A series of wildfires ravage the Greater Los Angeles area, resulting in at least 16 deaths and 13,401 structures destroyed. Date: January 7, 2025 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 2025 📅 On This Day (Today)

Second Boer War: Having already besieged the fortress at Ladysmith, Boer forces attack it, but are driven back by British defenders. Date: January 6, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 6 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today)

German geophysicist Alfred Wegener first presents his theory of continental drift. Date: January 6, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 6 📅 Events on this day in 1912 📅 On This Day (Today)

New Mexico is admitted to the Union as the 47th U.S. state. Date: January 6, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 6 📅 Events on this day in 1912 📅 On This Day (Today)

Mother Teresa arrives by sea in Calcutta, India, to begin her work among India's poorest and sick people. Date: January 6, 1929 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 6 📅 Events on this day in 1929 📅 On This Day (Today)

King Alexander of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes suspends his country's constitution, starting the January 6th Dictatorship. Date: January 6, 1929 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 6 📅 Events on this day in 1929 📅 On This Day (Today)

United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms speech in the State of the Union address. Date: January 6, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 6 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)

The first general election ever in Vietnam is held. Date: January 6, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 6 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today)

Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to offer a round-the-world ticket. Date: January 6, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 6 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today)

Korean War: Beginning of the Ganghwa massacre, in the course of which an estimated 200–1,300 South Korean communist sympathizers are slaughtered. Date: January 6, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 6 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)