What Happened on Jan 6

Battle Of Jersey

The Battle of Jersey was technically the last battle fought in the British Islands (coming after the Battle of Culloden in 1745). It was the last... Read more

Albert Einstein marries Mileva Maric

Einstein and Marić married in January 1903, and in May 1904 the couple’s first son, Hans Albert Einstein, was born in Bern, Switzerland. Their... Read more

New Mexico is the 47th State Admitted to the Union

Struggle for Statehood In no part of the United States has there ever been such a protracted struggle for self-government as in New Mexico. In... Read more

Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad Begins

The Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad occurred between 6–8 January 1916 during the Mesopotamian Campaign of the First World War. The battle took place along... Read more

Theodore Roosevelt Dies

Roosevelt was considering a third Presidential campaign in 1920, and was believed to have been the front-runner for the Republican nomination until... Read more

Clyde Barrow Kills Deputy Sheriff Malcolm Davis

W. D. Jones had been a friend to the Barrow family since childhood, and though he was still only 16 years old on Christmas Eve of 1932, he... Read more

Agatha Christie publishes The A.B.C. Murders

The A.B.C. Murders is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on January 6, 1936 and... Read more

Heavy Fighting Along the Raate Road as Finns Break Soviet 44th Rifle Division

The Battle of Raate Road was fought during the Winter War between the Soviet Union and Finland in January, 1940, as a part of the Battle of... Read more

Battle of Slim River

The Battle of Slim River occurred during the Malayan campaign in January 1942 between the Imperial Japanese Army and the British Indian Army on the... Read more

George Herbert Walker Bush Marries Barbara Pierce

On January 6, 1945, George Herbert Walker Bush, on leave from active duty in World War II, married former Smith College student Barbara Pierce. The... Read more

The Ministries Trial (or, officially, The United States of America vs. Ernst von Weizsäcker, et al.)

The Ministries Trial (or, officially, The United States of America vs. Ernst von Weizsäcker, et al.) was the eleventh of the twelve trials for war... Read more

National Airlines Flight 2511 Crashes, Killing 34

The DC-6 was one of two aircraft substituted for a Boeing 707 which had incurred mechanical difficulty. En route to Miami the aircraft... Read more

Ms. Florida Malboeuf has Direct Alien Encounter in Her Montreal Home

At least one newspaper, and some local ufologists have reported that Mrs. Florida Malboeuf, aged 58, of the 6420th of Casgrain street, in Montreal,... Read more

Dizzy Gillespie Dies

On January 6, 1993, Dizzy Gillespie, the last of the primary originators of Be-Bop jazz, died in Englewood, New Jersey. The... Read more

"The Movie" - Season 4 Episode 14 of Seinfeld Premiers

"The Movie" is the fifty-fourth episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld. It was the 14th episode for the 4th season. It aired on January 6,... Read more

"The Stall" - Season 5 Episode 12 of Seinfeld First Airs

"The Stall" is the seventy-sixth episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 12th episode for the 5th season. It aired on January 6,... Read more

Air Africa Plane Crashes into Street Market

On 6 January 1996 an overloaded Air Africa or African Air Antonov An-32B jet leased from Moscow Airways destined for Kahemba Airport failed to... Read more

Packers knock defending Super Bowl Champion 49ers out of playoffs with 27-17 victory

Jan. 6, 1996, at San Francisco. Favre completes 21 of 28 passes for 299 yards and two touchdowns as the Packers knock the defending Super Bowl... Read more

Minnesota Wild defeat Boston Bruins, 1-0

At first glance, Marek Zidlicky didn't have much of a play. The point man had the puck during Minnesota's fourth straight power play, which came... Read more

Golden State Warriors defeat Minnesota Timberwolves, 107-101

If there was a moment that summed up Jonny Flynn's night -- summed up the Timberwolves' dispiriting 107-101 loss, for that matter -- it came on the... Read more

Minnesota Wild defeat Calgary Flames, 4-1

Six hundred games and 10 years in the NHL mean two things: longevity and a little privacy. Hit both landmarks and you get your own room on the... Read more