O, FOR HISTORY: January 6th

On this date in history:

Epiphany: Celebrated annually this day, Epiphany is a major feast that commemorates, for Western Christians, the coming of the Magi and, for Eastern Orthodox Christians, Jesus‘ birth, baptism by John, and first miracle. (2021) Supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol, where Congress was meeting to certify Joe Biden‘s win in the 2020 election; Trump and his backers alleged widespread voter fraud, though there was no evidence for the claims. (2001) The U.S. Congress certified George W. Bush as the winner of the 2000 presidential election following a legal battle. (1974) American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader Dizzy Gillespie, one of the seminal figures of the bebop movement, died at age 75. (1974) In an effort to conserve energy during an oil crisisDaylight Saving Time began several months early in the United States and was slated to remain in place for more than a year; the move, however, proved hugely unpopular, and its duration was later amended. (1941( U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt outlined his Four Freedoms in his State of the Union message to Congress. (1878) American poet, historian, and folklorist Carl Sandburg, whose Abraham Lincoln: The War Years won the Pulitzer Prize for history in 1940, was born. (1811) American Civil War statesman Charles Sumner was born in Boston. (1759) George Washington, the future first president of the United States, married Martha Dandridge in Virginia. (1540) Henry VIII of England married his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves.

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