Important Events From This day in History – 6th January

Today in History

• 2021 The US Capitol is attacked

  A horde of Donald Trump supporters stormed the United States Capitol in Washington, DC. They were attempting to prevent the results of Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential election from being certified. The riot killed five people and injured many more, including over 150 police officers.

• 1929 Mother Theresa arrives in India

  The Albanian religious sister was posthumously beatified after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless work in assisting the poor and sick.

• 1912 German scientist Alfred Wegener presents his theory of continental drift

  His work laid the foundation for the theory of plate tectonics, which explains why continents move.

• 1907 Maria Montessori opens her first school

  Montessori’s revolutionary educational approach is practised at about 30,000 schools today.

• 1838 Samuel Morse presents the telegraph to the public

  The inventor and Alfred Vail relayed the message “A patient waiter is no loser” over a two-mile distance (3 km).