Hudson River

Hudson River

(Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk or Muhheakantuck)

Country: United States

States: New York,  New Jersey

Tributaries-

(left) Hoosic River

(Right)  Mohawk River, Rondout Creek/Wallkill River

Cities: Glens Falls, Troy, Albany, Hudson, Kingston, Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, Beacon, Peekskill, Yonkers, New York City, Jersey City, NJ

The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk , the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois,[1][2][3] or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami, Muhheakantuck, Θkahnéhtati[4] in Tuscarora), is a 315-mile (507 km) river that flows from north to south through eastern New York State and forms the border between New York City and New Jersey at its mouth before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean. It is named for Henry Hudson, an Englishman sailing for the Dutch East India Company, who explored it in 1609. The Hudson River was originally named the Mauritius River, which is claimed to be the name given by Hudson in honor of Prince Maurice of Nassau. Alternatively, it is said to be the name given by Sixteenth century European adventurers, explorers, and fishermen who knew the river as River Mauritius, 'The River of Mountains'.

PRESIDENT BUSH FAREWELL SPEECH

George Bush has used his farewell speech to tell America he always did "what I thought was right".

George Bush speaks publicly for the last time as US President

The outgoing US President spoke about the tough decisions and challenges he faced during his eight years at the White House, including the aftermath of September 11.

"There are things I would do differently if given the chance," he said.

"Yet I have always acted with the best interests of our country in mind. I have followed my conscience and done what I thought was right.

"You may not agree with some tough decisions I have made. But I hope you can agree that I was willing to make the tough decisions."

Mr Bush acknowledged some of his actions after September 11 had been controversial but he stood by them.

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155 lives saved by a pilot from the Hudson River plane crash

The pilot of the US Airways flight who managed to successfully crash land his crippled plane in the Hudson River, saving all 155 people aboard, is being hailed a hero.

The pilot of the doomed Flight 1549 was Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger III, 57, of Danville, Calif., a former fighter jet pilot who also runs a flight safety firm in addition to flying commercial planes.

New York Gov. David Patterson called the landing "a miracle on the Hudson."

Sullenberger "did a masterful job of landing the plane in the river and then making sure that everybody got out," New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said. "He walked the plane twice after everybody else was off, and tried to verify that there was nobody else on board, and he assures us there was not."

Sullenberger's co-pilot was Jeff Skiles, 49, of Oregon, Wis., a 23-year US Airways veteran.

An air traffic controllers union official said a pilot on the plane reported a "double bird strike" less than a minute after takeoff and immediately asked for an emergency landing.

It is believed both engines were hit by a bird, possible an entire flock.

National Air Traffic Controllers Union spokesman Doug Church said the bird strikes were reported at 30 to 45 seconds into the flight.

The pilot was instructed to divert to Teterboro, New Jersey, for an emergency landing, shortly before the plane went down.

Bird strikes are actually not uncommon for commercial aviation, and most strikes do not cause damage

The FAA says there were about 65,000 bird strikes to civil aircraft in the U.S. between 1990 to 2005. But actual crashes caused by bird are rare.

Aircraft safety analyst Joseph Yeremian told CTV Newsnet that airplane engines are actually tested by putting chickens through them, but there are no guarantees with all the variables of actual flight.

He said a combination of a flock of birds, the cold temperature and perhaps a fault in the engines could have combined to disable the plane.

Aviation experts praised the pilots' skill, for managing to coax the crippled plane to the Hudson and for putting the plane down into the icy waters intact.

Within hours of the amazing event, blogs lit up praising Sullenberger and a Facebook fan site sprung up.

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