Here are some historical events that happened on January 6:
1. 1066: Harold II is crowned King of England.
2. 1838: Samuel Morse first successfully demonstrates the telegraph.
3. 1912: New Mexico is admitted as the 47th U.S. state.
4. 1941: Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms speech in the State of the Union address.
5. 1974: In response to the 1973 oil crisis, President Richard Nixon signs a law lowering the national speed limit to 55 mph.
6. 1994: Figure skater Nancy Kerrigan is attacked by an assailant hired by the ex-husband of her rival, Tonya Harding.
7. 2005: Deep Impact launches from Cape Canaveral by a Delta II rocket on a Delta 7925-9.5 launch vehicle.
8. 2011: The Arab Spring protests begin in Tunisia.
These are just a few examples, and various other significant events occurred on January 6 throughout history. Keep in mind that these events may not cover every notable occurrence on this date.
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