February 01

1960 - Four black students stage the first of the Greensboro sit-ins at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina.
2003 - Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.
2401 - The USS Pulsar, BB-100 is launched from the San Francisco Shipyards.
2406 - The USS Enterprise, CV-07 is launched from the San Francisco Shipyards.
2410 - Captain Kenneth Fitchel is named as commanding officer of the USS Gettysburg, BC-1863.