| Date | Weekday | Event |
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| February 1, 1709 | Friday | Alexander Selkirk (aka Robinson Crusoe) rescued from Juan Fernandez |
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| February 1, 1783 | Saturday | William Herschel announces star Lambda Herculis as apex |
| February 1, 1790 | Monday | US Supreme Court convened for 1st time (NYC) |
| February 1, 1865 | Wednesday | 13th amendment approved (National Freedom Day) |
| February 1, 1865 | Wednesday | Sherman's march through SC |
| February 1, 1867 | Friday | Bricklayers start working 8-hour days |
| February 1, 1920 | Sunday | 1st armored car introduced |
| February 1, 1951 | Thursday | 1st telecast of atomic explosion |
| February 1, 1951 | Thursday | 1st X-ray moving picture process demonstrated |
| February 1, 1957 | Friday | 1st Negro pilot on scheduled passenger airline - PH Young |
| February 1, 1958 | Saturday | Egypt & Syria join to form United Arab Republic |
| February 1, 1960 | Monday | 4 students stage 1st civil rights sit-in - at Greensboro Woolworth's |
| February 1, 1966 | Tuesday | Nicholas Piantanida sets unofficial world altitude record for manned balloon flight (123 -800 ft or 37 -700 m) - but dies in descent |
| February 1, 1972 | Tuesday | 1st scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) introduced |
| February 1, 1975 | Saturday | Lorne Henning scored in 3rd Islander penalty shot |
| February 1, 1976 | Sunday | Sonny & Cher resumes on TV despite real life divorce |
| February 1, 1982 | Monday | Senegal & Gambia form loose confederation (Senegambia) |