Daily Facts about January 15

2023

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday is observed. He was a prominent leader in the American civil rights movement.

1967

The Green Bay Packers triumph over the Kansas City Chiefs in the inaugural Super Bowl, a significant moment in American sports history.

1919

The Great Molasses Flood takes place in Boston, Massachusetts, resulting from the rupture of a storage tank and causing a devastating wave of molasses.

1559

Queen Elizabeth I of England is crowned, marking the beginning of her long and influential reign.