January 6 United States Capitol attack
2021 attempt to prevent the U.S. presidential electoral vote count
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Summary
January 6 United States Capitol attack is a demonstration[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of demonstration entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31,340 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Washington, D.C.[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Instance of: storming[5], attempted coup d'état[6], insurgency[7], rebellion[8], livestreamed crime[9]
- Follows: Save America March[10]
- Followed by: aftermath of the January 6 United States Capitol attack[11]
- Location: United States Capitol[12]
- Part of: 2020–2021 United States election protests[13]
- Commons category: 2021 storming of the United States Capitol[14]
- Target: United States Congress[15]
- Point in time: January 6, 2021[16]
- Organizer: Proud Boys[17], Enrique Tarrio[18]
- Has cause: 2020 United States presidential election[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:January 6 United States Capitol attack[20]
- Described at URL: https://www.propublica.org/article/capitol-rioters-planned-for-weeks-in-plain-sight-the-police-werent-ready[21], https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/06/us/trump-mob-capitol-building.html[22]
- Number of deaths: 5[23]
- Facet of: first presidency of Donald Trump[24]
- Number of injured: 50[25]
- Topic has template: Template:2021 storming of the United States Capitol[26]
- Has effect: Domestic reactions to the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol[27], international reactions to the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol[28], second impeachment of Donald Trump[29]
- Different from: 1954 United States Capitol shooting[30]
- Time period: first presidency of Donald Trump[31]
- Hashtag: revolution[32], fightback[33], firingsquad[34], CapitolRiot[35], J6[36], Jan6[37]
- Significant person: Donald Trump[38], Enrique Tarrio[39]
- Has goal: attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election[40]
- Number of perpetrators: 2000[41]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for January 6 United States Capitol attack include J6 Prison Choir[42], a choir[43], in United States[44], founded in 2023[45].
Why It Matters
January 6 United States Capitol attack has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 111 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for it include J6 Prison Choir[42], a choir[43], in United States[44], founded in 2023[45].