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Events from the year 2009 in the United States. The inauguration of Barack Obama as the president, occurred on January 20. The nation, still recovering from the Great Recession, received various economic stimuli through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and similar legislation, which most notably gave Americans tax credits.
v. t. e. 2009 (MMIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2009th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 9th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 10th and last year of the 2000s decade.
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Yunnan province of China, killing one person and destroying over 10,000 homes. (BBC) July 2009 Ürümqi riots. Chinese President Hu Jintao returns to Beijing and chairs Politburo Meeting, vowing "severe punishment" on culprits as the social order in Ürümqi is being restored.
The week before the New Year is traditionally crystal ball time for the press. Looking deep into my orb, I see these headlines appearing in 2009: Loss of ad revenue forces NBC to replace entire ...
This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from October 2009. Around 150 Venezuelan students end a weeklong hunger strike protesting against alleged human rights abuses in Venezuela, after Organization of American States officials agree to meet the students and one of their leaders is released.
Portal:Current events [ edit] This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from May 2009. Police and protesters battle during May Day demonstrations in Germany, Greece, and Turkey. (BBC) ( The Straits Times) The Pakistani Army kills approximately 60 Taliban militants during Operation Black Thunder.
Current events/2009 July 11. The President of Peru Alan García names Javier Velásquez as the Prime Minister of Peru. (AFP via Google News) The death toll from the recent riots in Ürümqi rises to 184. (NDTV) (CNN) ( China Daily) A mass funeral takes place in Srebrenica, Bosnia, to commemorate the 14th anniversary of the massacre that took ...
Current events/2009 May 22. Manmohan Singh is inaugurated for his second term as Prime Minister of India. (Reuters) Floods kill at least 11 people in Haiti. (Press Association via Google News) Former Special Air Service officer John Wick is revealed as the whistleblower behind the United Kingdom Parliament 's expenses controversy.