Daily Facts about January 6

2023

Epiphany, also known as Three Kings' Day or Twelfth Night, is celebrated by Christians as the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus.

1929

Mother Teresa, the world-famous Roman Catholic nun and missionary, is born in Skopje, which is now part of North Macedonia.

1912

New Mexico achieves statehood, becoming the 47th state of the United States and officially joining the Union.

1838

Samuel Morse conducts a successful demonstration of the telegraph by transmitting a message from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore, Maryland.