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The December 2009 North American blizzard was a powerful nor'easter that formed over the Gulf of Mexico in December 2009, and became a major snowstorm that affected the East Coast of the United States and Canadian Atlantic provinces.
The attempted bombing of Northwest Airlines Flight 253 occurred on December 25, 2009, aboard an Airbus A330 as it prepared to land at Detroit Metropolitan Airport following a transatlantic flight from Amsterdam.
This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from December 2009. Porfirio Lobo Sosa is elected President of Honduras. Turnout increases dramatically despite ousted former President Manuel Zelaya 's plea for a boycott.
December 8 – A series of attacks in Baghdad, Iraq kill at least 127 people and injure at least 448 more. December 15 – First flight of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. December 16 – Astronomers discover GJ 1214 b, the first-known exoplanet on which water could exist.
The 2009 North American Christmas blizzard was a powerful winter storm and severe weather event that affected the Midwestern United States, Great Plains, Southeastern United States, the Eastern Seaboard, and parts of Ontario.
December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 13 days remain until the end of the year.
The 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly known as the Copenhagen Summit, was held at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark, between 7 and 18 December.
Current events/2009 December 18. Thirty world leaders present in Copenhagen for the United Nations Conference on Climate Change agree on a draft accord. ( The Sydney Morning Herald) (Forbes.com "Silver Lining In Copenhagen 'Fiasco'") (AllAfrica.com "Copenhagen Accord Politically Significant But Not Legally Binding") (Associated Press "China ...
December 18 – Avatar, directed by James Cameron, is released in theaters and later becomes the highest-grossing film of all time. [ citation needed ] December 25
The title of the series refers to the genetically engineered Na'vi body operated from the brain that humans pilot to interact with on Pandora. The first installment, Avatar, was released on December 18, 2009, and is the highest grossing film of all-time.