Today’s highlight

On Jan. 6, 2021, supporters of President Donald Trump, fueled by his false claims of a stolen election, assaulted police and smashed their way into the Capitol to interrupt the certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s victory, forcing lawmakers into hiding; most of the rioters had come from a nearby rally where Trump urged them to “fight like hell.” A Trump supporter, Ashli Babbitt, was shot and killed by a police officer as she tried to breach a barricaded doorway inside the Capitol. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, injured while confronting the rioters, suffered a stroke the next day and died from natural causes, the Washington, D.C., medical examiner’s office said. Congress reconvened hours later on Jan. 6 to finish certifying the election result.

Also on this date

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 United States on a trial basis as a fuel-saving measure in response to the OPEC oil embargo.

In 1994: figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was clubbed on the leg by an assailant at Detroit’s Cobo Arena; four men, including the ex-husband of Kerrigan’s rival, Tonya Harding, went to prison for their roles in the attack. (Harding pleaded guilty to conspiracy to hinder prosecution but denied any advance knowledge about the assault.)

Today’s Birthdays: Actor-comedian Rowan Atkinson is 70. Golf Hall of Famer Nancy Lopez is 68. Football Hall of Famer Howie Long is 65. Actor Norman Reedus is 56. TV personality Julie Chen Moonves is 55. Actor Eddie Redmayne is 43. Actor-comedian Kate McKinnon is 41.