Today's Highlight in History:
On January 15th, 1929, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Junior was born in Atlanta.

On this date:
In 1559, England's Queen Elizabeth the First was crowned in Westminster Abbey.

In 1844, the University of Notre Dame¹ received its charter特许，执照 from the state of Indiana.

In 1870, the Democratic party was represented as a donkey for the first time in a cartoon by Thomas Nast in "Harper's Weekly."

In 1892, the rules of basketball were published for the first time, in Springfield, Massachusetts, where the game originated.

In 1919, pianist and statesman政治家 Ignace Jan Paderewski became the first premier² of the newly created republic of Poland.

In 1943, work was completed on the Pentagon五角大楼, now the headquarters of the US Department of Defense³.

In 1967, the first Super Bowl美国橄榄球超级杯大赛 was played as the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League defeated the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League, 35-to-10.

In 1973, President Nixon announced the suspension暂停，悬浮 of all US offensive action in North Vietnam, citing progress in peace negotiations⁴.

In 1989, NATO, the Warsaw Pact⁵ and 12 other European countries adopted a human rights and security agreement in Vienna, Austria.

In 1992, the Yugoslav南斯拉夫的 federation⁶, founded in 1918, effectively collapsed⁷ as the European Community recognized the republics of Croatia克罗地亚 and Slovenia斯洛文尼亚.

Ten years ago: Soviet⁸ leader Gorbachev and the Soviet Presidium declared a state of emergency in parts of Azerbaijan阿塞拜疆 and Armenia亚美尼亚 in the wake of escalating逐步上升 ethnic¹⁰ violence. A computer problem disrupted瓦解，中断 AT&T's long-distance service for about nine hours.

Five years ago: Pope John Paul the Second celebrated¹¹ a final Mass during his visit to the Philippines, drawing millions of people. The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Dallas Cowboys 38-to-28 in the National Football Conference title game, while the San Diego Chargers upset the Pittsburgh Steelers 17-to-13 in the American Football Conference championship.

One year ago: House prosecutors¹²检察官，告发者 prodded¹³刺，戳 senators at President Clinton's impeachment弹劾，控告 trial to summon Monica Lewinsky, Vernon Jordan and others for testimony证词，证据 and "invite the president" to appear as well.