All Events

Historical Events on January 6

  • Second Boer War

    1900

    Second Boer War: Having already besieged the fortress at Ladysmith, Boer forces attack it, but are driven back by British defenders.

  • New Mexico

    1912

    New Mexico is admitted to the Union as the 47th U.S. state.

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt

    1941

    United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms speech in the State of the Union address.

  • Republic of China

    1950

    The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China. The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with the UK in response.

  • Korean War

    1951

    Korean War: An estimated 200-1,300 South Korean communist sympathizers are slaughtered in what becomes the Ganghwa massacre.

  • Vietnam War

    1967

    Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and ARVN troops launch "Operation Deckhouse Five" in the Mekong River delta.

  • Manila

    1995

    A chemical fire in an apartment complex in Manila, Philippines, leads to the discovery of plans for Project Bojinka, a mass-terrorist attack.

  • George W. Bush

    2001

    Congress certifies George W. Bush winner of 2000 elections.

  • American Civil Rights Movement

    2005

    American Civil Rights Movement: Edgar Ray Killen is arrested as a suspect in the 1964 murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner.

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Famous Deaths on January 6

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