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February 1, 2006 United Airlines emerges from bankruptcy February 1, 2004 Super Bowl XXXVIII, Reliant Stadium, Houston, New England Patriots beat Carolina Panthers 32-29 February 1, 2004 At least 250 Muslim pilgrims crushed to death during the annual stoning of Satan ritual in the Mena Valley, Saudi Arabia February 1, 1998 "Street Corner Symphony," closes at Brooks Atkinson New York City after 79 perf February 1, 1998 86th Australian Mens Tennis: Petr Korda beats Marcelo Rios (62 62 62) February 1, 1998 Australian Mixed: J. Gimelstob and V. Williams beat Suk and Sukova (62 61) February 1, 1998 NFL Pro Bowl Game, AFC beats NFC 29-24 February 1, 1998 At least 119 Muslim pilgrims crushed to death during the annual stoning of Satan ritual in the Mena Valley, Saudi Arabia February 1, 1995 Amtrak New York City - Tampa run ends February 1, 1995 Amy van Dikes swims woman's world record 50 m butterfly (26.73) February 1, 1995 Andy and Grant Flower make 269 stand vs Pak, brotherly record February 1, 1995 Belgium's TV channel VT4 goes on the air February 1, 1994 Irina Privalova runs world record 50m indoor (6.03 sec) February 1, 1994 Large meteorite falls near Kusaie, Pacific Ocean February 1, 1993 NY Judge Sol Wachtler indicted for harassing Joy Silverman February 1, 1993 Soyuz TM-16 lands February 1, 1992 "Crazy He Calls Me" closes at Walter Kerr Theater New York City after 7 performances February 1, 1992 Barry Bonds signs baseball's highest single year contract - $4.7 mil February 1, 1992 Denis Potvin's #5 becomes 1st number retired by New York Islanders February 1, 1991 Afghanistan and Pakistan hit by earthquake, 1,200 die February 1, 1991 Craig McDermott takes 8-97 vs. England at the WACA February 1, 1991 President F. W. de Klerk, says he would repeal all apartheid laws February 1, 1991 US Air and Skywest Fairchild jet collide at LA Airport killing 32 February 1, 1989 Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 at perihelion February 1, 1989 Princess Diane of England visits New York City February 1, 1987 163 day strike against Deere and Co ends, workers accept wage freeze February 1, 1987 38,873 NBA crowd watch Chicago at Detroit February 1, 1987 Kathy Postlewait wins LPGA Mazda Golf Classic February 1, 1987 NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 10-6 February 1, 1986 KHJ-AM in Los Angeles, California changes call letters to KRTH February 1, 1986 Singer Diana Ross marries Norwegian businessman Arne Naess in Switzerland February 1, 1985 -61 degrees F (-52 degrees C), Maybell, Colorado (state record) February 1, 1985 -69 degrees F (-56 degrees C), Peter's Sink, Utah (state record) February 1, 1985 Azharuddin scores 3rd Test century in 3rd Test Cricket (122 vs. Eng) February 1, 1985 Cards trade D Green, Jose Uribe, Dave LaPoint to Giants for Jack Clark February 1, 1985 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Tiffany Chin February 1, 1984 China and Netherlands regain diplomatic relations February 1, 1984 Daniel Stern becomes NBA commissioner February 1, 1984 Ravindara Mhatrem, Indian diplomat, kidnapped in England (killed 0203) February 1, 1983 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test February 1, 1982 "Late Night With David Letterman," debuts on NBC-TV February 1, 1982 Senegal and Gambia form loose confederation (Senegambia) February 1, 1981 11th AFC-NFC pro bowl, NFC wins 21-7 February 1, 1981 31st NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 123-120 at Cleveland February 1, 1981 Duke Ellington-musical "Sophisticated Ladies," premieres in New York City February 1, 1981 Dutch Antilles census is 231,932 February 1, 1981 French government accord sends 60 Mirage fighter jets to Iraq February 1, 1981 NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 21-7 February 1, 1981 Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Whirlpool Golf Championship of Deer Creek February 1, 1981 Trevor Chappell bowls underarm to Brian McKechnie, WSC Final MCG February 1, 1980 Sears Radio Theater moves from CBS to Mutual Broadcasting System February 1, 1980 Soap opera "Love of Life" ends a 28 year run February 1, 1979 Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Iran after 15 years in exile February 1, 1979 Patricia Hearst is released from a San Francisco prison for bank robbery February 1, 1979 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. February 1, 1978 Harriet Tubman is 1st black woman honored on a U.S. postage stamp February 1, 1978 Director Roman Polanski skips bail and fled to France after pleading guilty to charges of engaging in sex with a 13-year-old girl February 1, 1977 Heavy blizzard in New England claims 100 lives February 1, 1977 Hillsdale High School defeats Person High School 2-0 in basketball February 1, 1976 "Rich Man, Poor Man" mini-series premieres on ABC TV February 1, 1976 Judy Rankin wins LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational February 1, 1976 Sonny and Cher resume TV show, despite real-life divorce February 1, 1976 East Lansing police arrest Dodgers reliever Mike Marshall for taking batting practice at Mich State U after he is warned not to February 1, 1975 "Hoppy, Gene and Me" by Roy Rogers peaks at #65 February 1, 1975 "Men on the Moon" closes at Little Theater New York City after 5 performances February 1, 1975 1st successful Washington Capitals penalty shot, Ken Lockett vs Vancouver Canucks February 1, 1975 Lorne Henning scores on 3rd Islander penalty shot February 1, 1975 Otis Francis Tabler is 1st open homosexual to get security clearance to work for the Defense Department February 1, 1974 "Good Times" (spinoff from "Maude") premieres on CBS TV February 1, 1973 Monte Irvin elected to baseball Hall of Fame February 1, 1972 1st scientific hand-held calculator, the HP-35, introduced for $395 February 1, 1972 Wings release "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" in UK February 1, 1970 Ford Frick, Earle Combs and Jesse Haines elected to Hall of Fame February 1, 1970 Stalled commuter train rammed by express in Argentina, 139 die February 1, 1970 WMAA TV channel 29 in Jackson, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting February 1, 1970 West-Germany and U.S.S.R. sign gas contract February 1, 1969 Jim Morrison arrested for exposing himself in concert February 1, 1969 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn February 1, 1969 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood February 1, 1969 WPGH TV channel 53 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (IND) begins broadcasting February 1, 1968 Former VP Richard Nixon announces candidacy for president February 1, 1968 Vince Lombardi resigns as coach of Green Bay Packers February 1, 1968 World trade conference Unctad 2 opens in New Delhi February 1, 1968 Famous photo: Saigon police chief Nguyen Ngoc Loan executes a Viet Cong officer with a pistol shot to head February 1, 1967 Severe brush fires in Tasmania destroy $11 million and 60 lives February 1, 1967 WCLP TV channel 18 in Chatsworth, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting February 1, 1965 Dutch Queen Juliana opens Brienenoord Bridge in Rotterdam February 1, 1965 Martin Luther King, Jr. and 700 demonstrators arrested in Selma Ala February 1, 1965 Peter Jennings, 26, becomes anchor of ABC's nightly news February 1, 1965 NL adopts emergency team replacement plan to restock any club struck by disaster February 1, 1964 "Stop the World, I Want to..." closes at Shubert New York City after 556 perf February 1, 1964 Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand," 1st #1 hit, stays #1 for 7 weeks February 1, 1964 Indiana Governor Mathew Walsh tries to ban "Louie Louie" for obscenity February 1, 1964 Suriname River dammed February 1, 1963 Nyasaland (now Malawi) becomes self-governing under Hastings Banda February 1, 1962 "New Faces of '62" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 28 performances February 1, 1962 NL releases its 1st 162-game schedule February 1, 1961 1st full-scale test of U.S. Minuteman ICBM is successful February 1, 1961 British minister Enoch Powell makes medical insurance more expensive February 1, 1961 Mackay and Kline hang on for 100 mins for cricket draw vs West Indies February 1, 1960 34th Australian Womens Tennis: Margaret Smith beats J Lehane (75 62) February 1, 1960 4 students stage 1st civil rights sit-in, at Greensboro North Carolina Woolworth February 1, 1960 48th Australian Mens Tennis: Rod Laver beats N Fraser (57 36 63 86 86) February 1, 1960 Extreme right-wing rebels in Algiers surrender February 1, 1959 Swiss males vote against voting rights for women February 1, 1959 Texas Instruments requests patent of IC (Integrated Circuit) February 1, 1959 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss February 1, 1959 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins February 1, 1959 WVUE TV channel 8 in New Orleans, Louisiana (ABC) begins broadcasting February 1, 1959 Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Havana Golf Tournament February 1, 1959 Zack Wheat unanimously elected to baseball Hall of Fame February 1, 1958 1st U.S. satellite, Explorer I, launched February 1, 1958 Egypt and Syria announce plans to merge into United Arab Republic February 1, 1958 WFTV TV channel 9 in Orlando, Florida (ABC) begins broadcasting February 1, 1957 1st black pilot (PH Young) on a U.S. scheduled passenger airline February 1, 1957 Gijsbert of Hall appointed mayor of Amsterdam February 1, 1956 Hague Daily Newspaper reveals war crimes of Hague mayor Schokking February 1, 1956 WSAV TV channel 3 in Savannah, Georgia (NBC) begins broadcasting February 1, 1955 HC Hansen appointed premier of Denmark February 1, 1954 1st TV soap opera "Secret Storm" premieres February 1, 1954 Scapino Ballet Studio in Amsterdam destroyed by fire February 1, 1954 Soccer team The County froms in Doetinchem February 1, 1953 "General Electric Theater" premieres on CBS TV; Reagan later hosts February 1, 1953 "You Are There" with Walter Cronkite premieres on CBS television February 1, 1953 Dr. A de Waal appointed as Netherlands 1st female asst sect of state February 1, 1953 Flooding in Netherlands, kills 1,835 February 1, 1953 WEEK TV channel 25 in Peoria, IL (NBC) begins broadcasting February 1, 1952 General strike against French colonial management in Tunisia February 1, 1952 SN Behrman's "Jane," premieres in New York City February 1, 1951 -50 degrees F (-46 degrees C), Gavilan, New Mexico (state record) February 1, 1951 1st X-ray moving picture process demonstrated February 1, 1951 1st telecast of atomic explosion February 1, 1951 Alfred Krupp and 28 other German war criminals freed February 1, 1951 United Nations condemns People's Republic of China as aggressor in Korea February 1, 1951 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site February 1, 1950 U.S.S.R. demands condemnation of Emperor Hirohito for war crimes February 1, 1950 Urko Kekkonen elected president of Finland February 1, 1949 200" (5.08-m) Hale telescope 1st used February 1, 1949 RCA releases 1st single record ever (45 rpm) February 1, 1948 Federation Malaysia forms from 9 sultanates February 1, 1948 Palestine Post building in Jerusalem bombed February 1, 1947 Aleide de Gasperi forms Italian government of christian-dems and communists February 1, 1947 Dmitri Shostakovitch named professor at conservatory of Leningrad February 1, 1947 NV United Dutch Fokker's Aircraft established February 1, 1946 Republic of Hungary proclaimed, Zolt n Tildy as communist president February 1, 1946 Trygve Lie, a Norwegian socialist, becomes 1st Sec-Gen of UN February 1, 1945 U.S. Army arrives at Siegfriedlinie February 1, 1944 Supreme Soviet enlarges soviet republics' autonomy February 1, 1944 U.S. 7th Infantry/25th Marine Division lands on Kwajalein/Roi/Namur February 1, 1943 German occupiers make Vidkun Quisling Norwegian premier February 1, 1943 Mussert forms pro Nazi shadow cabinet (Neth) February 1, 1942 2nd Norwegian government of Quisling forms February 1, 1941 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Jane Vaughn February 1, 1941 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Eugene Turner February 1, 1940 Russia begins new offensive against Finland February 1, 1937 Stapleton, Staten Island becomes a customs-free port February 1, 1935 1st "March of Time" newsreel premieres at the Capitol February 1, 1935 James T Farrell finishes his "Studs Lonigan" trilogy February 1, 1934 Austrian Chancellor Dollfuss dissolves all political parties but his February 1, 1933 Colonial government arrests Anton de Kom in Paramaribo Suriname February 1, 1933 Dutch bishops forbid membership in non-catholic unions February 1, 1933 German Parliament disolves, Gen Ludendorf predicts catastrophe February 1, 1932 Bradman makes 299* vs South Africa, runs out partner going for 300th February 1, 1930 Arnold Schonbergs opera premieres in Frankfurt February 1, 1929 1st clean and jerk of 400 lbs (182 kg), Charles Rigoulet, 402 lbs February 1, 1926 Kirghiz Autonomous Region in RSFSR becomes Kirghiz ASSR February 1, 1926 Land at Broadway and Wall Street sold at a record $7 per sq inch February 1, 1925 1st national conference of KPD's Rotfrontkampferbund in Berlin February 1, 1924 Amsterdam's Netherlands Press Museum opens February 1, 1924 New British MacDonald government recognizes U.S.S.R. February 1, 1924 Soccer team VSV Tonido forms in Voorburg February 1, 1924 Soviet Union formally recognized by Britain February 1, 1923 Allied ultimatum on Lithuanian occupation of Memel February 1, 1923 Fascists Voluntary Militia forms in Italy under Mussolini February 1, 1923 Noel Coward's "Young Idea," premieres in London February 1, 1920 1st commercial armored car introduced in St. Paul Minn February 1, 1920 Soccer team Quick Boys forms February 1, 1920 Royal Canadian Mounted Police forms as Royal Northwest Mounted Police merge with Dominion Police February 1, 1919 Dodgers trade Jake Daubert to Reds for Tommy Griffith Daubert February 1, 1918 Franz Lehars opera "Wo die Lerche singt," premieres in Budapest February 1, 1918 Kern, Bolton and Wodehouse's musical premieres in New York City February 1, 1918 Russia adopts Gregorian calender (becomes Feb 14) February 1, 1917 Admiral Tirpitz announces unlimited submarine war February 1, 1914 New York Giants and Chicago White Sox play an exhibition baseball game in Egypt February 1, 1914 Pennsylvania State Board of [motion picture] censors appointed February 1, 1914 Tanganyika Railway opens February 1, 1910 1st British labour exchange opens February 1, 1910 Dragoumis government forms in Greece February 1, 1909 U.S. Assay Office in Salt Lake City, Utah opens February 1, 1906 1st federal penitentiary building completed, Leavenworth, Kansas February 1, 1906 English Minister of Foreign affairs Edward Grey's wife Dorothy fatally injured February 1, 1905 Hague soccer team ADO froms February 1, 1905 Hungarian premier Tisza resigns February 1, 1902 China's empress Tzu-hsi forbids binding woman's feet February 1, 1902 Hermann Sudermanns "Es lebe das Leben," premieres in Berlin February 1, 1898 1st auto insurance policy in U.S. issued, by Travelers Insurance Co February 1, 1896 Giacomo Puccini's Opera "La Boheme," premieres in Turin February 1, 1893 Puccini's Opera "Manon Lescaut," premieres in Turin February 1, 1893 Thomas Edison complete's worlds 1st movie studio (West Orange NJ) February 1, 1892 Mrs William Astor invites 400 guests to a grand ball at her mansion thus beginning use of "400" to describe socially elite February 1, 1887 Harvey Wilcox of Ks subdivides 120 acres he owned in Southern California and starts selling it off as a real estate development (Hollywood) February 1, 1884 1st volume of the Oxford English Dictionary, A-Ant, published February 1, 1883 French Lt-colonel Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes reaches Bamako on the Niger February 1, 1881 U.S. Assay Office in St. Louis, Missouri authorized February 1, 1871 Jefferson Long of Georgia is 1st black to make an official speech in House of Representatives (opposing leniency to former Confederates) February 1, 1867 Bricklayers start working 8-hour days February 1, 1865 13th amendment approved (National Freedom Day) February 1, 1865 General Sherman's march through South Carolina begins February 1, 1865 J. S. Rock, 1st black lawyer to practice in Supreme Court, admitted to bar February 1, 1864 2nd German-Danish war begins February 1, 1864 Austrian/Prussian troops occupy Sleeswijk/Holstein February 1, 1862 Julia Howe publishes "Battle Hymn of Republic" February 1, 1861 Dike breaks in Gelderland Netherlands February 1, 1861 Texas becomes 7th state to secede February 1, 1860 1st rabbi to open House of Representatives, Morris Raphall of New York City February 1, 1846 Theophile Gautier publishes "Hashish Club" about his initiation February 1, 1840 Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, 1st in U.S., incorporated February 1, 1814 Lord Byron's "Corsair" sells 10,000 copies on day of publication February 1, 1814 Volcano Mayon on Luzon Philippines erupts killing 1,200 February 1, 1810 1st insurance co managed by blacks (American Insurance Co of Phila) February 1, 1810 Seville, Spain surrenders to French February 1, 1810 U.S. Population: 7,239,881, Black population: 1,377,808 (19%) February 1, 1809 Dutch King Louis Napoleon accepts metric system February 1, 1793 France declares war on England and Netherlands February 1, 1793 Patent granted Ralph Hodgson, New York, for oiled silk and linen February 1, 1790 Supreme Court convenes for 1st time (New York City) February 1, 1789 Chinese troops driven out of Vietnam capital Thang Long February 1, 1788 1st U.S. steamboat patent issued, by Georgia to Briggs and Longstreet February 1, 1783 William Herschel announces star Lambda Herculis as apex February 1, 1742 Sardinia and Austria sign alliance February 1, 1732 Parliament of Ratisborn accept Pragmatic Sanctions February 1, 1720 Sweden and Prussia sign peace treaty February 1, 1717 Henri d'Aguesseau's 1st appointment as chancellor of France February 1, 1709 Alexander Selkirk [Robinson Crusoe] rescued from Juan Fernandez February 1, 1669 French King Louis XIV limits freedom of religion February 1, 1662 Dutch garrison on Formosa surrenders for Chinese pirates February 1, 1587 English queen Elizabeth I signs Mary Stuarts death sentence February 1, 1539 Emperor Karel and King Francois I sign anti-English treaty |