Birthdays & Historical Events – January 6

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Historical Events on January 6

Events that occurred on January 6 throughout history

1838

In the first public demonstration of the telegraph, Samuel

In the first public demonstration of the telegraph, Samuel Morse transmits an encoded message to a waiting receiver at the Speedwell Ironworks in Morristown, New Jersey. The message read, "A patient waiter is no loser." However, it would be five more years before Congress includes funding in the budget to lay the first telegraph line from Washington, D.C. to Baltimore.

1907

The educator, advocate, and activist, Dr

The educator, advocate, and activist, Dr. Maria Montessori opens Casa Dei Bambini (Children's House) in Rome, Italy. Her first school and daycare center for working-class children focused on student-led education. Her methods soon spread, opening Montessori schools around the world.

1942

The Pacific Clipper completes the first commercial around the world flight

The Pacific Clipper completes the first commercial around the world flight. Owned and operated by Pan American, the plane and its crew faced an unexpected obstacle on its return flight from Aukland, New Zealand to San Francisco, United States when on December 7, 1941, Japanese bombers attacked Pearl Harbor. Captain Robert Ford and his crew's return were not only delayed, but their return route would take them around the world in the opposite direction in an unplanned circumnavigation of the world. January 6th Celebrated Birthdays

Born on January 6

People born on January 6

Pat Flaherty

John Calvin Brown

Harry Pace

John DeLorean

Pepé Le Pew (1945-Still entertaining)

Joseph Holt

Bonnie Franklin

Leah Chase

Danny Thomas

Abram Nicholas Pritzker

Earl Scruggs

Kathy Sledge

Clarence King

Ban Johnson 

Joseph Pitty Couthouy

Tom Mix

Jedediah Smith