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