January 15-31

S1, E2: Historical events and people critical to America's development in late January from the 1800s to 1900s are highlighted in this episode. The Burma Road, the lifeline between India and China, finished construction and opened January 28th 1945. In America, prohibition went into effect in 1920, the gangster era ended in 1934, the baseball hall of fame was inaugurated in 1936. There were also many firsts this month as the world's first atomic powered submarine "Nautilus" launched, the first presidential news conference was recorded by television, and the U.S. launched its first Earth satellite. Samuel Gompers (founder and first president of the American federation of labor) and Franklin D. Roosevelt were both born in late January.