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