Significant Events in History on January 6th

Significant Events in History on January 6th

Today marks the sixth day of the year 2026, with 359 days remaining. On this day in history, former Ku Klux Klan leader Edgar Ray Killen was indicted for murder related to the deaths of three civil rights workers in Mississippi. In 1919, former President Theodore Roosevelt passed away at the age of 60 in Oyster Bay, New York. President Franklin D. Roosevelt outlined the "Four Freedoms" in his 1941 State of the Union address, emphasizing universal human rights. Year-round daylight saving time was implemented in the U.S. in 1974 as a fuel-saving measure but was later reverted to standard time. Truck driver William G. Bonin was convicted in 1982 for the "Freeway Killer" slayings in Los Angeles. Figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was attacked in 1994, leading to prison sentences for the assailants, including Tonya Harding's ex-husband. In 2021, supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol, resulting in violence and the death of Ashli Babbitt and Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick. Trump later granted clemency to over 1,500 individuals involved in the Jan. 6 events in 2025.