HISTORY
31 January 2025: This day in history

1865: Congress passes, by a vote of 121-24, the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution, abolishing slavery in the United States except as punishment for a crime

1943: German Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus surrenders to Soviet troops at Stalingrad

1950: US President Harry Truman publicly announces support for the development of a hydrogen bomb

1985: South African President P. W. Botha offers to free Nelson Mandela if he denounces violence

Source: Onthisday.com

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