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Today in History, January 15, 2009
Pilot Sully Sullenberger performs Miracle on the Hudson
On January 15, 2009, a potential disaster turned into a heroic display of skill and composure when Captain Chesley Burnett Sullenberger III safely landed the plane he was piloting on New York Citys Hudson River after a bird strike caused its engines to fail.
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12 years ago today. This happened 5 days before Obama took office???? [View all]
underpants
Jan 2021
OP
What's more, it was often described as a fitting metaphor for the disastrous last days of Dubya
sandensea
Jan 2021
#25
President Elect Barack Obama invited him and the rest of the crew to the Inauguration
MustLoveBeagles
Jan 2021
#6
I didn't know that. I do recall the airlines trying to get out of their pension obligations
thucythucy
Jan 2021
#17
I was on my way home from work when I heard the report on WCBS radio. I thought for sure....
George II
Jan 2021
#28