January 31st


1876: The United States orders all Native Americans to move into reservations... or cheesy casinos, whichever's closer.


1958: James Van Allen discovers the Van Allen radiation belt. It was right on the Van Allen Radiation Pants and just below the Van Allen Radiation Shirt.


1995: President Bill Clinton authorizes a $20 billion loan to Mexico to stabilize its economy... and to keep everyone there quiet about what he did in Tijuana with that 15-year-old hooker.