Saturday, January 06, 2024

History for January 6

History for January 6 - On-This-Day.com 
E.L. Doctorow 1931
  • 1540 - King Henry VIII of England was married to Anne of Cleves, his fourth wife.
  • 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.
  • 1942 - The first commercial around-the-world airline flight took place. Pan American Airlines was the company that made history with the feat.
  • 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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