This Day in History: January 15

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January 15

The Republic of New Connecticut declared its independence. Six months later it was renamed Vermont.

The donkey was first used as symbol of the Democratic Party in Harper's Weekly.

The world's largest office building, the Pentagon, was completed.

The first Super Bowl was played: Green Bay Packers 35, Kansas City Chiefs 10.

President Nixon orders halt to offensive operations in North Vietnam.

The European Community recognized Croatia and Slovenia as separate states, effectively ending the Yugoslav federation, founded in 1918.