This Day in History — January 6

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This Day in History — January 6

Today is the sixth day of 2021. There are 359 days left in the year,TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1942: The Pan American Airways Pacific Clipper arrives in New York after making the first round-the-world trip by a commercial aeroplane.ï¿½OTHER EVENTS

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