On This Day in History
February 1
Historical Events
1587 Queen Elizabeth I of England signs the death warrant for her cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots
1884 First volume of the Oxford English Dictionary, A-Ant, is published
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1968 Saigon police chief Nguyễn Ngọc Loan executes Viet Cong officerNguyễn Văn Lém with a pistol shot to the head. The execution is captured by photographer Eddie Adams and becomes an anti-war icon.
1979 Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Iran after 15 years in exile
2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.
2021 Military coup in Myanmar; civilian leaders are detained, including Aung San Suu Kyi, and a one-year state of emergency is declared (still in effect)
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Famous Birthdays
Also Boris Yeltsin and Rick James
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Famous Deaths
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How Portugal Lost Its Monarchy
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There were few tears – and some uncharitable rejoicing – when King Carlos I of Portugal was shot dead on this day, bringing an end to a 270-year-old monarchy.
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