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This is a list of selected February 1 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

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February 1: Imbolc (Northern Hemisphere)

1411 – The First Peace of Thorn was signed, ending the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War.

1814 – The most destructive eruption of the Mayon Volcano occurred, killing over 2,000 people on the island of Luzon in the Philippines.

1960 – Four African American students staged the first Greensboro sit-ins at a lunch counter (pictured) in Greensboro, North Carolina.

1972 – Kuala Lumpur gained city status, the first settlement in Malaysia to do so after the nation's independence from the United Kingdom.

1981 – Senegal and the Gambia formed the Senegambia Confederation.

2001 – The Timor Leste Defence Force was established from the erstwhile anti-Indonesian independence movement Falintil.

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 {{*mp}} [[1790]] – The '''[[Supreme Court of the United States]]''', the highest judicial body in the [[United States]] and the head of the [[judiciary|judicial branch]] of the [[Federal government of the United States|U.S. federal government]], first convened at the Merchants' Exchange Building in [[New York City]].
 {{*mp}} [[1896]] – [[Giacomo Puccini]]'s opera '''''[[La bohème]]''''' premiered at the [[Teatro Regio di Torino|Teatro Regio]] in [[Turin]], [[Italy]], eventually becoming part of the standard Italian opera repertory and one of the most frequently performed operas internationally.
+{{*mp}} [[1942]] – The '''[[Voice of America]]''', the official external radio and television service of the [[Federal government of the United States|United States federal government]], began broadcasting with programs aimed at areas controlled by the [[Axis powers]] during [[World War II]].
 {{*mp}} [[1957]] – Invented by [[Germany|German]] [[mechanical engineer]] [[Felix Wankel]], the first working [[prototype]] of the '''[[Wankel engine|Wankel rotary engine]]''' ran for the first time at the [[research and development]] department of [[Germany|German]] manufacturer [[NSU Motorenwerke AG]].
 {{*mp}} [[1978]] – After having served 42 days in prison for the [[Roman Polanski sexual abuse case|sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl]], [[Polish people|Polish]] [[film director]] '''[[Roman Polanski]]''' skipped [[bail]] and fled the [[United States]] to [[France]].