Today is Wednesday, Jan. 31, the 31st day of 2007. There are 334 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
In 1606, Guy Fawkes, convicted of treason for his part in the "Gunpowder Plot" against the English Parliament and King James I, was executed.
On this date:
In 1865, General Robert E. Lee was named General-in-Chief of all the Confederate armies.
In 1917, during World War I, Germany served notice it was beginning a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare.
In 1934, President Franklin Roosevelt devalued the dollar in relation to gold.
In 1958, the United States entered the Space Age with its first successful launch of a satellite into orbit, Explorer I.
Today's Birthdays: Actress Jean Simmons is 78. Composer Philip Glass is 70. Blues singer-musician Charlie Musselwhite is 63. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Nolan Ryan is 60. Singer-musician KC (KC and the Sunshine Band) is 56. Rock singer Johnny Rotten is 51. Actress Kelly Lynch is 48. Actor John Dye is 44. Rock musician Al Jaworski (Jesus Jones) is 41. Actress Minnie Driver is 37. Singer Justin Timberlake is 26.
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