(FOX NEWS)
‘’MIRACLE ON THE HUDSON’’ ON THIS DAY
Con Edison security camera captures U.S. Airways flight
1549 landing on the Hudson River.
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 City’s Hudson River after a bird strike caused its engines
to fail. David Paterson, governor of New York at the time, dubbed
the incident the “miracle on the Hudson.”
Sullenberger, a former Air Force fighter pilot with decades of
flying experience, received a slew of honors for his actions,
including an invitation to Barack Obama’s presidential
inauguration and resolutions of praise from the U.S.
Congress.
Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger III, pilot of US Airways Flight
1549.
TREATY ENDED THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
On January 14, 1784, the Continental Congress ratified the Treaty
of Paris (above), ending the War for Independence.
In the document, which was known as the Second Treaty of Paris because the Treaty of Paris was also the name of the agreement
that had ended the Seven Years’ War in 1763, Britain officially
agreed to recognize the independence of its 13 former colonies
as the new United States of America.
In addition, the treaty settled the boundaries between the United
States and what remained of British North America.

SON OF FAMOUS STUNTMAN HAS DIED AT 60
Robert Edward Knievel II (May 7, 1962 – January 13, 2023)
(AP) – Famous American daredevil Robbie Knievel, who followed
in the footsteps of his father “Evel” Knievel, died Friday morning
after battling pancreatic cancer while in hospice care in Reno.
Robbie Knievel completed over 340 jumps, setting 20 world
records.
Robert Craig "Evel" Knievel
(October 17, 1938 – November 30, 2007)
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