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1/6/2025 - On this day in 2025
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1066: Harold Godwinson was crowned King Harold II of England, following the death of Edward the Confessor. His reign would be famously short-lived, ending with the Battle of Hastings later that year.
1412: Joan of Arc was born in Domrémy, France, though the exact date is debated, January 6 is traditionally celebrated as her birthday. She would later become a key figure during the Hundred Years' War.
1536: Baldwin of Luxembourg, the Archbishop of Trier, died. His death led to significant political maneuvering in the Holy Roman Empire.
1721: The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble published its findings in Britain, which led to several high-profile prosecutions related to the financial scandal.
1838: Samuel Morse first publicly demonstrated his telegraph system in Morristown, New Jersey, sending the message "A patient waiter is no loser."
1853: The British territory of Hong Kong was expanded with the acquisition of Stonecutters Island from China.
1912: New Mexico became the 47th state of the United States.
1941: Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his "Four Freedoms" speech, outlining freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear as fundamental human rights.
1967: The Khartoum Resolution was adopted by the Arab League, rejecting peace with Israel and affirming the "three no's" — no peace with Israel, no recognition of Israel, no negotiations with it.
1994: Nancy Kerrigan, a U.S. figure skater, was clubbed on the leg by an assailant in an attack orchestrated by associates of rival skater Tonya Harding.
2005: Edgar Ray Killen was arrested for his role in the 1964 murders of civil rights workers in Mississippi, known as the "Mississippi Burning" case. He was later convicted of manslaughter.
2021: A significant event in U.S. political history occurred when supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol building in an attempt to overturn his election loss, leading to widespread condemnation and several legal consequences.
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