1. On February 1, 1960, four African American college students began a sit-in at a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. This sparked a wave of similar protests across the United States, including in Florida, where sit-ins were held in Tampa, Miami, and other cities.

2. On February 1, 1972, the Florida State Capitol was dedicated in Tallahassee. The building, which was designed by architect Edward Durell Stone, is notable for its modernist style and distinctive dome.

3. On February 1, 1978, the movie "Jaws 2" began filming in Navarre, Florida. The film, which was directed by Jeannot Szwarc, was set on the fictional island of Amity and featured a group of teenagers being menaced by a great white shark.

4. On February 1, 1996, Walt Disney World in Orlando opened its newest theme park, Disney's Blizzard Beach. The park is themed around a ski resort that has melted into a water park, with attractions like the Summit Plummet waterslide and the Cross Country Creek lazy river.

5. On February 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated during re-entry over Texas, killing all seven crew members on board. Among the crew was Laurel Clark, a NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy captain who was born in Ames, Iowa, but grew up in Racine, Wisconsin, and Greenbelt, Maryland.