On this day: February 1

POSTED: 10:51 PM PST Jan 31, 2013    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Jan 31, 2013 

The Beatles hit No. 1 for the first time in America, tragedy strikes space shuttle Columbia, and Janet Jackson suffers a Super Bowl "wardrobe malfunction," all on this day.

OTD February 1 - Oxford English Dictionary
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1884: Under the guidance of primary editor James Murray (pictured), the first volume ("A to Ant") of the Oxford English Dictionary is published.

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