $2 billion. In 2020, the United Kingdom’s…