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JANUARY 6, 1066
Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon monarch before the Norman Conquest, was crowned King of England.
Harold Godwinson, also called Harold II, was the last crowned Anglo-Saxon King of England. Harold reigned from 6 January 1066 until his Read More
JANUARY 6, 2021
Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump attack the United States Capitol to disrupt certification of the 2020 presidential election, resulting in five deaths and evacuation of the U.S. Congress.
Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member Read More
JANUARY 6, 1449
Four years before the fall of Constantinople, Constantine XI Palaiologos (pictured) assumed the throne as the last Byzantine emperor.
The Fall of Constantinople, also known as the Conquest of Constantinople, was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire by Read More
JANUARY 6, 1994
Two-time American Olympic figure-skating medalist Nancy Kerrigan was hit on the leg with a police baton by an assailant hired by the ex-husband of her rival Tonya Harding.
Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter Read More
JANUARY 6, 1839
The worst storm to impact Ireland in 300 years damaged or destroyed more than 20 per cent of houses in Dublin with 100-knot (190 km/h) winds.
The Night of the Big Wind was a powerful European windstorm that swept across what was then the United Kingdom of Great Read More
JANUARY 6, 1912
German geophysicist Alfred Wegener presented his theory of continental drift, the precursor of plate tectonics, to the German Geological Society.
Alfred Lothar Wegener was a German climatologist, geologist, geophysicist, meteorologist, and polar researcher.
JANUARY 6, 1540
King Henry VIII of England married his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves; the marriage was annulled six months later.
Henry VIII was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is known for his six marriages Read More
JANUARY 6, 1960
National Airlines Flight 2511, traveling from New York City to Miami, exploded in mid-air due to a bomb placed by an unknown party, resulting in the deaths of all 34 people on board.
National Airlines Flight 2511 was a United States domestic passenger flight from New York City to Miami, Florida. On January 6, 1960, Read More
JANUARY 6, 1322
Stefan Dečanski was crowned King of Serbia, succeeding his half-brother Stefan Konstantin, whom he later defeated in battle.
Stefan Uroš III, was King of Serbia from 6 January 1322 to 8 September 1331. Dečanski was the son of King Stefan Read More
JANUARY 6, 1953
The inaugural Asian Socialist Conference, an organisation of socialist political parties, opened in Rangoon with 177 delegates, observers and fraternal guests.
The Asian Socialist Conference (ASC) was an organisation of socialist political parties in Asia that existed between 1953 and 1965. It was Read More
JANUARY 6, 1941
During his State of the Union address, U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt presented his Four Freedoms as fundamental freedoms that all people ought to enjoy.
The State of the Union Address is an annual message delivered by the president of the United States to a joint session Read More
JANUARY 6, 1870
The Musikverein, considered to be one of the greatest concert halls, is opened in Vienna, Austria.
The Wiener Musikverein, commonly shortened to Musikverein, is a concert hall in Vienna, Austria, which is located in the Innere Stadt district. Read More
JANUARY 6, 1725
J. S. Bach led the first performance of Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen, a chorale cantata for Epiphany.
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across Read More
JANUARY 6, 1972
A brawl broke out between players, fans, and police officers during an ice hockey game between the Philadelphia Flyers and the St. Louis Blues in Philadelphia.
The Blues–Flyers brawl was a fight involving players, fans, and police officers that took place during a National Hockey League (NHL) game Read More
JANUARY 6, 1536
The oldest European school of higher learning in the Americas, the Colegio de Santa Cruz, was founded in Tlatelolco, Mexico City.
The Colegio de Santa Cruz in Tlatelolco, Mexico City, is the first and oldest European school of higher learning in the Americas Read More
JANUARY 6, 1907
Italian educator Maria Montessori (pictured) opened her first school and day-care centre for working-class children in Rome, employing a philosophy of education that now bears her name.
Maria Tecla Artemisia Montessori was an Italian physician and educator best known for her philosophy of education and her writing on scientific Read More

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