Timeline of violent incidents at the United States Capitol
Since that time, there have been many violent and dangerous incidents, including shootings, fistfights, bombings, poisonings and a major riot. The first significant incident was an act of war. During the War of 1812, the building was burned and severely damaged by British military forces in 1814, and then rebuilt.
January 6 United States Capitol attack - Wikipedia
During Trump's speech, his supporters chanted "Take the Capitol", "Taking the Capitol right now", "Invade the Capitol", "Storm the Capitol" and "Fight for Trump".
Timeline of the January 6 United States Capitol attack
The following article is a broad timeline of the course of events surrounding the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, by rioters supporting United States President Donald Trump's attempts to overturn his defeat in the 2020 presidential election.Pro-Trump rioters stormed the United States Capitol after assembling on the Ellipse of …
Capitol riots timeline: What happened on 6 January 2021? - BBC
Former US President Donald Trump has been charged with plotting to overturn his 2020 election defeat. He is accused of four counts including conspiracy to defraud the US, tampering with a witness...
The Jan. 6 Rioters, 4 Years Later - The New York Times
1 day ago · The judges who have overseen Capitol riot cases have routinely pushed back on that idea. “I have been shocked to watch some public figures try to rewrite history, claiming rioters behaved ‘in ...
How a raging mob took over the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 - USA …
2 days ago · WASHINGTON − Four years ago, thousands of Americans violently took control of Congress in an effort to stop the peaceful transfer of power. The Capitol Riot was such a wild deviation from the...
Victims of the Jan. 6 capitol riot attack speak out : NPR
1 day ago · Trump opened his first rally of the presidential campaign with a rendition of the "Star-Spangled Banner" recorded from a jailhouse phone by Jan. 6 defendants, including an alleged "Nazi...
Lawmakers remember the carnage of Jan. 6, 2021, in sharply …
12 hours ago · Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., left, and Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., who chaired the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, confer in the House chamber as lawmakers gather for a joint session of Congress to certify the votes from the Electoral College in the presidential election, in Washington, Monday, Jan. 6 ...
US Capitol riots: What happened and who has been punished? - BBC
Dec 19, 2022 · Hundreds of people protesting against the result of the 2020 US presidential election broke into Congress on 6 January 2021. Following the biggest police investigation in US history, more than 960...
A History of Attacks at the US Capitol | HISTORY
Jan 7, 2021 · In addition to duels and physical fights between congressmen, non-members of Congress have fired weapons or planted bombs on the Capitol grounds.