This was 15th day of the year and 350 days remained in the year.
January 15 in History
1559
Queen Elizabeth I was crowned in Westminster Abbey.
1759
The British Museum opened.
1777
The Republic of New Connecticut declared its independence. Six months later it was renamed Vermont.
1870
The donkey was first used as symbol of the Democratic Party in Harper's Weekly.
1943
The world's largest office building, the Pentagon, was completed.
1967
The first Super Bowl was played: Green Bay Packers 35, Kansas City Chiefs 10.
1973
President Nixon orders halt to offensive operations in North Vietnam.
1992
The European Community recognized Croatia and Slovenia as separate states, effectively ending the Yugoslav federation, founded in 1918.
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