On this day, January 31, is the birthday of National Artist Jose M Maceda (1917).
The official calendar of the Republic of the Philippines: an almanac of Philippine commemorations enlivened with illustrations and information. –Manila: Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office, [2014].
Today in 2020 the UK leaves the European Union, three years after the country voted for Brexit.
https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/January-31
On this day in 1958, the US launched the Explorer I satellite, four months after the USSR’s Sputnik (Oct 4, 1957) launched into space. This was the beginning of the space race between the two countries.
https://www.todayinsci.com/1/1_31.htm
January is Zero Waste Month (Proclamation No. 760, s. 2014)
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