On This Day in History
January 31
Historical Events
1865 Congress passes, by vote of 121-24, the 13th Amendment of the US Constitution, abolishing slavery in the United States – except as punishment for a crime
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1943 German Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus surrenders to Soviet troops at Stalingrad
1950 US President Harry Truman publicly announces support for the development of a hydrogen bomb
1985 South African President P. W. Botha offers to free Nelson Mandela if he denounces violence
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Famous Birthdays
Also Lorraine Warren and Justin Timberlake (44)
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Famous Deaths
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DNA Sheds Shocking New Light on Crippen Murder Case
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A jury took 27 minutes to convict Dr Hawley Crippen of murdering his wife and burying her remains in his cellar. But shocking new DNA evidence later emerged.
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