This Day In History

January 6th

Epiphany of the Lord

1412  Joan of Arc born, Maid of Orleans, French heroine who liberated the city of Orleans from the English was burned at the stake as a witch and became a Roman Catholic saint.
1838  Samuel Morse gave his first public demonstration of the telegraph in Morristown, New Jersey.
1912  New Mexico is the 47th state admitted into the Union.
1919  Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President, dies.
1942  The first, commercial, around the world airline flight took place today. Pan American Airlines was the company credited with the historic feat.
1975  The Broadway premiere of The Wiz opens
1984  Getty Oil makes a bid to take over Texaco Oil for $9.9 billion, nearly 2 billion more than what DuPont offered Conoco Oil in 1981.
1998  Singer, Comedian & Politician Sonny Bono dies in a skiing accident.

1412  French Heroine Joan of Arc (Jeanne D'Arc)
1878  Author Carl Sandburg
1880  Silent Fiml Actor Tom Mix
1911  Comedian Joey Adams (Abramowitz)
1913  Actress Loretta (Gretchen) Young
1914  Actor Danny Thomas (born as Amos Jacobs)
1944  Actress Bonnie Franklin

1954

• That's Amore - Dean Martin

• Ebb Tide - Frank Chacksfield

• Rags to Riches - Tony Bennett

• Ricochet - Teresa Brewer

1963

• Telstar - The Tornadoes

• Go Away Little Girl - Steve Lawrence

• Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah - Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans

• Return to Sender - Elvis Presley

1972

• American Pie - Don McLean

• Stones - Neil Diamond

• Brand New Key - Melanie

• Kiss An Angel Good Mornin' - Charley Pride

1981

• (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon

• Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen

• Love on the Rocks - Neil Diamond

• One in a Million - Johnny Lee

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