Trygve Lie of Norway is picked to be the first United Nations Secretary-General. Date: February 1, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 1 ๐ Events on this day in 1946 ๐ On This Day (Today)
The first prototype of the MiG-17 makes its maiden flight. Date: February 1, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 1 ๐ Events on this day in 1950 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Northeast Airlines Flight 823 crashes on Rikers Island in New York City, killing 20 people and injuring 78 others. Date: February 1, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 1 ๐ Events on this day in 1957 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Four black students stage the first of the Greensboro sit-ins at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. Date: February 1, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 1 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today)
The Beatles have their first number one hit in the United States with "I Want to Hold Your Hand". Date: February 1, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 1 ๐ Events on this day in 1964 ๐ On This Day (Today)
The New York Central Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad are merged to form Penn Central Transportation. Date: February 1, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 1 ๐ Events on this day in 1968 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Canada's three military services, the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force, are unified into the Canadian Forces. Date: February 1, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 1 ๐ Events on this day in 1968 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Vietnam War: The execution of Viet Cong officer Nguyแป n Vฤn Lรฉm by South Vietnamese National Police Chief Nguyแป n Ngแปc Loan is recorded on motion picture film, as well as in an iconic still photograph taken by Eddie Adams. Date: February 1, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 1 ๐ Events…
Kuala Lumpur becomes a city by a royal charter granted by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia. Date: February 1, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 1 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ On This Day (Today)
A fire in the 25-story Joelma Building in Sรฃo Paulo, Brazil kills 189 and injures 293. Date: February 1, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 1 ๐ Events on this day in 1974 ๐ On This Day (Today)