BITS OF HISTORY
(JANUARY 15)
1969: Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 5 launch, together with Soyuz 4 achieving first docking of two unmanned spacecraft in Earth orbit.
2001: Free content encyclopaedia website Wikipedia launches online.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. 2009: A US Airways jet with 155 people on board ditched in the frigid Hudson River off Manhattan after apparently hitting a flock of geese and officials said everyone was rescued.
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