January 15th In NYC History
Updated: Updated 01/15/2013 12:00 AM
By: NY1 News
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2009...It's a miracle on the Hudson. After taking off from LaGuardia Airport in Queens, U.S. Airways Flight 1549 experiences engine failure after being struck by a flight of birds. Remarkably, Captain Chesley Sullenberger manages to bring the plane down safely in the Hudson River. Everyone on board escapes without serious injury and Sullenberger is hailed as a hero.
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