January 6 in History

Historical Events on January 6

1900 Second Boer War: Having already besieged the fortress at Ladysmith, Boer forces attack it, but are driven back by British defenders.

1912 New Mexico is admitted to the Union as the 47th U.S. state.

1941 United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms speech in the State of the Union address.

1950 The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China. The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with the UK in response.

1951 Korean War: An estimated 200-1,300 South Korean communist sympathizers are slaughtered in what becomes the Ganghwa massacre.

1967 Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and ARVN troops launch "Operation Deckhouse Five" in the Mekong River delta.

1995 A chemical fire in an apartment complex in Manila, Philippines, leads to the discovery of plans for Project Bojinka, a mass-terrorist attack.

2001 Congress certifies George W. Bush winner of 2000 elections.

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 Birthdays on January 6

1412 Joan of Arc

1939 Valeriy Lobanovskyi

1967 A. R. Rahman

1986 Alex Turner (musician)

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Famous Deaths on January 6

1918 Georg Cantor

1919 Theodore Roosevelt

1944 Ida Tarbell

1993 Rudolf Nureyev

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