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Hello, and welcome to This Day in History. Here’s what happened on January 15th.

Do you remember the Miracle on the Hudson? It was 11 years ago today that Captain Chelsey “Sully” Sullenberger safely landed an Airbus 320 carrying 150 passengers on New York City’s Hudson River after a bird strike caused its engines to fail.

Hello and welcome to This Day in History. Here’s what happened on January 14th.

It was the ultimate All-American romance: the tall, handsome sports hero captured the heart of the beautiful, glamorous Hollywood star. But the volatile marriage of Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio–who were married on this day in 1954–barely got past the honeymoon stage.

Hello, and welcome to This Day in History. Here’s what happened on January 13th.

Most people only retire once. But basketball legend Michael Jordan is not most people. And on this day in 1999, Jordan announced his retirement from basketball, for the second time.

Hello, and welcome to This Day in History. Here’s what happened on January 12th.

With four women currently vying to become the Democratic presidential nominee, we look back to this day in 1932, when Ophelia Wyatt Caraway, a Democrat from Arkansas, became the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate.

Hello, and welcome to This Day in History. Here’s what happened on January 19th.

He is remembered as one of the greatest military strategists in history, even though he ultimately lost the Civil War. On this day in 1807, Robert E. Lee was born in Virginia.

Hello, and welcome to This Day in History. Here’s what happened on January 11th.

As Arizonans await word on the fate of a recently introduced Senate bill that would permanently protect the area around the Grand Canyon from mining, we look back to this day in 1908, when President Theodore Roosevelt declared the Grand Canyon a national monument.

Hello, and welcome to This Day in History. Here’s what happened on January 10th. We’ve all heard the expression “crossing the Rubicon,” and that’s just what Julius Caesar did on this day in the year 49 B.C. Caesar’s popularity had begun to threaten the Roman Senate, which ordered him to resign and disband his army. Caesar refused and crossed the tiny Rubicon River from Gaul back into Italy, sparking a civil war.

Hello, and welcome to This Day in History. Here’s what happened on January 8th. Just weeks after a legal drama over what some believe is an early version of da Vinci’s famous Mona Lisa made news worldwide, we look back to this day in 1962, when the Mona Lisa was exhibited in the U.S. for the first time. More than 2,000 VIPs, including President John F. Kennedy, came out that evening to view the famous painting.

Hello, and welcome to This Day in History. Here’s what happened on January 7th. While Americans await an impeachment trial in the Senate, we look back to this day in 1999, when the headlines were not all that different. That’s when the Senate impeachment trial began for our 42nd president, Bill Clinton. He was charged with two articles of impeachment--lying under oath and obstructing justice, but was acquitted on both counts after a five-week trial.

Hello, and welcome to This Day in History. Here’s what happened on January 6th.

Valentine’s Day may still be a month away but romance was in the air on this day in history for two of America’s 44 presidents. In 1759, George Washington married Martha Dandridge Custis.