Today is Tuesday, January 31, the 31st day of the year.

Today's Headlines

• A series of burglaries is beging investigated in Oxford; several items have been stolen
• See which Oxford athletes are being feted for their achievements in the fall

Today's Weather

Tuesday: A slight chance of snow and sleet before 9 a.m. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 51. West wind between 3 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southwest wind around 5 mph. 

Events & Reminders

Attend a free environmental job training seminar

The Oxford Planning & Zoning Commission will have a special meeting at 3:30 Tuesday (today) at Town Hall. See agenda attached. 

Today in History

1865: The U.S. Congress passes the Thirteenth Amendment, abolishing slavery, and submits it to the states for ratification.

1876: The U.S. orders all Native Americans to move into reservations.

1930: 3M begins marketing Scotch Tape.

1950: President Harry S. Truman announces a program to develop the hydrogen bomb.

1968: Viet Cong attack the U.S. embassy in Saigon, along with other attacks, in the early morning hours, later grouped together as the Tet Offensive.

1990: The first McDonald's in the Soviet Union opens in Moscow.

Weather information taken from the National Weather Service. Today in History compiled from Wikipedia and other sources.