January 6

Today's Events

  • 1663
    Great earthquake in New England
  • 1753
    Epiphany
  • 1838
    Samuel Morse made 1st public demonstration of telegraph
  • 1884
    Gregor Mendel Augustine monk & heredity pioneer died
  • 1893
    Great Northern Railway connects Seattle with east coast
  • 1912
    New Mexico becomes 47th state
  • 1914
    Stock brokerage firm of Merrill Lynch founded
  • 1930
    1st diesel engine automobile trip completed
  • 1936
    Barbara Hanley became Canada's 1st woman mayor (Webbwood Ontario)
  • 1941
    FDR names 4 freedoms (freedom of speech religion; from want fear)
  • 1942
    1st around world flight by Pan Am "Pacific Clipper"
  • 1951
    Indianapolis beats Rochester 75-73 in NBA-record 6 overtimes
  • 1981
    50th hat trick in Islander history - John Tonelli scored 5 goals
  • 1987
    100th US Congress convenes
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