Today in History 31st January: Last date of first month of the year

Today in history 31st January: The immense heights of space have always attracted humans and after the Soviet Union started in this direction, America joined the race. After this, many big countries of the world worked towards space exploration. India has also made remarkable progress in this region. January 31 has special significance in the field of space exploration. In fact, it is a strange coincidence that the US sent its first spacecraft into space on 31 January 1958 and on the same date NASA sent a chimpanzee into space to study the impact of space on living beings. After this, on 31 January, the US sent a manned Apollo vehicle towards the moon. This incident related to space took place in different years, but the date was only 31 January. On 31 January 2024, the billionaire Sultan, who ruled the Johor state of Malaysia, was sworn in as the 17th king of the country under the monarchy system of orderly changes. One of the richest individuals in the country, Sultan Ibrahim has a comprehensive trading empire from real estate to telecommunications and power plants. The heads of nine royal families become kings every five years under the only such system of the world since Malaysia got independence from Britain in 1957. Malaysia has 13 states and only nine has royal families. The king is also known as ‘Yang D-Partuan Agong’. The king plays a formal role on a large scale, as the administrative power lies in the Prime Minister and Parliament. The king only has the right to declare emergency and forgive criminals.

The sequence of other important events recorded in this date in the history of the country and the world is as follows:-

• 1561: Murder of Mughal Emperor Akbar’s patron and Mughal Sultanate’s loyal commander Bairam Khan.
• 1893: Coca -Cola Trademark was patented for the first time in America. It is counted among the world’s most expensive trademarks.
• 1958: America sent Explorer-1 into space as the first spacecraft. With this, America joined the space competition.
• 1961: America sent a chimpanzee into space to study the impact of space on living beings.
• 1966: The Soviet Union sent its first spacecraft Luna 9 on the moon.
• 1971: After 19 years between Eastern and West Germany, telephone service was started once again.
• 1971: America sent the manned Apollo vehicle towards the moon.
• 2001: Libya citizen Abdul Basit Ali Mohammad Al Megrahi was convicted of exploding in the 1988 Pan M Flight 103. 270 people died in the accident.
• 2010: Hollywood’s world -famous film ‘Avatar’ set a new record of earning two billion dollars.
• 2024: Billionaire Sultan Ibrahim sworn in as the 17th king of Malaysia.

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