January 15 - The Day in History

January 15 : General Interest 1967: Packers face Chiefs in first Super Bowl On this day in 1967, at the Los Angeles Coliseum, the Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs in the first-ever world championship game of American football... read more American Revolution 1777 : New Connecticut (Vermont) declares independence http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-connecticut-vermont-declares-independence Automotive 1936 : Ford Foundation is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ford-foundation-is-born Civil War 1865 : Fort Fisher falls to Union forces http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fort-fisher-falls Cold War 1953 : Dulles calls for "liberation of captive peoples" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dulles-calls-for-liberation-of-captive-peoples Crime 1981 : Hill Street Blues begins run http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hill-street-blues-begins-run Disaster 1919 : Molasses floods Boston streets http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/molasses-floods-boston-streets General Interest 1559 : Elizabeth crowned queen of England http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/elizabeth-crowned-queen-of-england 1870 : First appearance of the Democratic donkey http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-appearance-of-the-democratic-donkey 1929 : Martin Luther King Jr. born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/martin-luther-king-jr-born 1970 : Biafra surrenders to Nigeria http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/biafra-surrenders-to-nigeria 1970 : Qaddafi becomes premier of Libya http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/qaddafi-becomes-premier-of-libya 2009 : Sully Sullenberger performs Miracle on the Hudson http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sully-sullenberger-performs-miracle-on-the-hudson Hollywood 1993 : Last episode of soap opera Santa Barbara airs http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/last-episode-of-soap-opera-santa-barbara-airs Literary 1831 : The Hunchback of Notre Dame is finished http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-hunchback-of-notre-dame-is-finished Music 1972 : "American Pie" hits #1 on the pop charts http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/quotamerican-piequot-hits-351-on-the-pop-charts Old West 1933 : The utopian Amana colony embraces capitalism http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-utopian-amana-colony-embraces-capitalism Presidential 1973 : Nixon suspends military action in North Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-suspends-military-action-in-north-vietnam Sports 1967 : Packers beat Chiefs in first Super Bowl http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/packers-beat-chiefs-in-first-super-bowl Vietnam War 1962 : Kennedy says U.S. troops are not fighting http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kennedy-says-us-troops-are-not-fighting 1973 : Nixon halts military action against North Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-halts-military-action-against-north-vietnam World War I 1919 : Rebel leaders are murdered in failed coup in Berlin http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rebel-leaders-are-murdered-in-failed-coup-in-berlin World War II 1951 : The "Witch of Buchenwald" is sentenced to prison http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-witch-of-buchenwald-is-sentenced-to-prison

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