WHAT HAPPENED ON 1. FEBRUARY
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Senegal and the Gambia form a loose confederation known as Senegambia. (1. February 1982)

The Western Australian towns of Kalgoorlie and Boulder amalgamate to form the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder. (1. February 1989)

Humanitas publishing house is founded in Bucharest, shortly after the Romanian Revolution, by the philosopher Gabriel Liiceanu. (1. February 1990)

A runway collision between USAir Flight 1493 and SkyWest Flight 5569 at Los Angeles International Airport results in the deaths of 34 people, and injuries to 30 others. (1. February 1991)

The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Bhopal court declares Warren Anderson, ex-CEO of Union Carbide, a fugitive under Indian law for failing to appear in the Bhopal Disaster case. (1. February 1992)

Gary Bettman becomes the NHL's first commissioner (1. February 1993)

Punk rock band Green Day releases their album Dookie, which would eventually sell over 20 million copies worldwide. (1. February 1994)

The Communications Decency Act is passed by the U.S. Congress. (1. February 1996)

Rear Admiral Lillian E. Fishburne becomes the first female African American to be promoted to rear admiral. (1. February 1998)

Putrajaya, the Malaysian administrative city, is declared a Federal Territory. (1. February 2001)

Daniel Pearl, American journalist and South Asia Bureau Chief of the Wall Street Journal, kidnapped January 23, 2002, is beheaded and mutilated by his captors. (1. February 2002)

Space Shuttle Columbia on mission STS-107 disintegrates during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard. (1. February 2003)

251 people are trampled to death and 244 injured in a stampede at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. (1. February 2004)

Janet Jackson's breast is exposed during the half-time show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, resulting in US broadcasters adopting a stronger adherence to Federal Communications Commission censorship guidelines. (1. February 2004)

King Gyanendra of Nepal carries out a coup d'état to capture the democracy, becoming Chairman of the Councils of ministers. (1. February 2005)

The Shard, the tallest building in the European Union, is opened to the public. (1. February 2013)