What happened on this day in history?
January 6th….
1066 – Harold II crowned king of England
1412 – Joan of Arc is born
1759 – Two future presidents marry respective sweethearts
1777 – George Washington sets up winter quarters in Morristown, NJ
1799 – Frontiersman Jedediah Smith is born
1838 – Samuel Morse unveils the telegraph, revolutionizing communication
1912 – New Mexico joins the Union
1919 – Theodore Roosevelt dies
1941 – Franklin D. Roosevelt speaks of Four Freedoms
1942 – FDR commits to biggest arms buildup in U.S. history
1971 – Army drops charges of My Lai cover-up
1975 – “Wheel of Fortune” premieres
1975 – Two thousand Led Zeppelin fans trash the Boston Garden
1994 – Skater Nancy Kerrigan attacked
1996 – Blizzard of 1996 begins
2001 – Congress certifies George W. Bush winner of 2000 elections
2021 – U.S. Capitol riot
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