About Today in History February 1 #history #shorts #ytshorts - Video

1. On this day in 2003, while returning to Earth from an orbital mission, the U.S. space shuttle Columbia broke up catastrophically at an altitude of about 40 miles (60 km) over Texas, killing all seven crew members.
2. The military seized power in Myanmar, ousting the country's de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
3. American politician Ed Koch—who had served as mayor of New York City (1978–89), earning a reputation for tenacity and brashness—died at age 88.
4. Icelandic politician Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir was sworn in as the country's prime minister, becoming the first woman to hold that post in Iceland and the world's first openly gay head of government.
5. In what was perhaps the most controversial halftime show in Super Bowl history, pop singer Janet Jackson experienced a “wardrobe malfunction” when part of her bustier was ripped off by Justin Timberlake; some argued it was accidental while others said premeditated.
6. The spacecraft Voyager 1 photographed Jupiter from a distance of 20.3 million miles (32.7 million km).
7. Protesting a segregated lunch counter at a Woolworth's in Greensboro, North Carolina, four African Americans began a sit-in; its success led to a wider sit-in movement throughout the South.
8. Norwegian politician and diplomat Trygve Lie was elected the first secretary-general of the United Nations.
9. The private army of Blackshirts that had helped Benito Mussolini come to power in Italy was officially transformed into a national militia, the Voluntary Fascist Militia for National Security.
10. American writer Langston Hughes, one of the foremost interpreters to the world of the Black experience in the United States, was born.
11. American motion-picture star Clark Gable, whose enormous popularity made him the “King of Hollywood,” was born in Cadiz, Ohio.
12. Giacomo Puccini premiered his opera La Bohème at the Teatro Regio in Turin, Italy.
13. The first of 10 volumes of the Oxford English Dictionary was published in London, the final volume being published April 19, 1928.
14. In a battle fought at Cepeda, Argentina, federalist forces defeated unitarios, who were advocates of strong central government.
15. The first session of the Supreme Court of the United States was held, in New York City.