Visions of a Decade

Hide Chapters

  • 2000 s: 2000 -- Dawn of a Decade


  • 2001 s: 2001 -- Terrorism, Protest, Fraud


  • 2002 s: 2002 -- Abuse, Abductions, Afghanistan


  • 2003 s: 2003 -- Shock and Awe


  • 2004 s: 2004 -- The Year of Scandals and Tsunamis


  • 2005 s: 2005 -- Katrina and Colbert


  • 2006 s: 2006 -- Violence and Catastrophe


  • 2007 s: 2007 -- The Year of the Surge


  • 2008 s: 2008 -- Economic Collapse


  • 2009 s: 2009 -- Hoaxes, Heroes, and the Passing of the King

Pause Play 1/13
January 2009
Steven Day / AP

January 2009

Passengers on a US Airways flight from New York stand on the wings of their downed airplane awaiting rescue Jan. 15. The plane’s pilot, Chesley Sullenberger, managed to land the plane safely in the Hudson River after birds knocked out both engines, and no lives were lost.

Discussion