Parisian Women Now Allowed To Wear Pants

On January 31, 2013

The French government made it so that Parisian women could legally wear pants.

The 213-year-old ban was officially lifted on this day.

This Day in History - January 31

2020

The United Kingdom left the European Union, also known as 'Brexit.'

1905

British driver Arthur MacDonald was the first to break 100 miles per hour in an automobile at Daytona Beach, Florida, US.

2015

New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko became the youngest golfer to rank No. 1 in the world.

1988

Doug Williams became the first African-American quarterback to play in the Super Bowl.

1961

A chimpanzee named Ham became the first primate to go to space aboard the US MR-2 spacecraft.

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