Queen Elizabeth I claimed the throne after her half-sister, Queen Mary I, died November 17, 1558.
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Hunga Tonga, a volcano in Tonga, erupted, which triggered tsunami warnings from the US and Chile to Japan and Australia.
US Airways Flight 1549 landed on the Hudson River, NYC.
Construction of The Pentagon was completed.
King Henry VIII became the head of the Church of England.