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Today in History: January 6

878
Alfred, King of Wessex, is surprised by a nighttime attack in Chippenham, by the Great Viking Army led by Guthrum the Dane. Alfred escapes into the Somerset marshes.

1497
Jews are expelled from Graz in Styria, Austria

1912 New Mexico becomes the 47th U.S. state of the Union.

1958
Moscow announces a reduction in its armed forces by 300,000.

1987
Astronomers report sighting a new galaxy 12 billion light years away.

2001
In one of the closest Presidential elections in U.S. history, George W. Bush was finally declared the winner of the bitterly contested 2000 Presidential elections more than five weeks after the election due to the disputed Florida ballots.

2005
Former Ku Klux Klan organizer Edgar Ray Killen is arrested as a suspect in the 1964 murders of three civil rights workers in Mississippi.

2021
Supporters of US President Donald Trump storm the Capitol in Washington during congressional certification of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris's win, resulting in five deaths and prompting evacuation of lawmakers and Vice President Mike Pence

2022
Tennis world No. 1 Novak Ðokovic's visa into Australia cancelled after uproar over his COVID-19 vaccination exemption

Born on January 6

1367
Richard II, son of Edward the Black Prince.

1412
Joan of Arc, French Saint and national heroine.

1946
Syd Barrett, musician, singer, songwriter; founding member of the band Pink Floyd.


JOTD
A man with no arms and legs was sun baking on the beach.

A gorgeous blonde was walking past him, stopped for a second with a tang of pity in her eyes.
“Have you ever had a hug?” She asked. “No.” So with an “aww”, she gave him a big hug.
Two minutes later, another beautiful woman was walking past the man.
“Aw look at you honey. Have you ever been kissed?”
“No.” He says. She leans down and gives him a passionate kiss.
Another few minutes pass and another stunning lady walks past.
“Oh you poor thing...Have you ever been fricked?” “No.” “Well you will be soon, the tides coming in.”