February 1
1790 - The U.S. Supreme Court convened for the first time in New York.
1861 - Texas voted to secede from the Union.
1862 - "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", a poem by Julia Ward Howe, was published in the Atlantic Monthly.
1884 - The first volume of the Oxford English Dictionary was published.
1893 - Inventor Thomas Edison completed work on the world's first motion picture studio, his "Black Maria" in West Orange, New Jersey.
1920 - The Royal Canadian Mounted Police force was established.
1922 - In one of Hollywood's most enduring mysteries, movie director William Desmond Taylor was shot to death in his Los Angeles home; the killing has never been solved.
1942 - During World War II, the "Voice of America" began broadcasting its first program to Europe, relaying it through the facilities of the British Broadcasting Corp. in London.
1943 - During World War II, one of America's most highly decorated military units, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, made up almost exclusively of Japanese-Americans, was authorized.
1946 - Norwegian statesman Trygve Lie was chosen to be the first secretary-general of the United Nations.
1946 - A press conference was held to announce the creation of the first digital electronic computer, ENIAC.
1959 - Men in Switzerland rejected giving women the right to vote by a more than 2-1 referendum margin. (Swiss women gained the right to vote in 1971.)
1960 - Four black college students began a sit-in protest at a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, where they'd been refused service.
1968 - During the Vietnam War, Saigon's police chief executed a Viet Cong officer with a pistol shot to the head in a scene captured by news photographers.
1968 - Richard M. Nixon announced his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.
1979 - Iranian religious leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini received a tumultuous welcome in Tehran as he ended nearly 15 years of exile.
1999 - Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky gave a videotaped deposition for senators weighing impeachment charges against President Bill Clinton.
2003 - The space shuttle Columbia broke up during re-entry after a 16-day mission in space, killing all seven of its crew members.
2004 - Singer Janet Jackson's breast was exposed briefly during the Super Bowl halftime show.
2008 - Exxon Mobil posted a then-record annual profit by a U.S. company -- $40.6 billion -- and the biggest quarterly profit to that time.
2013 - Hillary Clinton formally resigned her position as secretary of state.
2013 - The Dow Jones industrial average closed at 14,009.79, above the 14,000 mark for the first time in more than five years.
Birthdays
24 - Harry Styles (singer)
31 - Ronda Rousey (MMA fighter)
31 - Heather Morris (actress/singer)
32 - Lauren Conrad (reality star)
39 - Julie Roberts (country singer)
43 - Big Boi (rapper)
47 - Michael C. Hall (actor)
49 - Brian Krause (actor)
50 - Pauly Shore (actor/comedian)
50 - Lisa Marie Presley (singer)
53 - Princess Stephanie (Monaco royal family member)
64 - Bill Mumy (actor)
68 - Mike Campbell (musician)
77 - Joy Philbin (TV host/singer)
81 - Don Everly (singer)
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Today in Sports History - February 1
1914 - New York Giants and Chicago White Sox play an exhibition baseball game in Egypt.
1959 - Zack Wheat unanimously elected to baseball Hall of Fame.
1962 - National League releases its first 162-game schedule.
1965 - National League adopts emergency team replacement plan to restock any club struck by disaster.
1968 - Vince Lombardi resigns as head coach of the Green Bay Packers.
1970 - Former baseball commissioner Ford Frick, Earle Combs, and Jesse Haines elected by Special Veterans Committee to Baseball Hall of Fame.
1973 - Monte Irvin elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
1984 - Daniel Stern becomes NBA commissioner.
1992 - Barry Bonds signs baseball's highest single-year contract to date, a $4.7 million deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
1992 - Denis Potvin's #5 becomes the first number retired by the New York Islanders.
1993 - Gary Bettman took office as the National Hockey League's first commissioner, succeeding the NHL's final president, Gil Stein.
1995 - John Stockton (Utah Jazz) became the NBA's career assist leader when he scored his 9,922nd assist to move past Magic Johnson.
2004 - The New England Patriots defeated the Carolina Panthers 32-29 in Houston to win Super Bowl XXXVIII. New England quarterback Tom Brady was named MVP.
2009 - The Pittsburgh Steelers won a record sixth Super Bowl with a 27-23 win over the Arizona Cardinals in Tampa to win Super Bowl XLIII. Pittsburgh receiver Santonio Holmes was named MVP.
2015 - Tom Brady (New England Patriots) set a Super Bowl record with 37 completions. Brady also increased his career Super Bowl touchdown passes to 13 setting a new record.
2015 - The New England Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 in Glendale, Arizona to win Super Bowl XLIX. It was the fourth Super Bowl title for the Patriots. New England quarterback Tom Brady was named MVP.
1790 - The U.S. Supreme Court convened for the first time in New York.
1861 - Texas voted to secede from the Union.
1862 - "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", a poem by Julia Ward Howe, was published in the Atlantic Monthly.
1884 - The first volume of the Oxford English Dictionary was published.
1893 - Inventor Thomas Edison completed work on the world's first motion picture studio, his "Black Maria" in West Orange, New Jersey.
1920 - The Royal Canadian Mounted Police force was established.
1922 - In one of Hollywood's most enduring mysteries, movie director William Desmond Taylor was shot to death in his Los Angeles home; the killing has never been solved.
1942 - During World War II, the "Voice of America" began broadcasting its first program to Europe, relaying it through the facilities of the British Broadcasting Corp. in London.
1943 - During World War II, one of America's most highly decorated military units, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, made up almost exclusively of Japanese-Americans, was authorized.
1946 - Norwegian statesman Trygve Lie was chosen to be the first secretary-general of the United Nations.
1946 - A press conference was held to announce the creation of the first digital electronic computer, ENIAC.
1959 - Men in Switzerland rejected giving women the right to vote by a more than 2-1 referendum margin. (Swiss women gained the right to vote in 1971.)
1960 - Four black college students began a sit-in protest at a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, where they'd been refused service.
1968 - During the Vietnam War, Saigon's police chief executed a Viet Cong officer with a pistol shot to the head in a scene captured by news photographers.
1968 - Richard M. Nixon announced his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.
1979 - Iranian religious leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini received a tumultuous welcome in Tehran as he ended nearly 15 years of exile.
1999 - Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky gave a videotaped deposition for senators weighing impeachment charges against President Bill Clinton.
2003 - The space shuttle Columbia broke up during re-entry after a 16-day mission in space, killing all seven of its crew members.
2004 - Singer Janet Jackson's breast was exposed briefly during the Super Bowl halftime show.
2008 - Exxon Mobil posted a then-record annual profit by a U.S. company -- $40.6 billion -- and the biggest quarterly profit to that time.
2013 - Hillary Clinton formally resigned her position as secretary of state.
2013 - The Dow Jones industrial average closed at 14,009.79, above the 14,000 mark for the first time in more than five years.
Birthdays
24 - Harry Styles (singer)
31 - Ronda Rousey (MMA fighter)
31 - Heather Morris (actress/singer)
32 - Lauren Conrad (reality star)
39 - Julie Roberts (country singer)
43 - Big Boi (rapper)
47 - Michael C. Hall (actor)
49 - Brian Krause (actor)
50 - Pauly Shore (actor/comedian)
50 - Lisa Marie Presley (singer)
53 - Princess Stephanie (Monaco royal family member)
64 - Bill Mumy (actor)
68 - Mike Campbell (musician)
77 - Joy Philbin (TV host/singer)
81 - Don Everly (singer)
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Today in Sports History - February 1
1914 - New York Giants and Chicago White Sox play an exhibition baseball game in Egypt.
1959 - Zack Wheat unanimously elected to baseball Hall of Fame.
1962 - National League releases its first 162-game schedule.
1965 - National League adopts emergency team replacement plan to restock any club struck by disaster.
1968 - Vince Lombardi resigns as head coach of the Green Bay Packers.
1970 - Former baseball commissioner Ford Frick, Earle Combs, and Jesse Haines elected by Special Veterans Committee to Baseball Hall of Fame.
1973 - Monte Irvin elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
1984 - Daniel Stern becomes NBA commissioner.
1992 - Barry Bonds signs baseball's highest single-year contract to date, a $4.7 million deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
1992 - Denis Potvin's #5 becomes the first number retired by the New York Islanders.
1993 - Gary Bettman took office as the National Hockey League's first commissioner, succeeding the NHL's final president, Gil Stein.
1995 - John Stockton (Utah Jazz) became the NBA's career assist leader when he scored his 9,922nd assist to move past Magic Johnson.
2004 - The New England Patriots defeated the Carolina Panthers 32-29 in Houston to win Super Bowl XXXVIII. New England quarterback Tom Brady was named MVP.
2009 - The Pittsburgh Steelers won a record sixth Super Bowl with a 27-23 win over the Arizona Cardinals in Tampa to win Super Bowl XLIII. Pittsburgh receiver Santonio Holmes was named MVP.
2015 - Tom Brady (New England Patriots) set a Super Bowl record with 37 completions. Brady also increased his career Super Bowl touchdown passes to 13 setting a new record.
2015 - The New England Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 in Glendale, Arizona to win Super Bowl XLIX. It was the fourth Super Bowl title for the Patriots. New England quarterback Tom Brady was named MVP.
