02-01-2005, 06:20 AM
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February 1st
1851 ~ Death of Mary Shelley, English author (Frankenstein).
1896 ~ The opera La Bohème premiered in Turin.
1920 ~ The Royal Canadian Mounted Police began operations.
1929 ~ Frenchman Charles Rigoulet is the first weightlifter to lift over 400 pounds (181 kg) in the "clean and jerk" method.
1931 ~ Birthday of Boris Yeltsin, Russian president 1991-1999.
1978 ~ Director Roman Polanski skipped bail and fled to France after pleading guilty to charges of having sex with a 13-year-old girl.
1979 ~ Convicted bank robber Patty Hearst was released from prison after her sentence was commuted by President Jimmy Carter.
2003 ~ Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated over Texas upon reentry killing all seven astronauts onboard.
2004 ~ At least 244 people trampled to death in a stampede at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
2004 ~ Super Bowl XXXVIII: The New England Patriots defeated the Carolina Panthers, 32-29. During the half-time show Janet Jackson's right breast was bared.
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