Daily Archives: January 6, 2022

New Mexico admitted as 47th state of the United States 110 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 6 1912)


Video: 'Statehood: What Took So Long'

(Saturday, January 6, 1912, 1:35 p.m. EST)New Mexico was admitted as the 47th state of the United States today after U.S. President William Howard Taft signed the proclamation. Continue reading New Mexico admitted as 47th state of the United States 110 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 6 1912)

FDR outlines vast offensive war plan in annual State of Union Address 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 6 1942)


Video: '1942 State of the Union Address'

(Tuesday, January 6, 1942, 12:30 p.m. EST, during World War II) — A breathtaking mammoth arms production, American forces fighting on many fronts and an eventual hard-hitting attack upon the enemy’s own territory were woven into a unified war plan presented today by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the annual State of the Union Address before a joint session of Congress. Continue reading FDR outlines vast offensive war plan in annual State of Union Address 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 6 1942)