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What happened in history on this day: January 6?
On January 6 in ...
- 1861 - Florida troops seize Federal arsenal at Apalachicola.
- 1912 - New Mexico is the 47th state admitted to the USA.
- 1914 - Stock brokerage firm of Merrill Lynch is founded.
- 1927 - US marines are sent to Nicaragua.
- 1938 - Bronze memorial statue of Henry Hudson erected in the Bronx.
- 1938 - US Mint Chief Engraver Gilroy Roberts resigns, to begin work as engraver at Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
- 1941 - US President Franklin Roosevelt gives "Four Freedoms" speech (speech, worship, from want, and from fear).
- 1942 - First around world flight (Pan Am "Pacific Clipper").
- 1968 - Dr N E Shumway performs first US adult cardiac transplant operation.
- 1968 - Surveyor 7 (last of series) launched by US for soft-landing on Moon.
- 1971 - Berkeley chemists announces first synthetic growth hormones.
- 1971 - Cecil Partee elected president pro tem of Illinois state senate.
- 1974 - CBS Mystery Theater premieres on radio.
- 1978 - First postage stamp copyrighted by US (Carl Sandburg stamp).
- 1978 - USA hands over Saint Stephan crown to Hungary.
- 1980 - Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
- 1987 - 100th US Congress convenes.
- 1987 - Astronomers at University of California see first sight of birth of a galaxy.
- 1989 - Birth of Baby, lion-tailed macaques at Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle).
- 1990 - New York Lotto pays US$35 million to one winner (numbers are 18-25-26-32-42-44).
- 1992 - In Detroit, Michigan, the 1992 North American International Auto Show is held. Chevrolet debuts the Sting Ray III show car, a styling preview being considered for the next generation Corvette.
- 1994 - Dow Jones Industrial Average hits record 3803.88.
- 1994 - In Detroit, Michigan, ice skater Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an assailant under orders from figure skating rival Tonya Harding's ex-husband.
- 1997 - In Detroit, Michigan, the North American International Auto Show is held, over ten days. Chevrolet unveils the 1997 Corvette, dubbed "C5". A new small-block V-8 engine is introduced, the LS1, with 345-hp, and 10:1 compression ratio.
- 2010 - At the 2010 Florida United Numismatists convention, Heritage Auctions conducts the Platinum Night auction. Some highlights:
- USA 1913 5-cent, Liberty Head, Proof 64 NGC: US$3,737,500;
- USA 1927-D $20, 13 known, MS-66 PCGS: $1,495,000;
- USA 1921 $20, MS-64 PCGS: $322,000;
- USA 1874 Dana Bickford $10 gold pattern, Proof 65 PCGS, one of two known: $1,265,000.
- 2011 - (to January 8) Heritage Auction Galleries conducts its Heritage Auctions Signature Currency Auction at the Florida United Numismatists convention in Tampa, Florida. A Series 1861 US10 demand note, handwritten "for the", only one known, VG-8, sells for $109,250.
Births on January 6
- 1888 - Birth of Frank Vittor in Mozzato, Italy; American artist, sculptor.
- 1899 - Birth of Phyllis Haver in Douglas, Kansas, USA; silent screen actress (What Price Glory).
- 1903 - Birth of Stanley Smith in Kansas City, Missouri, USA; actor (Honey, King of Jazz, Soup to Nuts).
- 1911 - Birth of Joey Adams in Brooklyn, New York, USA; comedian/actor/columnist (ABC's Back That Fact).
- 1913 - Birth of Loretta Young in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; actress (Farmer's Daughter, Stranger).
- 1913 - Birth of Tom Brown in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Ed - Gunsmoke, Lieutenant Rovacs - Mr Lucky).
- 1914 - Birth of Danny Thomas in Deerfield, Michigan, USA; comedian (Danny Thomas Show).
- 1914 - Birth of David Bruce in Kankakee, Illinois, USA; actor (Harry - Beulah).
- 1918 - Birth of Buddy Weed in Ossining, New York, USA; pianist (Penthouse Party).
- 1920 - Birth of Early Wynn in Hartford, Alabama, USA; Baseball Hall of Famer (pitcher).
- 1924 - Birth of Earl Scruggs in North Carolina, USA; bluegrass musician (Flatt and Scruggs - "Ballad of Jed Clampett", "Rocky Top").
- 1931 - Birth of E[dgar] L[aurence] Doctorow in New York City, New York, USA; American novelist (World's Fair).
- 1934 - Birth of Bobby Lord in Sanford, Florida, USA; country singer (Ozark Jubilee).
- 1935 - Birth of Nino Tempo in Niagara Falls, New York, USA; rock vocalist (Deep Purple).
- 1944 - Birth of Bonnie Franklin in Santa Monica, California, USA; TV actress (Ann - One Day at a Time).
- 1944 - Birth of Robert Landers in Tarrant County, Texas, USA; PGA golfer (Fort Worth-1976, 1978, 1980).
- 1946 - Birth of Harold Jackson in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA; NFL wide receiver (Los Angeles Rams, New England Patriots).
- 1948 - Birth of Guy Spencer Gardner in Alta Vista, Virginia, USA; Lieutenant-Colonel US Air Force/astronaut (STS-27, STS-35).
- 1952 - Birth of Armelia McQueen in North Carolina, USA; (Brooklyn Conservatory), actress.
- 1952 - Birth of Grant Goodeve in New Haven, Connecticut, USA; actor (David - Eight is Enough, Dynasty).
- 1957 - Birth of Nancy Lopez Knight in Torrance, California, USA; pro golfer (1988 Mazda, 1981 Dinah Shore).
- 1959 - Birth of Kathy Sledge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; vocalist (Sister Sledge - "We are Family").
- 1960 - Birth of Paul William Azinger in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA; PGA golfer (1987 Phoenix Open).
- 1963 - Birth of Norm Charlton in Fort Polk, Louisiana, USA; pitcher (Seattle Mariners).
- 1965 - Birth of Lindsay H Burns in Big Timber, Montana, USA; rower (Olympics-silver-1996).
- 1967 - Birth of Larry Donald in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; US boxer (Olympics-1992).
- 1967 - Birth of Peter Loran in Teaneck, New Jersey, USA; rock vocalist (Trixter - "Give It To Me Good").
- 1968 - Birth of John Singleton in Los Angeles, California, USA; director/screenwriter (Boyz in the Hood).
- 1969 - Birth of Alvin Morman in Rockingham, North Carolina, USA; pitcher (Houston Astros).
- 1970 - Birth of Daniel Naulty in Los Angeles, California, USA; pitcher (Minnesota Twins).
- 1970 - Birth of Kerrin Petty in Townshend, Vermont, USA; cross country skier (Olympics-1994).
- 1975 - Birth of Laura Berg in Whittier, California; softball outfielder (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1976 - Birth of Danny Pintauro in Milltown, New Jersey; actor (Jonathan - Who's The Boss?).
- 1976 - Birth of Jeremy Linn; American 100m breaststroke (Olympics-silver/gold-1996).
- 1977 - Birth of Amy Zappone in Wolcott, Connecticut; Miss Connecticut-America (1995).
- 1978 - Birth of Steve Hartsell in Ann Arbor, Michigan; pairs skater (and Danielle Hartsell).
- 1981 - Birth of Mike Jones; American rapper.
- 1989 - Birth of Baby, lion-tailed macaques at Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle).
Deaths on January 6
- 1919 - Theodore Roosevelt, 26th US President (1901-09), dies at his home in Oyster Bay, New York at age 60.
- 1964 - Edgar Maass, German/US author (Verdun), dies at age 67.
- 1978 - John D MacArthur, US insurance billionaire, dies at age 80.
- 1985 - Robert H W Welch Jr, US founder/leader John Birch Society, dies at age 85.
- 1993 - John B "Dizzy" Gillespe, American blues trumpeter/bandleader/composer, dies of cancer at age 75 (born 1917).
- 1994 - Virginia Kelley Clinton, mother of US President Clinton, dies at age 70.
- 1997 - Death of Catherine Scorsese, Italian-American actress (born 1912).
- 2006 - Death of Lou Rawls, American singer (born 1933).
- 2007 - Death of Mario Danelo, American college football player (born 1985).
- 2011 - Death of Vang Pao in USA at age 81; General of Hmong tribe of Laos, leader fighting Vietnam war.
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