January 6
1540 - King Henry VIII of England married his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves.
1759 - George Washington married Martha Custis.
1838 - Samuel Morse gave the first public demonstration of the telegraph.
1912 - New Mexico became the 47th state.
1919 - Former President Theodore Roosevelt died in Oyster Bay, New York at age 60.
1941 - In his State of the Union address, President Franklin D. Roosevelt outlined a goal of "Four Freedoms": freedom of speech and expression, the freedom of people to worship God in their own way, freedom from want and freedom from fear.
1974 - Year-round daylight saving time began in the United States on a trial basis as a fuel-saving measure in response to the OPEC oil embargo.
1982 - Truck driver William G. Bonin was convicted in Los Angeles of 10 of the "Freeway Killer" slayings of young men and boys. (Bonin was later convicted of four other killings; he was executed in 1996.)
1987 - University of California astronomers first witnessed the birth of a galaxy that contained 1 billion stars.
2005 - Former Ku Klux Klan leader Edgar Ray Killen was indicted on murder chargers 41 years after three civil rights workers were slain in Mississippi. (Killen was later convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 60 years in prison; he died in prison in 2018.)
2021 - Supporters of President Donald Trump, fueled by his claims of a stolen election, assaulted police and smashed their way into the U.S. Capitol to interrupt the certification of Democrat Joe Biden's victory, forcing lawmakers into hiding. (Congress reconvened hours later to finish certifying the election result.)
Birthdays
29 - Courtney Eaton (actress)
31 - Catriona Gray (model)
31 - Jameis Winston (football player)
39 - Irina Shayk (model)
41 - Hilaria Thomas Baldwin (actress)
41 - Eric Trump (son of President Donald Trump)
41 - Kate McKinnon (actress/comedian)
43 - Gilbert Arenas (basketball player)
43 - Tiffany Pollard (reality star)
43 - Eddie Redmayne (actor)
55 - Julie Chen Moonves (TV host)
56 - Norman Reedus (actor)
61 - Charles Haley (football player)
65 - Howie Long (football player)
68 - Nancy Lopez (golfer)
70 - Rowan Atkinson (actor/comedian)
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Today in Sports History - January 6
1681 - The first recorded boxing match in history is organized by Christopher Monck, the Second Duke of Albermarle, between his butler and his butcher.
1942 - The National Collegiate Football Rules Committee abolished the Y formation.
1942 - Star MLB pitcher Bob Feller reports for duty after enlisting in the U.S. Navy.
1951 - The Indianapolis Olympians defeat the Rochester Royals 75-73 in six overtimes, the longest game in NBA history.
1976 - Ted Turner purchased the Atlanta Braves for $12 million dollars.
1988 - A seven-fight deal was signed between Mike Tyson and HBO.
1994 - Figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was clubbed on the leg by an assailant at Detroit's Cobo Arena; four men, including the ex-husband of Kerrigan's rival, Tonya Harding, went to prison for their roles in the attack. (Harding pleaded guilty to conspiracy to hinder prosecution but denied any advance knowledge of the assault.)
1995 - Atlanta Hawks coach Lenny Wilkens passes the legendary Red Auerbach ot become the NBA's all-time winningest coach with 939 career wins.
1997 - Peter O'Malley announced that the Los Angeles Dodgers were for sale. The team had been owned by his family for 47 years.
1998 - Barry Switzer resigned as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.
1998 - Don Sutton is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1999 - The National Basketball Association (NBA) and its players agreed to a tentative labor agreement to end a six-month lockout.
2002 - Emmitt Smith (Dallas Cowboys) became the first running back in the NFL to run gain 1,000 yards in 11 consecutive seasons.
2010 - NBA commissioner David Stern indefinitely suspended Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas without pay. Arenas has admitted to bringing guns into the Verizon Center locker room and was under investigation by local and federal authorities.
2013 - The NHL reaches an agreement to end a 113 day lockout
2014 - Florida State defeats Auburn 34-31 to win the final BCS National Championship.
2015 - Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, John Smoltz, and Craig Biggio are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
2018 - Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota scores a touchdown off his own pass in a 22-21 win over the Kansas City Chiefs, becoming the second NFL quarterback to ever do so.
1540 - King Henry VIII of England married his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves.
1759 - George Washington married Martha Custis.
1838 - Samuel Morse gave the first public demonstration of the telegraph.
1912 - New Mexico became the 47th state.
1919 - Former President Theodore Roosevelt died in Oyster Bay, New York at age 60.
1941 - In his State of the Union address, President Franklin D. Roosevelt outlined a goal of "Four Freedoms": freedom of speech and expression, the freedom of people to worship God in their own way, freedom from want and freedom from fear.
1974 - Year-round daylight saving time began in the United States on a trial basis as a fuel-saving measure in response to the OPEC oil embargo.
1982 - Truck driver William G. Bonin was convicted in Los Angeles of 10 of the "Freeway Killer" slayings of young men and boys. (Bonin was later convicted of four other killings; he was executed in 1996.)
1987 - University of California astronomers first witnessed the birth of a galaxy that contained 1 billion stars.
2005 - Former Ku Klux Klan leader Edgar Ray Killen was indicted on murder chargers 41 years after three civil rights workers were slain in Mississippi. (Killen was later convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 60 years in prison; he died in prison in 2018.)
2021 - Supporters of President Donald Trump, fueled by his claims of a stolen election, assaulted police and smashed their way into the U.S. Capitol to interrupt the certification of Democrat Joe Biden's victory, forcing lawmakers into hiding. (Congress reconvened hours later to finish certifying the election result.)
Birthdays
29 - Courtney Eaton (actress)
31 - Catriona Gray (model)
31 - Jameis Winston (football player)
39 - Irina Shayk (model)
41 - Hilaria Thomas Baldwin (actress)
41 - Eric Trump (son of President Donald Trump)
41 - Kate McKinnon (actress/comedian)
43 - Gilbert Arenas (basketball player)
43 - Tiffany Pollard (reality star)
43 - Eddie Redmayne (actor)
55 - Julie Chen Moonves (TV host)
56 - Norman Reedus (actor)
61 - Charles Haley (football player)
65 - Howie Long (football player)
68 - Nancy Lopez (golfer)
70 - Rowan Atkinson (actor/comedian)
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Today in Sports History - January 6
1681 - The first recorded boxing match in history is organized by Christopher Monck, the Second Duke of Albermarle, between his butler and his butcher.
1942 - The National Collegiate Football Rules Committee abolished the Y formation.
1942 - Star MLB pitcher Bob Feller reports for duty after enlisting in the U.S. Navy.
1951 - The Indianapolis Olympians defeat the Rochester Royals 75-73 in six overtimes, the longest game in NBA history.
1976 - Ted Turner purchased the Atlanta Braves for $12 million dollars.
1988 - A seven-fight deal was signed between Mike Tyson and HBO.
1994 - Figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was clubbed on the leg by an assailant at Detroit's Cobo Arena; four men, including the ex-husband of Kerrigan's rival, Tonya Harding, went to prison for their roles in the attack. (Harding pleaded guilty to conspiracy to hinder prosecution but denied any advance knowledge of the assault.)
1995 - Atlanta Hawks coach Lenny Wilkens passes the legendary Red Auerbach ot become the NBA's all-time winningest coach with 939 career wins.
1997 - Peter O'Malley announced that the Los Angeles Dodgers were for sale. The team had been owned by his family for 47 years.
1998 - Barry Switzer resigned as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.
1998 - Don Sutton is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1999 - The National Basketball Association (NBA) and its players agreed to a tentative labor agreement to end a six-month lockout.
2002 - Emmitt Smith (Dallas Cowboys) became the first running back in the NFL to run gain 1,000 yards in 11 consecutive seasons.
2010 - NBA commissioner David Stern indefinitely suspended Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas without pay. Arenas has admitted to bringing guns into the Verizon Center locker room and was under investigation by local and federal authorities.
2013 - The NHL reaches an agreement to end a 113 day lockout
2014 - Florida State defeats Auburn 34-31 to win the final BCS National Championship.
2015 - Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, John Smoltz, and Craig Biggio are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
2018 - Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota scores a touchdown off his own pass in a 22-21 win over the Kansas City Chiefs, becoming the second NFL quarterback to ever do so.
