This Day in History, February 1.

2003 – Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.
1979 – Convicted bank robber Patty Hearst is released from prison after her sentence is commuted by President Jimmy Carter.
1942 – World War II: U.S. Navy conducts Marshalls-Gilberts raids, the first offensive action by the United States against Japanese forces in the Pacific Theater..
1865 – President Abraham Lincoln signs the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
1790 – In New York City, the Supreme Court of the United States convenes for the first time.