Table of Contents January 31st History, Trivia, and Fun Facts |
January 31st History Highlights |
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January 31st is… |
Backwards Day Brandy Alexander Day Eat Brussels Sprouts Day Inspire your Heart with Art Day National Hot Chocolate Day |
Now You Know… |
What is the ONLY English word that ends in “mt”? Dreamt |
Ham, The First Space Chimp |
Ham, the first chimpanzee in space, was only given the name “Ham” after successfully completing his mission, Project Mercury mission labeled MR-2 on January 31, 1961. He was known as Number 65 before that, as NASA believed that it would be bad publicity if a “named” chimp burned up in the atmosphere or otherwise died as a result of mission failure. |
January 31st Birthday Quotes |
Enjoying success requires the ability to adapt. Only by being open to change will you have a true opportunity to get the most from your talent. To bear up under loss- to fight the bitterness of defeat and the weakness of grief- to be victor over anger- to smile when tears are close- to resist evil men and base instincts- to hate hate and to love love- to go on when it would seem good to die- to seek ever after the glory and the dream- to look up with unquenchable faith in something evermore about to be- that is what any man can do, and so be great. You’re not meant to do what’s easy, you’re meant to challenge yourself. There’s nothing glorious in dying. Anyone can do it. Science is clearly one of the most profound methods that humans have yet devised for discovering truth, while religion remains the single greatest force for generating meaning… if some sort of reconciliation between science and religion is not forthcoming, the future of humanity is, at best, precarious. We live in a time which has created the art of the absurd. It is our art. It contains happenings, Pop art, camp, a theater of the absurd … Do we have the art because the absurd is the patina of waste…? Or are we face to face with a desperate or most rational effort from the deepest resources of the unconscious of us all to rescue civilization from the pit and plague of its bedding? Listen, I’m not cool. Being cool is about keeping your blood pressure steady. So no. Don’t be cool. Be passionate. Be dedicated. Be tenacious. Be uncompromising. Be pissed. Be happy. Be sad. |
January 31st Birthdays |
1734 – Robert Morris, English/American patriot (died in1806) 1797 – Franz Schubert, Austrian pianist, and composer (died in 1828) 1872 – Zane Grey, American author (died in 1939) 1892 – Eddie Cantor, American singer-songwriter and actor (died in 1964) 1894 – Isham Jones, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (died in 1956) 1902 – Tallulah Bankhead, American actress (died in 1968) 1902 – Julian Steward, American anthropologist (died in 1972) 1914 – Jersey Joe Walcott, American boxer (died in 1994) 1915 – Garry Moore, American comedian and game show host (died in 1993) 1921 – Carol Channing, American entertainer (died in 2019) 1921 – Mario Lanza, American tenor, and actor (died in 1959) 1923 – Norman Mailer, American journalist and author (died in 2007) 1929 – Jean Simmons, English-American actress (died in 2010) 1931 – Ernie Banks, American baseball player and coach (died in 2015) 1937 – Philip Glass, American composer 1937 – Suzanne Pleshette, American actress (died in 2008) 1946 – Terry Kath, American guitarist and singer-songwriter (Chicago) (died in 1978) 1947 – Nolan Ryan, American baseball player 1949 – Ken Wilber, American writer 1956 – Johnny Rotten (John Joseph Lydon), English singer-songwriter 1959 – Kelly Lynch, American model, and actress 1960 – Grant Morrison, Scottish comic book writer 1964 – Martha MacCallum, American journalist 1967 – Fat Mike, American singer-songwriter 1970 – Minnie Driver, English actress 1973 – Portia de Rossi, Australian-American actress 1977 – Kerry Washington, American actress 1981 – Justin Timberlake, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor 1987 – Marcus Mumford, American-English singer-songwriter |
January 31st History |
1865 Congress passed the 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in America. 1906 1922 1929 1958 1961 1970 1971 1976 1981 1986 1988 1992 1993 1997 1998 1999 January 31, 19** Mera (Queen of Atlantis) DC Comics 2004 2016 |
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts |
I always imagined life in the Star Wars universe to be much more awesome, yet I probably still would only be sitting behind a desk of an intergalactic insurance company imagining how awesome life would be in a fictional universe. The Capital of Romania is Bucharest Biggest film of 1996: Independence Day (Action/Adventure) earned ~ $307,000,000 If you blow up a balloon too much, it’ll blow up. What if aliens never invaded earth because they have seen Hollywood movies and think past attempts from other races continually fail. “Don’t let your dreams be dreams.” – Jack Johnson TV Quotes… “We are two wild and crazy guys!” (Steve Martin and Dan Aykroyd, as Czech playboys) on “Saturday Night Live” The phrase “old sport” is said 55 times during The Great Gatsby. A group of Turtle Doves is called a Pitying or Dule or Piteousness. The state of Rhode Island’s official name is the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Plurals can be used to properly refer to a titleless party in question. – “They then broke the window of the car and took off with my phone. I didn’t see their face.” Dr. Seuss – Real Name: Theodore Seuss Geisel Plagiarism is getting in trouble for something you didn’t even do. |
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