Associated Press

On Jan. 6, 1412, tradition holds that Joan of Arc was born in Domremy.

In 1838, Samuel Morse and Alfred Vail gave the first successful public demonstration of their telegraph in Morristown, New Jersey.

In 1912, New Mexico became the 47th state.

In 1919, former President Theodore Roosevelt died in Oyster Bay, New York at age 60.

In 1974, year-round daylight saving time began in the U.S. on a trial basis as a fuel-saving measure in response to the OPEC oil embargo.

In 2001, Congress formally certified George W. Bush the winner of the bitterly contested 2000 presidential election.

In 2021, supporters of President Donald Trump smashed their way into the Capitol to interrupt the certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s victory.