US Airways Flight 1549 struck a flock of Canada geese during its climb out from New York City and made an emergency landing in the Hudson River (featured).
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Somali militants attack the DusitD2 hotel in Nairobi, Kenya killing at least 21 people and injuring 19.
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
One highlighted entry is from 2009: US Airways Flight 1549 struck a flock of Canada geese during its climb out from New York City and made an emergency landing in the Hudson River (featured).
People listed for January 15 include Grace VanderWaal (2004), Tim Stützle (2002), and Triston Casas (2000).
Observances listed for January 15 include Christian feast day: Abeluzius (Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church), Christian feast day: Arnold Janssen, and Christian feast day: Francis Ferdinand de Capillas (one of Martyr Saints of China).
