What happend on 31st January

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01.02
2004

Mystery Science Theater 3000 ends its run on the Sci-Fi Channel.

2001

In the Netherlands a Scottish court convicts a Libyan and acquits another for their part in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 which crashed into Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988.

2000

An Alaska Airlines MD-83 crashes in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Malibu, California killing 131.

1999

Super Bowl XXXIII: The Denver Broncos defeat the Atlanta Falcons, 34-19. After the game, the TV show Family Guy airs its pilot episode.

1996

An explosives-filled truck rams into the gates of the Central Bank in Colombo, Sri Lanka killing at least 86 and injuring 1,400.

1995

President Bill Clinton authorizes a $20 billion loan to Mexico to stabilize its economy.

1993

Super Bowl XXVII: The Dallas Cowboys defeat the Buffalo Bills, 52-17.

1990

The first McDonald's opens in Moscow, Russia.

1988

Super Bowl XXII: The Washington Redskins win their second championship of the 1980s, 42-10.

1971

The Winter Soldier Investigation, organized by the Vietnam Veterans Against the War to publicize war crimes and atrocities by Americans and allies in Vietnam, begin in Detroit, Michigan.