Notable events that happened on this day in history.

2009: A US Airways Airbus A320 piloted by Captain Chesley Sullenberger makes an emergency landing in the Hudson River after a birdstrike disables both engines. All 155 passengers and crew survive in what becomes known as the “Miracle on the Hudson.” Pictured: Passenger stand on the wings after the emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River in New York, January 15, 2024.

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