Daily Almanac: Jan. 31, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset:
RISE: 7:53 a.m.
SET: 6:01 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:
HIGH: 24 °F
LOW: 13 °F

Today is…:

• Backwards Day
• Scotch Tape Day
• Inspire Your Heart with Art Day

What Happened On This Day:
• 1606 Gunpowder Plot: Four of the conspirators, including Guy Fawkes, are executed for treason or plotting against Parliament and King James
• 1915 World War I: Germany becomes the first country to make large-scale use of poison gas in warfare in the Battle of Bolimów against Russia
• 1949 These Are My Children, the first television daytime soap opera, is broadcast by NBC

Births On This Day:

• 1797 Franz Schubert
Austrian composer
• 1919 Jackie Robinson
American baseball player

Deaths On This Day:

• 1954 Edwin Armstrong
American engineer who invented FM radio
• 1606 Guy Fawkes
English soldier who planned Gunpowder Plot