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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 ...
t. 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 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.
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.
Current events/2009 July 15. The Episcopal Church of the United States votes to overturn a three-year ban on the appointment of gay bishops. (BBC) The Catholic Church praises Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince after previously accusing the books of promoting witchcraft and the occult. (Irish Independent)
Portal. : Current events/2009 July 5. Three people are killed and twenty injured following clashes in Ürümqi, capital of Xinjiang, western China. (BBC) (Xinhua) At least eight people die in blasts at two explosives factories in Madhya Pradesh, India. (BBC) One person dies after a monorail collision at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida.
M. Mayhem Festival 2009. Michael Jackson memorial service. Minto Flats South Fire.
July 6, 2009 (Monday) edit. history. watch. 2009 Honduran coup d'état. Honduran President Manuel Zelaya diverts his jet to Nicaragua after being barred from landing in Tegucigalpa as ground troops kill two in a battle against supporters with the country in turmoil. (BBC) ( The Guardian)