1. On January 6, 1912, New Mexico became the 47th state in the United States. The New Mexico Constitution was adopted on this day and the state's first governor, William C. McDonald, was inaugurated.

2. In 1931, January 6 marked the beginning of a 43-day rebellion by inmates at the State Penitentiary in Santa Fe. The uprising resulted in the death of 32 inmates and guards, making it one of the deadliest prison riots in U.S. history.

3. On January 6, 1993, Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist Wen Ho Lee was accused of passing nuclear secrets to China. Despite being held in solitary confinement for almost a year, Lee was eventually cleared of all charges except for one minor count of mishandling classified information.

4. In 2014, the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History in Albuquerque opened a new exhibit called "Fat Man: The Birth of the Atomic Bomb." The exhibit tells the story of the Manhattan Project and the role that New Mexico played in the development of the atomic bomb.

5. January 6, 2021, marked a historic day in U.S. history as a mob of supporters of then-President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. While not directly related to New Mexico, the events of that day had a profound impact on the nation and the world.