This Day in History: February 1st

Here are 10 historical events that took place on February 1st, listed in chronological order:

1. 1662: The Chinese Ming dynasty’s capital, Nanjing, falls to forces of the Qing dynasty.
2. 1790: The U.S. Supreme Court convenes for the first time in New York City.
3. 1861: Texas becomes the seventh state to secede from the United States.
4. 1893: Thomas A. Edison completes construction of the world’s first motion picture studio, the Black Maria, in West Orange, New Jersey.
5. 1960: Four African American college students begin a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, sparking a wave of similar protests across the Southern United States.
6. 1968: The New York Central and Pennsylvania Railroads merge to form Penn Central Transportation.
7. 1971: A bomb explodes in the U.S. Capitol building, causing extensive damage but no injuries; the Weather Underground claims responsibility.
8. 2003: The Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates upon re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere, leading to the deaths of all seven crew members.
9. 2004: Janet Jackson’s infamous “wardrobe malfunction” occurs during the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXVIII.
10. 2013: A suicide bombing at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, kills a Turkish security guard and injures several others.

These events cover a range of historical periods and highlight different aspects of political, social, and cultural history.

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