Happy Friday, January 31, 2025! It’s the 31st day of the year, with 334 days remaining.
Historical Events on this Day:
On this day in 2020, the U.S. declared a public health emergency due to the new coronavirus, and President Trump signed an order restricting entry for foreign nationals who had recently been in China.
In 1863, the First South Carolina Volunteers, an all-Black Union regiment of escaped slaves, was mustered into federal service during the Civil War.
In 1945, Pvt. Eddie Slovik was executed for desertion, becoming the first U.S. soldier since the Civil War to face such a fate.
Also, in 1958, the U.S. launched its first successful satellite, Explorer 1, marking the start of the Space Age.
Fast forward to 1971, astronauts Shepard, Mitchell, and Roosa embarked on a mission to the moon aboard Apollo 14.
Celebrity Birthdays Today:
- Composer Philip Glass turns 88.
- Blues singer-musician Charlie Musselwhite is 81.
- Actor Glynn Turman celebrates his 78th birthday.
- Baseball legend Nolan Ryan turns 78.
- Actor Jonathan Banks is 78 years old.
- Rock singer John Lydon is 69.
- Actor Anthony LaPaglia is 66.
- News anchor Martha MacCallum turns 61.
- Actor Minnie Driver is 55.
- Actor Portia de Rossi celebrates her 52nd birthday.
- Actor-comedian Bobby Moynihan is 48.
- Actor Kerry Washington turns 48.
- Singer Justin Timberlake is 44.
- Country singer Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line is 38.
- Musical talent Marcus Mumford from Mumford and Sons is also 38.
