Composer Aaron Jay Kernis

Events in 1960 and 15-1

Events in US in the birth year of Aaron Jay Kernis

• John F. Kennedy defeats Richard Nixon in a closely-fought presidential race.
• Black sit-in at Greensboro, N.C., diner receives national attention. Background: Civil Rights

Birthday Aaron Jay Kernis (15-1) in history

• Day 15-1 year 1559: Queen Elizabeth I is crowned at Westminster Abbey.
• Day 15-1 year 1759: Celebrating the Day the British Museum opened
• Day 15-1 year 1777: The Republic of New Connecticut declared its independence and was renamed Vermont six months later.
• Day 15-1 year 1870: The donkey was first used as symbol of the Democratic Party in Harper's Weekly.
• Day 15-1 year 1943: The world's largest office building, the Pentagon, was completed.
• Day 15-1 year 1967: The first Super Bowl was played: Green Bay Packers 35, Kansas City Chiefs 10.
• Day 15-1 year 1973: President Nixon orders halt to offensive operations in North Vietnam.
• Day 15-1 year 1992: The European Community recognized Croatia and Slovenia as separate states, effectively ending the Yugoslav federation, founded in 1918.
• Day 15-1 year 2009: After allegedly striking a flock of geese, US Airways Flight 1549, en route from La Guardia Airport, New York City, to Charlotte, N.C., is forced to land in the Hudson River. All 150 passengers and 5 crew members survived. The pilot, Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger III, was hailed as the "Hero of the Hudson" for his quick thinking and deft landing of the plane.