On this day: February 1
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.
1942: Actor and writer Terry Jones, best known as a member of the Monty Python comedy team (seen here at the far left), is born in Colwyn Bay, North Wales, United Kingdom. Jones co-directed "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" with Terry Gilliam, and was sole director on two further Monty Python movies, "Life of Brian" and "Monty Python's The Meaning of Life."
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