Portal:United States/Anniversaries/February/February 1
- 1790 – In New York City, the Supreme Court of the United States convenes for the first time.
- 1861 – Texas secedes from the United States as part of the American Civil War.
- 1865 – President Abraham Lincoln signs the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which officially abolished and continues to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
- Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey.
- 1942 – Voice of America, the official external radio and television service of the United States federal government, begins broadcasting with programs aimed at areas controlled by the Axis powers.
- 2003 – Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.
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Events
- 1790 – In New York City, the Supreme Court of the United States attempts to convene for the first time.
- 1861 – American Civil War: Texas secedes from the United States.
- 1865 – President Abraham Lincoln signs the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
- Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey.
- 1942 – World War II: U.S. Navy conducts Marshalls–Gilberts raids, the first offensive action by the United States against Japanese forces in the Pacific Theater.
- 1958 – The United States Army launches Explorer 1.
- 1960 – Four black students stage the first of the Greensboro sit-ins at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina.
- opposition to the Vietnam War.
- 1968 – The Penn Central Transportation.
- 1978 – Director Roman Polanski skips bail and flees the United States to France after pleading guilty to charges of engaging in sex with a 13-year-old girl.
- 1979 – Convicted bank robber Patty Hearst is released from prison after her sentence is commuted by President Jimmy Carter.
- SkyWest Flight 5569 at Los Angeles International Airportresults in the deaths of 34 people, and injuries to 30 others.
- 1996 – The Communications Decency Act is passed by the U.S. Congress.
- 1998 – Rear Admiral Lillian E. Fishburne became the first female African American to be promoted to rear admiral.
- 2003 – Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.
- 2004 – Janet Jackson's breast is exposed during the half-time show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, resulting in US broadcasters adopting a stronger adherence to Federal Communications Commission censorship guidelines.
Births
- 1820 – George Hendric Houghton, American clergyman (d. 1897)
- 1841 – William Davenport, American magician (d. 1877)
- 1844 – G. Stanley Hall, American psychologist (d. 1924)
- 1851 – Durham Stevens, American diplomat (d. 1908)
- 1872 – Jerome F. Donovan, American politician (d. 1949)
- 1872 – Andrew Kehoe, American mass murderer. (d. 1927)
- 1920 – Mike Scarry, American football player and coach (d. 2012)
Deaths
- 1832 – Archibald Murphey, American politician (b. 1777)
- 1850 – Edward Baker Lincoln, American son of Abraham Lincoln (b. 1846)
- 1893 – George Henry Sanderson, American politician, 22nd Mayor of San Francisco (b. 1824)
- 1922 – William Desmond Taylor, American actor and director (b. 1872)
- 1928 – Hughie Jennings, American baseball player and manager (b. 1869)
- 1997 – Herb Caen, American columnist (b. 1916)
- 2003 – crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia
- Michael P. Anderson, American pilot and astronaut (b. 1959)
- David M. Brown, American captain and astronaut (b. 1956)
- Kalpana Chawla, Indian-American astronaut (b. 1961)
- Laurel Clark, American surgeon, captain, and astronaut (b. 1961)
- Rick Husband, American pilot and astronaut (b. 1957)
- William C. McCool, American navy officer and astronaut (b. 1961)
- Ilan Ramon, Israeli pilot and astronaut (b. 1954)
- 2004 – May O'Donnell, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1909)
- 2013 – Cecil Womack, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Valentinos and Womack & Womack) (b. 1947)