Daily Almanac: Feb. 1, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset:

RISE: 7:52 a.m.
SET: 6:02 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

HIGH: 31 °F
LOW: 13 °F

Today is…:

• Car Insurance Day
• G.I. Joe Day
• National Girls and Women in Sports Day

What Happened On This Day:

1865 President Lincoln signs the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
1893 Thomas Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey
2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere, killing all 7 astronauts aboard

Births On This Day:

1894 John Ford
American director
1901 Clark Gable
American actor

Deaths On This Day:

1851 Mary Shelley
English author
1966 Buster Keaton
American actor, director and producer