Queen Elizabeth I claimed the throne after her half-sister, Queen Mary I, died November 17, 1558.
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US Airways Flight 1549 landed on the Hudson River, NYC.
The first Super Bowl was played in Los Angeles.
Emperor Otho began his three-month reign after overthrowing the previous emperor.
Wikipedia was launched.
A Chinese Long March rocket launched the Belarussian government's Belintersat-1 satellite into orbit.
