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e. 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 2007–2008 financial crisis, received various economic stimuli through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and similar legislation, which most notably gave Americans tax ...
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. 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy [1] [2] by the United Nations ...
The 1815 panic was followed by several years of mild depression, and then a major financial crisis – the Panic of 1819, which featured widespread foreclosures, bank failures, unemployment, a collapse in real estate prices, and a slump in agriculture and manufacturing. [9] 1822–1823 recession. 1822–1823. ~1 year.
1994 — Former Arkansas state employee Paula Jones accuses President Clinton of sexual harassment. 1994 — The United States hosts the FIFA World Cup, which is won by Brazil. 1995 — Oklahoma City bombing kills 168 and wounds 800. The bombing is the worst domestic terrorist incident in U.S. history, and the investigation results in the ...
Nickelodeon kicks off a year-long celebration of SpongeBob SquarePants tenth anniversary. 15 Hawaii became the first state in the United States to have all of its television stations switch to digital television. William Petersen appears for the last time as a regular cast member on CBS's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Supervisor Gil Grissom.
Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2009. Billboard magazine each year releases a Top Hot 100 songs of the year, counted from the first week of November to the final week in October. For 2009, the chart was published on December 11. [1] The 2009 list was dominated by The Black Eyed Peas and Lady Gaga, who shared the top four spots.
Barack Obama 's tenure as the 44th president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 2009, and ended on January 20, 2017. Obama, a Democrat from Illinois, took office following his victory over Republican nominee John McCain in the 2008 presidential election. Four years later, in the 2012 presidential election, he ...
Brüno broke Borat ' s record ($26 million) for the highest weekend debut for a mockumentary. [33] 29. July 19, 2009. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. $77,835,727. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ' s $22.2 million gross from midnight showings broke The Dark Knight ' s record ($18.5 million) for the highest midnight opening ever.