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2009 U.S. Airways plane ditches in the Hudson River - all 155 passengers survive
2002 William Warfield, singer/teacher, Old Man River, dies at 82 2000 Sir Alec Guinness, actor, Bridge on the River Kwai, dies at 86 1994 Henry Mancini, composer (Pink Panther, Moon River), dies at 70 1993 River Phoenix, actor (Stand By Me), dies of drug overdose at 23 1992 Hank Worden, actor (Red River), dies of natural causes at 91 1992 Malcolm Atterbury, actor (7 Days in May, Wild River), dies at 85 1989 Lawrence Delisle drives his 4 kids into river 1988 Skip Storch swims 246 km of Hudson River from Albany to New York City 1987 "Big River" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 1005 performances 1987 10 teens die in Guadalupe River flood, Comfort, Texas 1986 Ferry boat Shamia sinks on Maghna River Bangladesh, 600 killed 1986 William Collier, actor (Up the River, She's My Weakness), dies 1985 39th Tony Awards: Biloxi Blues and Big River win 1985 "Big River" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 1005 performances 1985 Roger Miller's musical "Big River," premieres in New York City 1985 War veterans returned to the "Bridge over the River Kwai" 1984 Mobil oil tanker spills 200,000 gallons into Columbia River 1982 Air Florida 737 took off in a snowstorm, crashes into 14th St. Bridge in Washington, D.C., and falls into Potomac River, killing 78 1980 Stacey Storey, Eagle River Alaska, Miss America-Alaska 1996 1980 River of No Return Wilderness Area designated by Jimmy Carter 1979 "Lonesome Loser" by Little River Band peaks at #6 1975 500 drown when 2 river boats collide and sink in China's West River 1975 Jerry Verno, actor (River of Unrest, Ourselves Alone), dies at 79 1975 Christine Buschur, Eagle River, Alaska, Miss America-Alaska 1997 1974 28th Tony Awards: River Niger and Raisin win 1974 Betty Compson, actress (Barker, Weary River, Drag Net), dies at 77 1973 William CF Plomer, South Africa libretto writer (Curlew River), dies at 69 1973 78 drown as flash flood sweeps a bus into a river, India 1972 Joseph A Walkers "River Niger," premieres in New York City 1972 Bus plunges into Nile River killing 50 pilgrims. (Minia Egypt) 1972 Geoff Sanderson, Hay River, NHL left wing, Hartford Whalers 1971 Cleveland Metroparks' Rocky River Nature Center opens 1971 Michael Chack, Toms River, New Jersey, figure skater, 1997 Pac Coast Sr champ 1970 Bridge over Yarra River in Melbourne crashes; killing 35 1970 River Phoenix, Madras Ore, actor, Little Nikta, Stand By Me 1969 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA River Plantation Women's Golf Open 1969 25,000 attend 2nd Annual Sky River Rock Festival, Tenino Wash 1969 Cleveland's Cuyahgo River catches fire 1968 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA River Plantation Golf Invitational 1968 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Kings River Golf Open 1968 Howard Petrie, actor (Border River, Bounty Hunter), dies at 61 1968 Israeli forces cross Jordan River to attack PLO bases 1968 Jeffrey Kramer survives 76-m jump, Washington Bridge, Hudson River New York 1967 Matt Howard, Fall River, Massachusetts, infielder, New York Yankees 1967 Oscar Shaw, actor (Rhythm on the River, Marianne), dies at 76 1966 Flooding of Arno River (Italy) destroys countless art works, kills 113 1966 Mao Tse Tung swims Yangtse River 1965 3rd cyclone of year kills another 15,000 at mouths of Ganges River 1965 Trackless trolley plunged into Nile River drowning 74 (Cairo Egypt) 1965 Al Leiter, Toms River, New Jersey, pitcher, Florida Marlins, New York Mets 1965 Pontoon ferry overturned on Shire River Malawi, kills 150 1964 Suriname River dammed 1964 William Thomas Andrade, Fall River, Massachusetts, PGA golfer, 1991 Kemper Open 1961 Greg Gagne, Fall River, Massachusetts, infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1961 Joel Otto, Elk River, Minnesota, NHL center, Philadelphia Flyers, Team USA Olympics-1998 1961 Susan Boyle, born in Blackburn, Scotland, Scottish singer, gained international attention, audience ovation, on television contest, Britain's Got Talent with Les Miserables song, 'I Dreamed a Dream', and 'Cry Me a River', plain appearance contrasts with her powerful voice 1960 Dawn Coe-Jones, Campbell River BC, LPGA golfer, 1992 Kemper Open 1960 60 people die when bus plunges off bridge into Turvo River, Brazil 1959 River Canyon extending man-made Lake Hebgen by 5 miles. (Montana) 1959 American Airlines Electra crashes in New York's East River, killing 65 1959 Dam across Tera River collapses after heavy winter rains, 135 die 1958 30th Academy Awards-"Bridge over River Kwai," Woodward and Guinness win 1957 Sholem Asch, Polish/Israeli writer (East River), dies at 77 1955 Hurricane Diane, following hurricane Connie floods Connecticut River killing 190 and doing $1.8 billion damage 1954 George McArdle, rock bassist, Little River Band Melbourne 1953 Derek Pellicci, rock drummer, Little River Band-Help Is On It's Way 1951 100,000 acres flooded from Mississippi River in Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Illinois 1951 Air raid on Chinese positions at Yalu River 1951 David Briggs, rock guitarist, Little River Band-Help is on it's Way 1950 China enters Korean conflict, sends troops across Yalu River 1950 Chinese offensive halts at Chongchon River, North Korea 1949 Terry Reid, rock guitarist, River, Bang Bang You're Terry Reid 1949 British warship HMS Amethyst escape down Yangtze River, having been refused a safe passage by Chinese Communists after 3-month standoff 1948 SS Kiangya hits mine in Whangpoo River China, sinks killing 2,750 die 1948 Beeb Birtles, Gerard Birtlekamp, rock guitarist, Little River Band 1948 Arab legion attacks Gesher bridge on Jordan River 1947 Lee Meredith, Judith Lee Sauls, River Edge, New Jersey, actress, Producers 1947 Harry Carey Sr, actor and director (Red River, Sundown), dies at 69 1947 200 die when train derails and fell into a river in Canton, China 1947 Graham Goble, Adelaide, Australia, rock guitarist, Little River Band 1947 Felicity Lott, English soprano, We come to the river 1947 John D Rockefeller, Jr. donates New York City East River site to the U.N. 1947 Small river steamer sank on Yangtze River, kills 400 1945 U.S. and Soviet forces meet at Torgau, Germany on Elbe River 1945 U.S. troops in Italy cross river Po 1945 Russian Red Army crosses the river Oder 1944 U.S. 12nd Army Corps crosses river Seine East of Paris 1944 Russian troops cross river Bug/march into Poland 1944 Glenn Shorrock, born in Sydney, Australia, rock vocalist, Little River Band 1944 Bus falls off bridge into Passaic River New Jersey, killing 16 1942 John Linder, born in Deer, River, Minnesota, Representative-R-Georgia 1993 - 1942 German troops cross Kuban River 1942 8 die as coal waste heap slides in river valley near Oakwood, Virginia 1942 Japanese submarine in mouth of Columbia River, Oregon 1942 Nazi U-boat sinks American cargo ship at mouth of Mississippi River 1941 James Stephenson, actor (Sea Hawk, River's End), dies at 52 1941 SS drowns 40 Jews in Dvina River, Belorussia 1940 John Sigmund begins swimming for 89 hours 46 minutes in the Mississippi River 1940 Nazi blitz conquest of France began by crossing Muese River 1938 Robert "Evel" Knievel, motorcycle daredevil, Snake River Canyon 1937 Japanese aircraft shell and sink U.S. gunboat Panay on Yangtze River in China. (Japan apologized and eventually paid U.S. $2.2M in reparations) 1937 Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates Bonneville Dam on Columbia River (Oregon) 1937 Bonneville Dam on Columbia River begins producing power 1935 Morton Dean, Fall River Massachusetts, TV newscaster, CBS, ABC 1933 Adrienne Corri, born in Glasgow, Scotland, actress, River, Dr. Zhivago 1932 Steamboat SS Observation explodes in New York City East River (71 killed) 1931 Yangtzee River floods after heavy rain crumbles dikes in China 1930 Fred P Newton completes longest swim ever (1826 miles), when he swam in the Mississippi River from Ford Dam, Minn, to New Orleans 1930 Andy Williams, Wall Lake Iowa, singer, Moon River, Andy Williams Show 1928 Patrick Tilley, UK, sci-fi author, 1st Family, Blood River 1928 Paul Whiteman and orchestra record "Ol' Man River" for Victor Records 1927 Tropical storm flooding kills 84 in Winooski River Valley (Vt) 1926 Troop ship sinks in Yangtze River, killing 1,200 1923 Helena Carter, Helen Rickerts, U.S. model/actress, River Lady 1923 Ad[rianus C] de Besten, Dutch literary, River Basin 1921 Malcolm Arnold, Northampton England, composer, Bridge over River Kwai 1921 Oldest radio station west of Mississippi River licensed in Greeley Co 1920 Hudson River frozen at Albany 1919 Curt Gowdy, Green River, Wyoming, sportscaster, ABC 1918 German armies retreat across Marne River in France (WW I) 1918 William Holden, born in Illinois, actor, Stalag 17, Bridge Over River Kwai, SOB 1918 Alick Wickham dives 200' into Australia's Yarra River 1917 James Donald, Aberdeen Scotland, actor, Bridge on River Kwai, Vikings 1917 A Marja, ATE Mooy, Dutch literary, Shreds on the River 1915 Una Mae Carlisle, U.S. pianist/vocalist, Walkin' at the River 1914 Alec Guinness, born in London, England, British actor, Bridge on River Kwai 1913 Dayton, Ohio almost destroyed when Scioto, Miami, and Muskingum River reach flood stage simultaneously 1910 1st Movie stunt: man jumps into Hudson river from a burning balloon 1910 Phil Hanna, River Forest, Illinois, singer, Once Upon a Tune 1910 Sammy Kaye, born in Rocky River Ohio, orchestra leader, Sammy Kaye Show 1910 Douglas Spencer, actor, Thing, This Island Earth, River of No Return 1909 Nigel Tranter, author/historian, River Realm, Robert the Bruce 1909 Johnny Mercer, Savannah, Georgia, lyricist, Moon River, Old Black Magic 1908 1st tunnel under Hudson River (railway tunnel) opens 1906 Howard Petrie, Beverly, Massachusetts, actor, Border River, Bounty Hunter 1904 Side-wheeler "General Slocum" burns in New York's East River (1,031 die) 1904 -34 degrees F (-36.7 degrees C), River Vale, New Jersey (state record) 1902 Nora Swinburne, born in England, actress, Quo Vardis, Dinner at Ritz, River 1901 Sam Spiegel, producer, On the Waterfront, Bridge over River Kwai 1901 Battle at Blood River Port: Boer General Botha beats Major Goughs cavalry 1901 Battle at Elands River Port: Boer General Smuts destroys unit 17th Lancers 1901 Boer general John Smuts and De la Rey conqueror Mud river Transvaal 1900 Howard Thurman, theologian/author, Deep River, Deep in the Hunger 1900 Britain annexes Orange Free State (as Orange River Colony) 1899 Battle of Mud river (Boer General. Cronje beats British General Methuen) 1899 Byron Foulger, Ogden, Utah, actor, River's Edge, Up in Smoke 1899 Brazo River in Texas floods 12 miles wide causing $10 mil damage 1898 Paul Robeson, born in Philadelphia, singer, Old Man River 1898 Battle of Atbara River, Anglo-Egyptian forces crush 6,000 Sudanese 1897 Antonius F "Anton" Coolen, Dutch author, Village by the River 1896 Gold discovered at Klondike River at Dawson 1896 Arthur Shields, Dublin Ireland, actor, River, Enchanted Island 1895 Jerry Verno, born in London, England, actor, River of Unrest, Sweeney Todd 1892 Sunday school teacher Lizzie Borden arrested in Fall River, Mass 1890 Sessue Hayakawa, born in Japan, actor, Bridge on River Kwai, Hell to Eternity 1888 Pennsylvania's Monongehela River rises 32' after 24 hour rainfall 1887 British SS Wah Yeung catches fire on Canton River off Hong Kong 1887 Gele River (Huang Ho) in China floods, kills about 1.5 million 1883 SS Daphne sinks on Clyde River Scotland; 195 die 1881 River ferry "Princess Victoria" sinks in Thames River Ont, 180 die 1880 Compressed air accident kills 20 workers on Hudson River tunnel, New York 1878 George Backing, English sea officer/explorer (B's River), dies at 81 1877 Big Hole River: Col John Gibbon murders Nez-Perce indians 1876 Henry Morton Stanley's reaches Lualaba River 1869 1st international boat race (Thames River, Oxford beats Harvard) 1869 1st voyage down Colorado River 1865 Steamboat "Sultana" explodes in Mississippi River, kills up to 1,547. 1450 of 2000 paroled Union POWs on their way home are killed when river steamer "Sultana" blows up 1864 Battle of Honey Hill South Carolina (Broad River) 96 dead/665 wounded 1864 Battle of Marais Des Cygnes River, Kansas (Mine Creek) 1864 Battle at Chattahoochee River, Georgia 1864 640m long ponton bridge over James River Virginia finished 1864 Captain Mendell begins building 640m long ponton bridge over James River, Virginia 1864 Battle of Kellar's Bridge Kentucky, Licking River 1864 Battle of N Anna River, Virginia (Totopotamy River, Haw's Shop, Hanovertown) 1864 Skirmish at Marksville (Avoyelles) (Red River Campaign) 1864 Butler attacks Drewry's Bluff on James River 1864 Skirmish at Ny River Virginia 1864 Battle at Alexandria, Louisiana (Red River Campaign) 1864 Battle of Cane River, Louisiana (Red River Expedition, Monett's Ferry) 1864 Skirmish at Elkin's Ford Little Missouri River, Arkansas 1864 Dale Dike on Humber River crumbles drowning some 240 1864 Red River Campaign-Union forces reach Alexandria, Louisiana 1864 Red River campaign LA 1864 Skirmish at Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi 1863 CSS Chattahoochie explodes on Chattahoochie River GA, 18 die 1863 Battle of Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi 1863 Battle at Bear River, Washington: U.S. Army vs indians 1863 Battle of Murfreesboro (Stone's River) ends 1862 Battle of Stone's River, Tennessee (Stone River, Monfreesboro) 1862 Naval Engagement at Yazoo River, MS (USS CAIRO torpedoed) 1862 Battle of Big Hatchie River, MS 1862 Battle of Nueces River, Texas 1862 Naval Engagement at Pascagoula River MS: USS Potomac Expedition 1862 Battle at Green River Kentucky (Morgan's Ohio Raid) 1862 Civil War action at Island #10 on Mississippi River 1862 Naval Engagement at Tennessee River - USS Conestago vs CSS Appleton Belle 1862 Battle of Big Sandy River, Kentucky (Middle Creek) 1859 1st steamboat sails, Red River 1858 Treaty of Algun, China cedes north bank of Amur River to Russia 1855 1st train crosses Mississippi River's 1st bridge, Rock Island, Illinois to Davenport Iowa 1853 Gadsden Purchase 45,000 mi (120,000 km) by Gila River from Mexico for $10 million, area is now southern Arizona and New Mexico 1850 Gold discovered in Oregon, Rogue River 1837 Collision of river boat Monmouth and Trement on Miss; 300 die 1837 "Sherrod" burns in Mississippi River below Natchez Miss; 175 dies 1834 HMS Beagle anchors at river mouth of Rio Santa Cruz, Patagonia 1833 Charles Darwin reaches river mouth of Parana 1833 HMS Beagle reaches river mouth of Rio Negro 1832 Whites decimate Indians in Battle of Bad Axe River, Wisconsin 1832 Source of Mississippi River discovered, Henry R. Schoolcraft 1829 Delaware River and Chesapeake Bay Canal formally opens 1826 Stephen Foster, Lawrencevil, Pennsylvania, composer, Oh! Susanna, Swanee River 1826 Frederick Church, U.S. romantic landscape painter, Hudson River Sch 1825 Erie Canal between Hudson River and Lake Erie opened 1823 1st steamboat to navigate the Mississippi River arrives at Ft. Snelling 1817 Mississippi River steamboat service begins 1815 George Evans discovers Lachlan River, Australia 1812 Napoleon's Grand Army crosses Berezina River in retreat from Russia 1812 1st Russian settlement in California, Russian River 1811 Earthquake in Missouri caused the Mississippi River to flow backwards 1811 1st Ohio River steamboat leaves Pittsburgh for New Orleans 1807 Robert Fulton's steamboat Clermont begins 1st trip up Hudson River 1804 31 English ship sail Suriname river demand transition colony 1804 Mungo Park leaves England seeking source of Niger River 1801 Thomas Cole, U.S., romantic landscape painter, Hudson River School 1792 Columbia River discovered and named by U.S. Captain Robert Gray 1790 Territory South of River Ohio created by Congress 1789 Alex Mackenzie explores Mackenzie River (Canada) 1776 George Washington's retreating army crosses Delaware River from New Jersey 1776 Washington and his troops cross Delaware River 1774 Chestertown tea party occurs (tea dumped into Chester River) 1771 Samuel Hearne explores Copper Mine River of Canada 1770 David Thompson, English/Canadian explorer, Columbia River 1745 English fleet occupies Cap Breton on St. Lawrence River 1715 Thames River freezes 1696 Czar Peter I's fleet occupies Azov at mouth of Don River 1682 William Penn accepts area around Delaware River from Duke of York 1669 LaSalle leaves Montreal to explore Ohio River 1667 Abraham Crijnssens fleet reach Fort Willoughby on Suriname River 1607 English colonists (John Smith) lands near James River in VA 1575 Henry Hudson, England, navigator/explorer, Hudson River 1541 Hernando de Soto discovers Mississippi River 1540 Explorer Hernando de Alarcon travels up Colorado River 1534 Jacques Cartier 1st sails into mouth of St. Lawrence River 1498 Columbus landed at the mouth of the Orinoco River in Venezuela 1434 Thames River freezes 1415 King Henry V of England army lands on mouth of Seine River |
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