Friday, January 06, 2023

History for January 6

History for January 6 - On-This-Day.com
E.L. Doctorow 1931
  • 1720 - The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble published its findings.
  • 1759 - George Washington and Martha Dandridge Custis were married.
  • 1838 - Samuel Morse publicly demonstrated the telegraph for the first time.
  • 1900 - In India, it was reported that millions of people were dying from starvation.
  • 1945 - The Battle of the Bulge ended with 130,000 German and 77,000 Allied casualties.
  • 1994 - Figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was clubbed on the right leg by an assailant at Cobo Arena in Detroit, MI. Four men were later sentenced to prison for the attack, including Tonya Harding's ex-husband.

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