2009 ⟶ US Airways Flight 1549 Hudson River Landing
January 15: US Airways Flight 1549 ditches in the Hudson Riv...
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❄️ Northeastern United States Blizzard
February 5 – 7: The Northeastern United States blizzard of 1978 hits the New England region and the New York metropolitan area, killing about 100, and causing over US$520 million in damage.⟶
WeatherNatural DisasterNew EnglandNew YorkFatalities
United States☢️ Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident
March 28: The Three Mile Island nuclear accident, a partial meltdown of reactor number 2 of Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station (TMI-2) in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, near Harrisburg, and subsequent radiation leak.⟶
AccidentsEnvironmental DisastersRadiation
United States✈️ ValuJet Flight 592 Crash in Florida Everglades
May 11: After takeoff from Miami, a fire started by improperly handled oxygen canisters in the cargo hold of Atlanta-bound ValuJet Flight 592 causes the Douglas DC-9 to crash in the Florida Everglades, killing all 110 people on board.⟶
AviationAviation SafetyAir CrashFloridaDisasterTransportation
United States✈️ TWA Flight 800 Explodes Off Long Island
July 17: TWA Flight 800 crash.⟶
AviationAir DisasterAccident InvestigationTransportation SafetyCommercial Aviation
United States✈️ American Airlines Flight 587 Crashes in New York
November 12: Crash of American Airlines Flight 587.⟶
AviationAccidentAir DisasterNew YorkTerrorismCommercial Aviation
United States✈️ US Airways Flight 1549 Hudson River Landing
January 15: US Airways Flight 1549 ditches in the Hudson River in an accident that becomes known as the "Miracle on the Hudson", as all 155 people on board are rescued.⟶
AviationAccidentsAirlinesRescueEmergency ResponseSafetyNew York
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