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    January 15

    This Day in History on January 15th

    History and Headlines contributorsBy History and Headlines contributorsJanuary 15, 2023Updated:January 15, 2023No Comments2 Mins Read
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    January 15th

    A Brief History

    This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on January 15th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event.

    Digging Deeper

    On January 15, 1559, Elizabeth I was crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey, London, England.

    On January 15, 1947, Betty Bersinger was walking with her 3 year old daughter near Leimert Park in Los Angeles, California at about 10 in the morning when they came upon the naked, dead body of a young woman.

    On January 15, 1967, professional American football history was made when the National Football League (NFL) Champion the Green Bay Packers played the American Football League (AFL) Champion the Kansas City Chiefs in an “AFL-NFL World Championship Game” that later became known as the “Super Bowl.”

    On January 15, 1967, the NFL Champion Green Bay Packers faced off with the American Football League Champion Kansas City Chiefs, defeating the Chiefs 35-10 in a game later called “The First Super Bowl.”

    On January 15, 2001, the online encyclopedia known as Wikipedia went operational, giving Internet users a marvelous resource for casually looking things up.

    On January 15, 2005, the serial murderer known as BTK (bind, torture, kill) was finally arrested while driving near his home in Park City, Kansas.

    On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 flew into the annals of History when it became “The Miracle on the Hudson.”

    On January 15, 2018, Irish lead singer of the Cranberries, Dolores O’Riordan, died in her bathtub, drowned while under the influence of alcohol and drugs.

    Question for students (and subscribers): Which event that occurred on today’s date would you like to learn more about?  Please let us know in the comments section below this article.

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    Historical Evidence

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    Andrews, John and Matt Baker.  Timeline of World History.  Thunder Bay Press, 2020.

    You can also watch video versions of this article on YouTube.

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