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The singer-songwriter Elton John postpones three more concerts on The Red Piano Tour, this time in the United States, due to illness. U.S. Republican Party candidate Dede Scozzafava, who withdrew her bid for New York's 23rd Congressional District in the House of Representatives Friday, endorses the Democratic challenger. (The New York Times)
The following is a timeline of the presidency of Barack Obama from his inauguration as the 44th president of the United States on January 20, 2009, to December 31, 2009. For his time as president-elect, see the presidential transition of Barack Obama; for a detailed account of his first months in office, see first 100 days of the Barack Obama presidency; for a complete itinerary of his travels ...
1979 – Griselda Álvarez becomes the first female governor of a state of Mexico. [8] 1981 – Antigua and Barbuda gains independence from the United Kingdom. 1982 – Honda becomes the first Asian automobile company to produce cars in the United States with the opening of its factory in Marysville, Ohio; a Honda Accord is the first car ...
The first inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States took place on Tuesday, January 20, 2009, at the West Front of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. The 56th inauguration, which set a record attendance for any event held in the city, marked the commencement of the first term of Barack Obama as president ...
Disasters and accidents 16 people are killed in a fire that destroyed 58 houses in the Philippine city of Bacolod. (Times of India) At least 15 Tamil asylum seekers are feared dead while being rescued in seas off the coast of Australia. (The Age) International relations The United Nations announces it will suspend military assistance to an army brigade in eastern Democratic Republic of the ...
Bitcoin’s price has been on a roller coaster ride since it first debuted in January 2009, but the long-term trajectory has been higher — “up and to the right,” as they say. ... $60,000 and ...
The Prime Minister of Belgium, Herman Van Rompuy, is designated the first permanent President of the European Council, [68] a position he takes up on December 1, 2009. [ 69 ] [ 70 ] [ 71 ] November 10 – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was released.
November 4 – The New York Yankees defeat the Philadelphia Phillies to win their 27th World Series championship. [citation needed] November 5 – Fort Hood becomes the scene of the worst mass shooting at a U.S. military base when Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan opens fire, killing 13 and wounding dozens. [102]