Today in History for Jan. 6th Joan of Arc is born; Samuel Morse demonstrates telegraph; First around-the-world commercial....

Published on Jan 5, 2012 by AssociatedPress

Highlights of this day in history: Joan of Arc is born; Samuel Morse demonstrates telegraph; First around-the-world commercial flight; Nancy Kerrigan attacked; Dizzie Gillespie dies at 75, Rudolf Nuryev dies at 54. (Jan. 6)