January 6th
Capitol riot date
January 6th is the date of the 2021 attack on the U.S.
Capitol, when supporters of President Trump stormed the building to disrupt certification of the 2020 election.
The date has become shorthand for that event and the broader effort to overturn the election results: He was convicted for his role in January 6th.
Also January 6 or J6.
- CapitolLegislative assembly building
- Capitol riotAttack on Congress
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- riotViolent public disturbance
- Stop the StealMovement disputing electoral legitimacy
Congress · Trump · siege · rioters · breach · electoral · electoral college · certification · peaceful transfer · mob · Proud Boys · bear spray · QAnon · Pence · democracy · attack · sedition · storming
- 2000s PoliticsTrump, Obama, Biden, Brexit, Putin
- 2020sCOVID-19, pandemic, vaccine, lockdown, Capitol riot
- Cultural Momentsmoon landing, 9/11, Woodstock, Princess Diana death, Obama election
- hearingscongressional hearing, congressional hearings, committee hearing, confirmation hearing, public hearings
- political controversiesabortion, gun control, voter suppression, gerrymandering, affirmative action
- scandalsscandal, controversy, coverup, cover-up, disgrace
democratic legitimacy
January 6thInauguration Day
Start of presidential term
concession speech · democratic norms · electoral integrity · rule of law