Birthdays & Historical Events – January 6

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.

January 6, 1838

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.

January 6, 1907

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

January 6, 1942

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Birthdays & Historical Events – January 6

Historical Events on January 6

In the first public demonstration of the telegraph, Samuel

The educator, advocate, and activist, Dr

The Pacific Clipper completes the first commercial around the world flight

Born on January 6

Jedediah Smith

Joseph Holt

Joseph Pitty Couthouy

John Calvin Brown

Clarence King

Ban Johnson

Tom Mix

Harry Pace

Abram Nicholas Pritzker

Danny Thomas

Leah Chase

Earl Scruggs

John DeLorean

Pat Flaherty

Bonnie Franklin

Kathy Sledge

Pepé Le Pew (1945-Still entertaining)

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