On this day in 2003, while returning to Earth from an orbital mission, the U.S. space shuttle Columbia broke up catastrophically at an altitude of about 40 ...

On this day in 1961, a chimpanzee named Ham became the first primate to go to space. It was part of the Mercury-Redstone 2 mission.

31 янв. 2024 г. · January 31 is a day filled with exciting milestones, such as the launch of the first US satellite, the opening of the Burj Khalifa, and the premiere of Puccini ...

31 янв. 2024 г. · The United States launched its first successful orbiting satellite, Explorer-I. 1961. The United States launched a 4-year-old male chimpanzee, ...

Discover what happened on January 31 with HISTORY's summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 334 days remain until the end of the year (335 in leap years).

On this day - January 31 ; 2011 Myanmar's first elected parliament in half a century convenes ; 2000 Alaska Airlines flight 261 crashes into the sea ; 1996 A ...

FUN FACT: Leonardo da Vinci wrote backward. Not only did the artist and inventor write from right to left, but he also wrote his letters backward. HOW TO ...

1961 – The United States launched a 4-year-old male chimpanzee named Ham on a Mercury-Redstone 2 rocket into test suborbital flight. Ham landed safely about 17 ...

1893 - The trademark "Coca-Cola" was first registered in the United States Patent Office. 1917 - Germany announced its policy of unrestricted submarine warfare.