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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.
2009 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 marked another year of unforgettable occurrences in entertainment, politics and current events. Barack Obama was inaugurated as the first African-American president of the United States.
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November 4 - William H. Avery, American (born 1911) November 13 - Bruce King, American (born 1924) November 15 - Pierre Harmel, Belgian (born 1911) November 20 - Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, Pakistani (born 1931) November 20 - Celso Pitta, Brazilian (born 1946) November 22 - Ali Kordan, Iranian (born 1958) December 3 - Paula Hawkins, American (born 1927)
One such source of misinformation was the Russian government which flooded platforms, especially Facebook with fake news and content designed to invoke an emotional response. [23] Both candidates were extremely disliked and were the most unpopular in modern American history. [24]
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Obama is the first African-American to hold the office. [5] 2009 — The first of a series of Tea Party protests are conducted across the United States, focusing on smaller government, fiscal responsibility, individual freedoms and conservative views of the Constitution.