Here is what happened on this day in history.
January 15th…..
1929- Martin Luther King Jr. born
2001- Wikipedia launches
1968- The Jeannette Rankin Brigade: 5,000 women march against Vietnam War
2009- Pilot Sully Sullenberger performs “Miracle on the Hudson”
1972- “American Pie” hits #1 on the pop charts
1777- Vermont declares independence from colony of New York
1870- First appearance of the Democratic Party donkey
1559- Elizabeth I crowned Queen of England
1919- Rebel leaders are murdered in failed coup in Berlin
1967- Packers beat Chiefs in first Super Bowl
1831- “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” is finished
1919- Boston shocked by deadly molasses flood
1981- “Hill Street Blues” begins run
1990- Soviets send troops into Azerbaijan
1951- The “Witch of Buchenwald” is sentenced to prison
Learn more about all of these events at https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history
