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“Capt. Sully” and “McLean’s American Pie” - This Day in History – Jan 15th
"Capt. Sully" and "McLean's American Pie" - This Day in History – Jan 15th
US Airway’s pilot, Sully Sullenberger assists “Miracle on the Hudson”
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Back in 2009, Captain Chesley Burnett “Sully” Sullenberger III became a household name after his expertise and composure helped to land the US Airways Flight 1549 after it collided with a flock of geese.
The event of this airplane is stated by history.com, “Crippled by the bird strike, both engines lost power and went quiet, forcing Captain Sullenberger to make an emergency landing. When air traffic controllers instructed the seasoned pilot to head for nearby Teterboro Airport, he calmly informed them that he was “unable” to reach a runway. “We’re gonna be in the Hudson,” he said simply, and then told the 150 terrified passengers and five crew members on board to brace for impact. Ninety seconds later, Sullenberger glided the Airbus 320 over the George Washington Bridge and onto the chilly surface of the Hudson River, where it splashed down midway between Manhattan and New Jersey. As flight attendants ushered passengers into life jackets, through emergency exits and onto the waterlogged wings of the bobbing jet, a flotilla of commuter ferries, sightseeing boats and rescue vessels hastened to the scene. One survivor suffered two broken legs and others were treated for minor injuries or hypothermia, but no fatalities occurred. After walking up and down the aisle twice to ensure a complete evacuation, Sullenberger was the last to leave the sinking plane.”
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Mr. Sullenberger was rewarded for his deeds and in would retire in 2009 after 30 years with US Airlines. He has written a book entitled, “Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters.” He is now a consultant, advocate for aviation safety and public speaker.
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Back in 1972, singer, Don McLean sang a song that had many meanings to many people, “American Pie,” which reached #1 on the Billboard charts.
This song’s lyrics were reflective of the era of the 1970’s.
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey in Rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die
Mr. McLean was asked to explain the lyrics of this song, but he declined to give its meaning. According to history.com, “many others have applied themselves to the task, however, and even today the Internet bristles with exhaustively reasoned interpretations of "American Pie" and its web of lyrical references to the youth culture of the 1950s and 60s. The meaning of the Stolen Crown and Marching Band may be of interest only to the most obsessive of baby boomers, but almost all of us know the chorus of "American Pie" better than we know our own national anthem, and the chances are good that our great-grandchildren will, too. Which isn't bad for a song that was written and recorded by a struggling folk singer who merely hoped that it would "earn two or three thousand dollars and make survival for another year possible.”
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