- On January 31, 1950, President Harry S. Truman announced he had ordered development of the hydrogen bomb.
- On Feburary 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia broke up during re-entry, killing all seven of its crew members.
- On Feburary 2, 1897, fire destroyed the Pennsylvaniaa state capitol in Harrisburg. A new statehouse was dedicated on the same site in 1906.
- On Feburary 3, 1943, during World War 2, the U.S. transport ship Dorchester, which was carrying troops to Greenland, sank after being hit by a German torpedo; 230 survived.
- On Feburary 4, 1783, Britain's King George 3rd proclaimed a formal cessation of hostilities in the American Revolutionary War.
- On Feb. 5, 1989, the Soviet Union announced that all but a small rear-guard contingent of its troops had left Afghanistan.
I have been in retail business for 14 yrs. selling various merchandise mostly in the plumbing, kitchen and bath depts. For 26 yrs. I have worked for the city of phila. there I worked as an office/stock clerk handling various merchandise to repair or replace in the tenants home or apartment. There I retired from my job and before I retired I was considered the no. 1 stock clerk throughout the city. All total I worked for 41 yrs..
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