Time Capsule: January 6, 2026

Min Wage Hourly$7.25

Median Home Price$408,800.00

Gas Price Avg$4.09

Bread Price Avg$2.05

Movie Ticket Avg$12.50

First Class Stamp$0.78

Milk Price Avg$4.07

Spy Close$691.81

Qqq Close$623.42

Dia Close$494.61

Min Wage Hourly$7.25

Median Home Price$408,800.00

Gas Price Avg$4.09

Bread Price Avg$2.05

Movie Ticket Avg$12.50

First Class Stamp$0.78

Milk Price Avg$4.07

Spy Close$691.81

Qqq Close$623.42

Dia Close$494.61

Screen Releases & Special Events on January 6, 2026

Films, recorded performances, sports events and specials with an exact TMDB primary-release date on this day.

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People We Meet on Vacation

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Housemaid

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Tashi

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Annihilator Unleashed

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Dad is Not a Hero

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Death Cipher

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Demon Hunters

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Give Me Back My Body!

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Bombshell

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Say Good Things To Me

January 6, 2026 Trivia

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Television On January 6, 2026

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The Rookie

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

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Grey's Anatomy

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The Simpsons

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Fallout

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NCIS

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Criminal Minds

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Family Guy

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Law & Order

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Spartacus: House of Ashur

Exact-date daily brief

January 6, 2026

Five farmers are killed in a shooting attack by herders in Kwande, Benue State, Nigeria. At least five Old Oyo National Park security personnel are killed and others injured in a bandit attack in Orire, Oyo State, Nigeria.

Key developments

Five farmers are killed in a shooting attack by herders in Kwande, Benue State, Nigeria.
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At least five Old Oyo National Park security personnel are killed and others injured in a bandit attack in Orire, Oyo State, Nigeria.
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Seven people are killed and several others are wounded in Aleppo, Syria after clashes between the Syrian Armed Forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces.
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On screens that day

Movie People We Meet on Vacation

Movie Housemaid

Movie Tashi

Movie Annihilator Unleashed

Market close

SPY $691.81 2026-01-06

QQQ $623.42 2026-01-06

DIA $494.61 2026-01-06

Pull-list picks

Published January 7, 2026 (one day after the capsule date) $4.99

Radically Rearranged Ronin Ragdolls Adventures #100

Image Comics

David Avallone and Troy Little deliver a double-length special in which Overdog steals every fish in New York City and the Ragdolls race to stop him.

Verified with Image Comics

Published January 7, 2026 (one day after the capsule date) $3.99

Inferno Girl Red Book Two #2 (of 3)

Image Comics

Mat Groom and Erica D'Urso continue Cassia's fight as the Griffin returns, confidence in Inferno Girl Red fades, and the Twins escalate their plans across 40 story pages.

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Published January 7, 2026 (one day after the capsule date) $3.99

The Walking Dead: Deluxe #128

Image Comics

Robert Kirkman's series continues in full color with art by Charlie Adlard, Stefano Gaudiano, and Dave McCaig, plus creator commentary and Cutting Room Floor material.

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Shelf candidates

Unveiled January 5, 2026 (one day before the capsule date) $69.99

LEGO Star Wars SMART Play: Darth Vader's TIE Fighter

The LEGO Group

LEGO unveiled a 473-piece TIE Fighter set with a SMART Brick, Darth Vader SMART Minifigure, interactive engine sounds, a Rebel outpost, and an Imperial fueling station.

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Unveiled January 5, 2026 (one day before the capsule date) $89.99

LEGO Star Wars SMART Play: Luke's Red Five X-Wing

The LEGO Group

The 584-piece X-Wing set pairs a SMART Brick with Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia SMART Minifigures, five SMART Tags, R2-D2, and interactive vehicle and repair sounds.

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Unveiled January 5, 2026 (one day before the capsule date) $159.99

LEGO Star Wars SMART Play: Throne Room Duel & A-Wing

The LEGO Group

LEGO's 962-piece throne-room set uses two SMART Bricks, three SMART Minifigures, and five tags to trigger lightsaber sounds, A-Wing engine audio, and The Imperial March.

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New work from the lab

Published January 6, 2026 Exact day

CleaveNet-designed molecular sensors for early cancer detection

MIT and Microsoft Research

Researchers developed CleaveNet to design selective peptide sensors that release detectable urine signals when they encounter cancer-linked proteases, opening a path toward at-home early detection.

Verified with MIT News

Published January 5, 2026 (one day before the capsule date)

Clinical-AI memorization tests for patient privacy

MIT Jameel Clinic

MIT scientists designed tests to distinguish patient-level memorization from generalization and assess whether clinical foundation models could reveal sensitive health records.

Verified with MIT News

Published January 5, 2026 (one day before the capsule date)

Plasma accelerator that boosts electron energy and brightness

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

SLAC and UCLA researchers demonstrated a plasma-wave accelerator that increased electron energy and beam brightness simultaneously, advancing compact high-performance accelerators and X-ray sources.

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The Sounds of

Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year

Headlines From January 6, 2026

GOOGL closed at $314.34 on 2026-01-06.

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