January 6 - The Day in History

January 6 : General Interest 1838: Morse demonstrates telegraph On this day in 1838, Samuel Morse's telegraph system is demonstrated for the first time at the Speedwell Iron Works in Morristown, New Jersey... read more American Revolution 1777 : Washington sets up winter quarters in Morristown http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/washington-sets-up-winter-quarters-in-morristown Automotive 1925 : Auto industry maverick John DeLorean born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/auto-industry-maverick-john-delorean-born Civil War 1827 : Confederate General John Calvin Brown born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/confederate-general-john-calvin-brown-born Cold War 1958 : Soviet Union announces troop reduction http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviet-union-announces-troop-reduction Crime 1994 : Skater Nancy Kerrigan attacked http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/skater-nancy-kerrigan-attacked Disaster 1996 : Blizzard of 1996 begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/blizzard-of-1996-begins General Interest 1066 : Harold II crowned king of England http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/harold-ii-crowned-king-of-england 1912 : New Mexico joins the Union http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-mexico-joins-the-union 1925 : Nurmi breaks two world records http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nurmi-breaks-two-world-records 2001 : Congress certifies Bush winner of 2000 elections http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-certifies-bush-winner-of-2000-elections Hollywood 2008 : Disney-MGM Studios becomes Disney's Hollywood Studios http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/disney-mgm-studios-becomes-disneys-hollywood-studios Literary 1977 : John Gardner wins National Book Critics Circle Award http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-gardner-wins-national-book-critics-circle-award Music 1975 : Two thousand Led Zeppelin fans trash the Boston Garden http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/two-thousand-led-zeppelin-fans-trash-the-boston-garden Old West 1798 : Mountain man Jedediah Smith is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mountain-man-jedediah-smith-is-born Presidential 1759 : Two future presidents marry respective sweethearts http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/two-future-presidents-marry-respective-sweethearts 1941 : Franklin D. Roosevelt speaks of Four Freedoms http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/franklin-d-roosevelt-speaks-of-four-freedoms Sports 1994 : Nancy Kerrigan attacked http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nancy-kerrigan-attacked Vietnam War 1971 : Army drops charges of My Lai cover-up http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/army-drops-charges-of-my-lai-cover-up 1975 : Phuoc Binh falls to the North Vietnamese http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/phuoc-binh-falls-to-the-north-vietnamese World War I 1919 : Theodore Roosevelt dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/theodore-roosevelt-dies World War II 1942 : Roosevelt commits to biggest arms buildup in U.S. history http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/roosevelt-commits-to-biggest-arms-buildup-in-us-history

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