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This day in history, February 1: Space shuttle Columbia breaks up during re-entry, killing all seven of its crew members

This day in history, February 1: Space shuttle Columbia breaks up during re-entry, killing all seven of its crew members
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On This Day, Feb 1: Space shuttle Columbia breaks apart upon re-entry

On This Day: Space shuttle Columbia breaks apart upon re-entry On Feb. 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia broke apart during its descent over the southwestern United States. All seven astronauts aboard were killed. By (0) A piece of the space shuttle Columbia dropped in a pasture just outside of San Augustine, Texas, on February 1, 2003. File Photo by Joe Mitchell/UPI | License Photo Marines are pinned down behind a wall near the old citadel in the city of Hue in South Vietnam on February 4, 1968. On February 1, I 1968, the communist Viet Cong began a major offensive in the Vietnam War with a fierce attack on the city. UPI File Photo | License Photo

Today in History, Feb 1

January 31, 2021 323 Today is Monday, Feb. 1, the 32nd day of 2021. There are 333 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia broke up during re-entry, killing all seven of its crew members: commander Rick Husband; pilot William McCool; payload commander Michael Anderson; mission specialists Kalpana Chawla, David Brown and Laurel Clark; and payload specialist Ilan Ramon (ee-LAHN’ rah-MOHN’), the first Israeli in space. On this date: In 1790, the U.S. Supreme Court convened for the first time in New York. (However, since only three of the six justices were present, the court recessed until the next day.)

Notable events on this day in history

Today’s highlight Feb. 1, 2003: The space shuttle Columbia broke up during re-entry, killing all seven of its crew members: commander Rick Husband; pilot William McCool; payload commander Michael Anderson; mission specialists Kalpana Chawla, David Brown and Laurel Clark; and payload specialist Ilan Ramon, the first Israeli in space. On this date 1790: The U.S. Supreme Court convened for the first time in New York. (However, since only three of the six justices were present, the court recessed until the next day.) 1862: “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” a poem by Julia Ward Howe, was published in the Atlantic Monthly. 1865: Abolitionist John S. Rock became the first Black lawyer admitted to the bar of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Herald & Review Almanac for Jan 29

Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 29, 1979, President Jimmy Carter formally welcomed Chinese Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping to the White House, following the establishment of diplomatic relations. On Jan. 29: In 1820, King George III died at Windsor Castle at age 81; he was succeeded by his son, who became King George IV. In 1845, Edgar Allan Poe’s famous narrative poem “The Raven” (“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary.”) was first published in the New York Evening Mirror. In 1919, the ratification of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, which launched Prohibition, was certified by Acting Secretary of State Frank L. Polk.

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