The Impact of February 1st: Remembering Significant Historical Moments

1790 US Supreme Court convenes for 1st time (NYC)
1793 France declares war on Great Britain and Netherlands
1865 US President Lincoln signs 13th Amendment of US Constitution, abolishing slavery in US; celebrated as National Freedom Day
1957 1st black pilot (PH Young) on a US scheduled passenger airline
1972 1st scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) introduced ($395)
1978 Harriet Tubman is 1st African American woman to be honored on a US postage stamp
1982 "Late Night With David Letterman" debuts on NBC-TV; Bill Murray is his first guest
2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.