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Famous Birthdays
- 1981: Rinko Kikuchi - Babel
- 1976: Richard Zednik - Florida Panthers
- 1960: Howie Long - Pittsburgh Steelers
- 1955: Rowan Atkinson - Mr. Bean
- 1412: Joan of Arc - French heroine
Famous Deaths
- 1993: Dizzy Gillespie - Jazz Musician
- 1919: Theodore Roosevelt - 26th American President
Top Box Office Movies
- 2008: National Treasure Book of Secrets - Cage
- 2007: Night at the Museum - Ben Stiller
- 2006: The Chronicles of Narnia - Georgie Henley
- 2005: Meet The Fockers - Ben Stiller
- 2004: The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin
- 1998: Titanic - Leonardo DiCaprio The Numbers: Historical Box Office Charts
2009 NHL Art Ross Race
- Evgeni Malkin, PIT - 60 PTS
- Alexander Ovechkin, WSH - 53 PTS
- Sidney Crosby, PIT - 50 PTS
- Marc Savard, Boston Bruins - 49 PTS
- Zach Parise, New Jersey Devils - 46 PTS
NHL Leaders on this Day
- 2008: NHL - San Jose Sharks: (29 - 4 - 5)
- 2008: Jeff Carter, PHI - 27 Goals
- 2008: Miikka Kiprusoff, Calgary Flames - 23 WinsNHL.com: NHL Stat Leaders
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January 6 Questions
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The 2000s
- 2001: With Al Gore presiding of the U.S. Senate, George W. Bush was certified the winner of the 2000 Election.
The 1990s
- 1994: Nancy Kerrigan is attacked the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit, Michigan. It would be later revealed that it was her figure skating rival Tonya Harding's ex-husband who planned the attack.
The 1980s
- 1980: Jimmy Carter signs a bill authorizing $1.2 Billion in federal loans to the failing Chrysler corporation.
The 1940s
- 1941: During his State of the Union address, Franklin D. Roosevelt outlined the "Four Freedoms" : freedom of speech and expression, the freedom of people to worship God in their own way, freedom from want and freedom from fear.
The 1920s
- 1929: Mother Teresa arrives in Calcutta to being her humanitarian work amongst the worlds poorest.
The 1910s
- 1912: New Mexico became the 47th state
The 1800s
- 1838: Samuel Morse publicity demonstrates his Telegraph invention, an invention which Morse Code could be used on.
January 6 Moment of Zen
- The Daily Show: Alberto Gonzales Poses (2005)
- The Daily Show: Democratic Nominee (2004)
- The Daily Show: Hairball (Time: 2000)



