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  • U.S.
    2009
    Mobile Phones

    Looking To data-optimized 4th-generation Technologies

    U.S.
    2009

    By 2009, it had become clear that, at some point, 3G networks would be overwhelmed by the growth of bandwidth-intensive applications like streaming media. Consequently, the industry began looking to data-optimized 4th-generation technologies, with the promise of speed improvements up to 10-fold over existing 3G technologies. The first two commercially available technologies billed as 4G were the WiMAX standard (offered in the U.S. by Sprint) and the LTE standard, first offered in Scandinavia by TeliaSonera.




  • U.S.
    Jan, 2009
    Financial crisis of 2007–2008

    The Big Three automobile manufacturers received a bailout from the TARP program

    U.S.
    Jan, 2009

    January 2009: The Big Three automobile manufacturers received a bailout from the TARP program.




  • Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
    2009
    Warren Buffett

    Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC

    Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
    2009

    In 2009, Buffett acquired Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp for $34 billion in cash and stock.




  • Palo Alto, California, U.S.
    Jan, 2009
    Facebook, Inc.

    Compete.com Study

    Palo Alto, California, U.S.
    Jan, 2009

    A January 2009 Compete.com study ranked Facebook the most used social networking service by worldwide monthly active users




  • Hudson River, New York, U.S.
    2009
    US Airways Flight 1549: Sully

    Compensations

    Hudson River, New York, U.S.
    2009

    Each passenger later received a letter of apology, $5,000 in compensation for lost baggage (and $5,000 more if they could demonstrate larger losses) and a refund of the ticket price. In May 2009 they received any belongings that had been recovered. In addition, they reported offers of $10,000 each in return for agreeing not to sue US Airways.




  • U.S.
    2009
    Marvel Studios

    Marvel attempted to hire a team of writers to help come up with creative ways to launch its lesser-known properties

    U.S.
    2009

    In 2009, Marvel attempted to hire a team of writers to help come up with creative ways to launch its lesser-known properties, such as Black Panther, Cable, Iron Fist, Nighthawk, and Vision.




  • Jeffersonville, Indiana, U.S.
    2009
    Papa John's Pizza

    Schnatter reacquired the Camaro back

    Jeffersonville, Indiana, U.S.
    2009

    In 2009, Schnatter reacquired the Camaro back after offering a reward of $250,000 for the car.


  • Midlothian, Texas, U.S.
    2009
    American Sniper: Christopher Scott Kyle

    Post-military life

    Midlothian, Texas, U.S.
    2009

    Kyle left the U.S. Navy in 2009, and moved to Midlothian, Texas, with his wife, Taya, and two children. He was president of Craft International, a tactical training company for the U.S. military and law enforcement communities.


  • U.S.
    2009
    Marvel Studios

    Sony returned all Spider-Man television rights

    U.S.
    2009

    In early 2009, Sony returned all Spider-Man television rights (including live action) in exchange for an adjustment to the movie rights.


  • Mountain View, California, U.S.
    2009
    Android

    2009 market share

    Mountain View, California, U.S.
    2009

    Research company Canalys estimated in the second quarter of 2009, that Android had a 2.8% share of worldwide smartphone shipments.


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    2009
    Kobe Bryant

    Youngest player to 25,000 point

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    2009

    Bryant also became the youngest player (31 years, 151 days) to reach 25,000 points in his career during the season, surpassing Chamberlain.


  • Mountain View, California, U.S.
    2009
    Google LLC

    Google Joined The PRISM Program

    Mountain View, California, U.S.
    2009

    According to leaks of said program, Google joined the PRISM program in 2009.


  • New York, U.S.
    Monday Jan 5, 2009
    03:24:00 PM
    US Airways Flight 1549: Sully

    Takeoff

    New York, U.S.
    Monday Jan 5, 2009
    03:24:00 PM

    The flight was cleared for takeoff to the northeast from LaGuardia's Runway 4 at 3:24:56 pm Eastern Standard Time (20:24:56 UTC). With Skiles in control, the crew made its first report after becoming airborne at 3:25:51 as being at 700 feet (210 m) and climbing. The weather at 2:51 p.m. was 10 miles (16 km) visibility with broken clouds at 3,700 feet (1,100 m), wind 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) from 290°; an hour later it was few clouds at 4,200 feet (1,300 m), wind 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) from 310°. At 3:26:37 Sullenberger remarked to Skiles: "What a view of the Hudson today."


  • U.S.
    Monday Jan 12, 2009
    Bitcoin

    Finney received ten bitcoins from Nakamoto

    U.S.
    Monday Jan 12, 2009

    The receiver of the first bitcoin transaction was cypherpunk Hal Finney, who had created the first reusable proof-of-work system (RPoW) in 2004. Finney downloaded the bitcoin software on its release date, and on 12 January 2009 received ten bitcoins from Nakamoto. Other early cypherpunk supporters were creators of bitcoin predecessors: Wei Dai, creator of b-money, and Nick Szabo, creator of bit gold.


  • Hudson River, New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    03 PM
    US Airways Flight 1549: Sully

    Landing Decesion

    Hudson River, New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    03 PM

    Sullenberger asked controllers for landing options in New Jersey, mentioning Teterboro Airport. Permission was given for Teterboro's Runway 1, Sullenberger initially responded "Yes", but then: "We can't do it ... We're gonna be in the Hudson". The aircraft passed less than 900 feet (270 m) above the George Washington Bridge. Sullenberger commanded over the cabin address system, "Brace for impact", and the flight attendants relayed the command to passengers. Meanwhile, air traffic controllers asked the Coast Guard to caution vessels in the Hudson and ask them to prepare to assist with the rescue.


  • Hudson River, New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    03 PM
    US Airways Flight 1549: Sully

    Evacuation

    Hudson River, New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    03 PM

    Sullenberger opened the cockpit door and gave the order to evacuate. The crew began evacuating the passengers through the four overwing window exits and into an inflatable slide/raft deployed from the front right passenger door (the front left slide failed to operate, so the manual inflation handle was pulled). A panicked passenger opened a rear door, which a flight attendant was unable to reseal. Water was also entering through a hole in the fuselage and through cargo doors that had come open, so as the water rose the attendant urged passengers to move forward by climbing over seats. One passenger was in a wheelchair. Finally, Sullenberger walked the cabin twice to confirm it was empty.


  • Hudson River, New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    03:00:00 PM
    US Airways Flight 1549: Sully

    Post-Evacuation

    Hudson River, New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    03:00:00 PM

    The air and water temperatures were about 19 °F (−7 °C) and 41 °F (5 °C) respectively. Some evacuees waited for rescue knee-deep in water on the partially submerged slides, some wearing life-vests. Others stood on the wings or, fearing an explosion, swam away from the plane. One passenger, after helping with the evacuation, found the wing so crowded that he jumped into the river and swam to a boat.


  • New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    03:24:00 PM
    US Airways Flight 1549: Sully

    Flight Details

    New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    03:24:00 PM

    On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 with call sign 'CACTUS 1549' was scheduled to fly from New York City's LaGuardia Airport (LGA) to Charlotte Douglas (CLT), with direct onward service to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport. The aircraft was an Airbus A320-214 powered by two GE Aviation/Snecma-designed CFM56-5B4/P turbofan engines.


  • New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    03:24:00 PM
    US Airways Flight 1549: Sully

    Pilot Detail

    New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    03:24:00 PM

    The pilot in command was 57-year-old Chesley B. Sullenberger, a former fighter pilot who had been an airline pilot since leaving the United States Air Force in 1980. At the time, he had logged 19,663 total flight hours, including 4,765 in an A320; he was also a glider pilot and expert on aviation safety. First officer Jeffrey B. Skiles, 49, had accrued 20,727 career flight hours, but this was his first Airbus A320 assignment since qualifying to fly it. There were 150 passengers and three flight attendants on board.


  • Hudson River, New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    03:27:00 PM
    US Airways Flight 1549: Sully

    Bird Strike

    Hudson River, New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    03:27:00 PM

    At 3:27:11 the plane struck a flock of Canada geese at an altitude of 2,818 feet (859 m) about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north-northwest of LaGuardia. The pilots' view was filled with the large birds; passengers and crew heard very loud bangs and saw flames from the engines, followed by silence and an odor of fuel.


  • Hudson River, New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    03:27:00 PM
    US Airways Flight 1549: Sully

    NY terminal radio call

    Hudson River, New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    03:27:00 PM

    At 3:27:33, Sullenberger radioed a mayday call to New York Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON): "... this is Cactus 1539 [sic – correct call sign was Cactus 1549], hit birds. We've lost thrust on both engines. We're turning back towards LaGuardia". Air traffic controller Patrick Harten told LaGuardia's tower to hold all departures and directed Sullenberger back to Runway 13. Sullenberger responded, "Unable".


  • Hudson River, New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    03:31:00 PM
    US Airways Flight 1549: Sully

    Ditching

    Hudson River, New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    03:31:00 PM

    About ninety seconds later, at 3:31 pm, the plane made an unpowered ditching, descending southwards at about 125 knots (140 mph; 230 km/h) into the middle of the North River section of the Hudson tidal estuary, at 40.7695°N 74.0046°W on the New York side of the state line, roughly opposite West 50th Street (near the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum) in Manhattan and Port Imperial in Weehawken, New Jersey. Flight attendants compared the ditching to a "hard landing" with "one impact, no bounce, then a gradual deceleration." The ebb tide then began to take the plane southward.


  • Hudson River, New York, USA
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    03:55:00 PM
    US Airways Flight 1549: Sully

    Rescue

    Hudson River, New York, USA
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    03:55:00 PM

    Sullenberger had ditched near boats, which facilitated rescue. NY Waterway ferries Thomas Jefferson and then Governor Thomas H. Kean both arrived within minutes and began taking people aboard using Jason's cradle. Sullenberger advised the ferry crews to rescue those on the wings first, as they were in more jeopardy than those on the slides, which detached to become life rafts. As the plane drifted, passengers on one slide, fearing that the boat would crush them, shouted for it to steer away. The last person was taken from the plane at 3:55 pm. About 140 New York City firefighters responded to nearby docks, as did police, helicopters, and various vessels and divers. Other agencies provided medical help on the Weehawken side of the river, where most passengers were taken.


  • Hudson River, New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    04:05:00 PM
    US Airways Flight 1549: Sully

    Aftermath

    Hudson River, New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    04:05:00 PM

    There were five serious injuries, including a deep laceration in flight attendant Doreen Welsh's leg. Seventy-eight people were treated, mostly for minor injuries and hypothermia; twenty-four passengers and two rescuers were treated at hospitals, with two passengers kept overnight. One passenger now wears glasses because of eye damage from jet fuel. No pets were being carried on the flight.


  • San Bruno, California, U.S.
    Jan, 2009
    YouTube

    YouTube launched "YouTube for TV"

    San Bruno, California, U.S.
    Jan, 2009

    In January 2009, YouTube launched "YouTube for TV", a version of the website tailored for set-top boxes and other TV-based media devices with web browsers, initially allowing its videos to be viewed on the PlayStation 3 and Wii video game consoles.


  • U.S.
    Friday Jan 16, 2009
    Bank of America

    Bank of America received $20 billion in the federal bailout from the U.S. government

    U.S.
    Friday Jan 16, 2009

    Bank of America received $20 billion in the federal bailout from the U.S. government through the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) on January 16, 2009, and a guarantee of $118 billion in potential losses at the company.


  • U.S.
    Friday Jan 16, 2009
    Bank of America

    Massive Losses

    U.S.
    Friday Jan 16, 2009

    The bank, in its January 16, 2009, earnings release, revealed massive losses at Merrill Lynch in the fourth quarter, which necessitated an infusion of money that had previously been negotiated with the government as part of the government-persuaded deal for the bank to acquire Merrill. Merrill recorded an operating loss of $21.5 billion in the quarter, mainly in its sales and trading operations, led by Tom Montag. The bank also disclosed it tried to abandon the deal in December after the extent of Merrill's trading losses surfaced, but was compelled to complete the merger by the U.S. government. The bank's stock price sank to $7.18, its lowest level in 17 years, after announcing earnings and the Merrill mishap. The market capitalization of Bank of America, including Merrill Lynch, was then $45 billion, less than the $50 billion it offered for Merrill just four months earlier, and down $108 billion from the merger announcement.


  • Hudson River, New York, USA
    Saturday Jan 17, 2009
    US Airways Flight 1549: Sully

    Investigation

    Hudson River, New York, USA
    Saturday Jan 17, 2009

    The partially submerged plane was moored to a pier near the World Financial Center in Lower Manhattan, roughly 4 miles (6 km) downstream from the ditching location. The left engine, detached by the ditching, was recovered from the riverbed. On January 17 the aircraft was barged to New Jersey. The initial National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) evaluation that the plane had lost thrust after a bird strike was confirmed by analysis of the cockpit voice and flight data recorders. Two days earlier the plane had experienced a less severe compressor stall, but the affected engine was restarted. A faulty temperature sensor was replaced, and inspection verified the engine had not been damaged in that incident.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Jan 20, 2009
    Barack Obama

    A President

    U.S.
    Tuesday Jan 20, 2009

    Obama as the 44th President took place on January 20, 2009.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Tuesday Jan 20, 2009
    George W. Bush

    Last day as President

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Tuesday Jan 20, 2009

    Last day as President.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Jan 20, 2009
    US Airways Flight 1549: Sully

    Crew awards and honors

    U.S.
    Tuesday Jan 20, 2009

    The crew, especially Sullenberger, was praised, notably by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and New York State Governor David Paterson, who said: "We had a Miracle on 34th Street. I believe now we have had a Miracle on the Hudson." U.S. President George W. Bush said he was "inspired by the skill and heroism of the flight crew," and praised the emergency responders and volunteers. President-elect Barack Obama said that everyone was proud of Sullenberger's "heroic and graceful job in landing the damaged aircraft." He thanked the crew, whom he invited to his inauguration five days later.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Jan 20, 2009
    Joe Biden

    First term (2009–2013)

    U.S.
    Tuesday Jan 20, 2009

    At noon on January 20, 2009, Joe Biden became the 47th vice president of the United States, sworn into the office by Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. Biden is the first United States vice president from Delaware and the first Roman Catholic to attain that office.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Jan 20, 2009
    Joe Biden

    Vice President

    U.S.
    Tuesday Jan 20, 2009

    Biden was the running mate of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and became the first Roman Catholic to serve as vice president of the United States.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Wednesday Jan 21, 2009
    US Airways Flight 1549: Sully

    NTSB foundings

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Wednesday Jan 21, 2009

    On January 21, the NTSB found evidence of soft-body damage in the right engine along with organic debris including a feather. The left engine also evidenced soft body impact, with: "dents on both the spinner and inlet lip of the engine cowling. Five booster inlet guide vanes are fractured and eight outlet guide vanes are missing." Both engines, missing large portions of their housings, were sent to the manufacturer for examination. On January 31, the plane was moved to Kearny, New Jersey. The bird remains were later identified by DNA testing to be Canada geese, which typically weigh more than engines are designed to withstand ingesting.


  • U.S.
    2009
    Donald Trump

    Back to the Republicans

    U.S.
    2009

    Trump returned back to the Republican Party in 2009.


  • Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
    Feb, 2009
    Warren Buffett

    Buffett Sold Some Procter & Gamble Co. Shares

    Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
    Feb, 2009

    In February 2009, Buffett sold some Procter & Gamble Co. shares from his personal portfolio.


  • Madison Square Garden, New York, U.S.
    Monday Feb 2, 2009
    Kobe Bryant

    Madison Square Garden record

    Madison Square Garden, New York, U.S.
    Monday Feb 2, 2009

    In a game against the Knicks on February 2, 2009, Bryant scored 61 points, setting a record for the most points scored at Madison Square Garden.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Feb 3, 2009
    Kevin Hart

    Kevin Hart: I'm a Grown Little Man

    U.S.
    Tuesday Feb 3, 2009

    Hart's comedy tours began in 2009 with his act titled I'm a Grown Little Man.


  • U.S.
    2009
    IBM

    SPSS

    U.S.
    2009

    In 2009, it acquired software company SPSS Inc.


  • Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Monday Feb 9, 2009
    Facebook, Inc.

    The "Like" Button Was First Enabled

    Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Monday Feb 9, 2009

    The "like" button, stylized as a "thumbs up" icon, was first enabled on February 9, 2009, and enables users to easily interact with status updates, comments, photos and videos, links shared by friends and advertisements.


  • U.S.
    Friday Feb 13, 2009
    Financial crisis of 2007–2008

    Congress approved the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

    U.S.
    Friday Feb 13, 2009

    February 13, 2009: Congress approved the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, a $787 billion economic stimulus package.


  • U.S.
    Friday Feb 13, 2009
    Financial crisis of 2007–2008

    American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

    U.S.
    Friday Feb 13, 2009

    February 13, 2009, President Barack Obama signed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.


  • U.S.
    2009
    Nancy Pelosi

    Pelosi was re-elected speaker

    U.S.
    2009

    Pelosi was re-elected speaker in 2009.


  • Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
    Friday Feb 27, 2009
    Shaquille O'Neal

    O'Neal scored 45 points and grabbed 11 rebounds

    Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
    Friday Feb 27, 2009

    On February 27, 2009, O'Neal scored 45 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, his 49th career 40-point game, beating the Toronto Raptors 133–113.


  • Lynnwood, Washington, U.S.
    Mar, 2009
    Marc Patrick O'Leary: Washington and Colorado Serial Rapist (Unbelievable)

    Marie Charges

    Lynnwood, Washington, U.S.
    Mar, 2009

    In March 2009, she was charged with a gross misdemeanor: she was fined $500, put on probation and made to attend counseling. Marie had been sexually and physically abused in early life and was in foster care for most of her childhood. She joined Project Ladder at age 18, a program designed to help young adults transition from foster care to living alone. The project offered subsidized housing and Marie had a job at Costco.


  • Orlando, Florida, U.S.
    Tuesday Mar 3, 2009
    Shaquille O'Neal

    O'Neal was outscored by Magic center Dwight Howard

    Orlando, Florida, U.S.
    Tuesday Mar 3, 2009

    In a match-up against Orlando on March 3, 2009, O'Neal was outscored by Magic center Dwight Howard, 21–19. "I'm really too old to be trying to outscore 18-year-olds", O'Neal said, referring to the then 23-year-old Howard.


  • San Francisco, California, U.S.
    Mar, 2009
    Uber

    Uber was originally founded as Ubercab

    San Francisco, California, U.S.
    Mar, 2009

    In 2009, Uber was originally founded as Ubercab by Garrett Camp, a computer programmer and the co-founder of StumbleUpon, and Travis Kalanick, who sold his Red Swoosh startup for $19 million in 2007.


  • Geneva County, Alabama, U.S.
    Tuesday Mar 10, 2009
    Mass Shootings in the United States

    Geneva County Massacre

    Geneva County, Alabama, U.S.
    Tuesday Mar 10, 2009

    The Geneva County massacre occurred in southern Alabama on March 10, 2009. Ten people were killed in a shooting spree by Michael Kenneth McLendon, in three small communities in two counties: Kinston, Samson, and Geneva, Alabama. Five of McLendon's victims were family members, starting with his mother, and two were children. After engaging in an exchange of fire with police, McLendon committed suicide, bringing the total number of dead to eleven in the related incidents. Officials at the time said this was the worst shooting event in Alabama history.


  • U.S.
    Wednesday Mar 11, 2009
    Carlos Slim

    the world's third-richest person 2009

    U.S.
    Wednesday Mar 11, 2009

    On March 11, 2009, Forbes ranked Slim as the world's third-richest person, behind Gates and Buffett and ahead of Larry Ellison.


  • California, U.S.
    Friday Mar 13, 2009
    Robin Williams

    Heart problems

    California, U.S.
    Friday Mar 13, 2009

    In March 2009, he was hospitalized due to heart problems. He postponed his one-man tour for surgery to replace his aortic valve, repair his mitral valve, and correct his irregular heartbeat. The surgery was completed on March 13, 2009, at the Cleveland Clinic.


  • New York City, New York, U.S.
    Sunday Mar 15, 2009
    Bank of America

    Bank of America received an additional $5.2 billion in government bailout money according to The New York Times

    New York City, New York, U.S.
    Sunday Mar 15, 2009

    According to an article in The New York Times published on March 15, 2009, Bank of America received an additional $5.2 billion in government bailout money, channeled through American International Group.


  • U.S.
    Mar, 2009
    Donald Trump

    Twitter

    U.S.
    Mar, 2009

    Trump's presence on social media has attracted attention worldwide since he joined Twitter in March 2009.


  • U.S.
    2009
    Shaquille O'Neal

    The 2008–09 season improved for O'Neal

    U.S.
    2009

    The 2008–09 season improved for O'Neal, who averaged 18 pts, 9 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks through the first half (41 games) of the season, leading the Suns to a 23–18 record and 2nd place in their division. He returned to the All-Star Game in 2009 and emerged as co-MVP along with ex-teammate Kobe Bryant.


  • U.S.
    2009
    Shaquille O'Neal

    O'Neal did not participate in the playoffs

    U.S.
    2009

    The 2009 NBA Playoffs was also the first time since O'Neal's rookie season in 1992–93 that he did not participate in the playoffs. He was named as a member of the All-NBA Third Team. The Suns notified O'Neal he might be traded to cut costs.


  • Binghamton, New York, U.S.
    Friday Apr 3, 2009
    Mass Shootings in the United States

    Binghamton Shootings

    Binghamton, New York, U.S.
    Friday Apr 3, 2009

    The Binghamton shootings took place on April 3, 2009, at the American Civic Association immigration center in Binghamton, New York. At approximately 10:30 a.m. EDT, Jiverly Antares Wong (also known as Jiverly Voong), a 41-year-old naturalized American citizen from Vietnam, entered the facility and shot numerous people inside. Wong had taken English language classes there from January to March 2009 before dropping out. Wong killed thirteen people and wounded four others before committing suicide.


  • U.S.
    2009
    Black Friday

    Kmart opened at 7:00 a.m. on Thanksgiving

    U.S.
    2009

    For many years, retailers pushed opening times on Black Friday earlier and earlier, eventually reaching midnight, before opening on the evening of Thanksgiving. In 2009, Kmart opened at 7:00 a.m. on Thanksgiving, in order to allow shoppers to avoid Black Friday traffic and return home in time for dinner with their families. Two years later, a number of retailers began opening at 8:00 or 9:00 p.m., on what became derisively known as "Black Thursday". In subsequent years, other stores have followed this trend, opening earlier and earlier on Thanksgiving Day, or remaining open all day, beginning in the early morning hours. Some retail and media sources have used the terms "Gray Thursday" or "Brown Thursday" instead.


  • Redmond, Washington, United States
    Tuesday Apr 14, 2009
    Windows

    XP support end

    Redmond, Washington, United States
    Tuesday Apr 14, 2009

    Mainstream support for Windows XP ended on April 14, 2009. Extended support ended on April 8, 2014.


  • U.S.
    Thursday Apr 30, 2009
    Ayman al-Zawahiri

    Emergence as al-Qaeda's chief commander

    U.S.
    Thursday Apr 30, 2009

    On April 30, 2009, the U.S. State Department reported that al-Zawahiri had emerged as al-Qaeda's operational and strategic commander and that Osama bin Laden was now only the ideological figurehead of the organization. However, after the 2011 death of bin Laden, a senior U.S. intelligence official was quoted as saying intelligence gathered in the raid showed that bin Laden remained deeply involved in planning: "This compound (where bin Laden was killed) in Abbottabad was an active command-and-control center for al-Qaeda's leader. He was active in operational planning and in driving tactical decisions within al-Qaeda."


  • Palo Alto, California, U.S.
    May, 2009
    Facebook, Inc.

    Organization Pages

    Palo Alto, California, U.S.
    May, 2009

    Organization pages began rolling out in May 2009.


  • California, U.S.
    May, 2009
    Atari, Inc.

    Changing the name to Atari SA

    California, U.S.
    May, 2009

    In May 2009, Infogrames Entertainment SA, the parent company of Atari, and Atari Interactive, announced it would change its name to Atari SA.


  • U.S.
    Friday May 15, 2009
    Eminem

    Relapse

    U.S.
    Friday May 15, 2009

    Eminem appeared on his Shade 45 Sirius channel in September 2008, saying: "Right now I'm kinda just concentrating on my own stuff, for right now and just banging out tracks and producing a lot of stuff. You know, the more I keep producing the better it seems like I get 'cause I just start knowing stuff." Interscope confirmed that a new album would be released in spring 2009. In December 2008, Eminem provided more details about the album, entitled Relapse: "Me and Dre are back in the lab like the old days, man. Dre will end up producing the majority of the tracks on 'Relapse'. We are up to our old mischievous ways ... let's just leave it at that."


  • U.S.
    Sunday May 17, 2009
    Statue of Liberty

    Barrack Obama

    U.S.
    Sunday May 17, 2009

    On May 17, 2009, President Barack Obama's Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, announced that as a "special gift" to America, the statue would be reopened to the public as of July 4, but that only a limited number of people would be permitted to ascend to the crown each day.


  • U.S.
    Wednesday May 20, 2009
    Financial crisis of 2007–2008

    Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009

    U.S.
    Wednesday May 20, 2009

    May 20, 2009, President Obama signed Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009.


  • U.S.
    Thursday May 21, 2009
    Xerox

    Burns became the first African American woman to head a company the size of Xerox

    U.S.
    Thursday May 21, 2009

    On May 21, 2009, it was announced that Ursula Burns would succeed Anne Mulcahy as CEO of Xerox. On July 1, 2009, Burns became the first African American woman to head a company the size of Xerox.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Jun, 2009
    Tony Hawk

    Skating in The White House

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Jun, 2009

    Hawk was invited to US President Barack Obama's June 2009 Father's Day celebration and skated in the hallways of the nearby Old Executive Office Building on the White House grounds. This marked the first time ever someone skateboarded on the White House grounds with permission from officials.


  • Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Jun, 2009
    Facebook, Inc.

    Facebook introduced a "Usernames" Feature

    Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Jun, 2009

    In June 2009, Facebook introduced a "Usernames" feature, allowing users to choose a unique nickname used in the URL for their personal profile, for easier searching and sharing.


  • U.S.
    Saturday Jun 13, 2009
    Hachikō

    Hachi: A Dog's Tale

    U.S.
    Saturday Jun 13, 2009

    Hachi: A Dog's Tale is a 2009 American drama film that is an adaptation of the 1987 Japanese film Hachikō Monogatari. The original film told the true story of the Akita dog named Hachikō who lived in Japan in the 1920s. This version, which places it in a modern American context, was directed by Lasse Hallström, written by Stephen P. Lindsey and Kaneto Shindo, and produced by Richard Gere. The film stars Gere, Joan Allen, Sarah Roemer, and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa.


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Sunday Jun 14, 2009
    Kobe Bryant

    First Finals MVP

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Sunday Jun 14, 2009

    In the playoffs, the Lakers defeated the Utah Jazz in five games and the Houston Rockets in seven games in the opening two rounds. By finishing off the Denver Nuggets in the Conference Finals in six games, the Lakers earned their second straight trip to the NBA Finals. The Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic in five games. Bryant was awarded his first NBA Finals MVP trophy upon winning his fourth championship, achieving series averages of 32.4 points, 7.4 assists, 5.6 rebounds, 1.4 steals, and 1.4 blocks. He became the first player since West in the 1969 NBA Finals to average at least 32.4 points and 7.4 assists for a finals series and the first since Jordan to average 30 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists for a title-winning team in the finals.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    2009
    Bank of America

    An offer he can't refuse

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    2009

    Bank of America CEO Kenneth Lewis testified before Congress that he had some misgivings about the acquisition of Merrill Lynch and that federal officials pressured him to proceed with the deal or face losing his job and endangering the bank's relationship with federal regulators. Lewis' statement is backed up by internal emails subpoenaed by Republican lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee. In one of the emails, Richmond Federal Reserve President Jeffrey Lacker threatened that if the acquisition did not go through, and later Bank of America were forced to request federal assistance, the management of Bank of America would be "gone". Other emails, read by Congressman Dennis Kucinich during the course of Lewis' testimony, state that Mr. Lewis had foreseen the outrage from his shareholders that the purchase of Merrill would cause, and asked government regulators to issue a letter stating that the government had ordered him to complete the deal to acquire Merrill. Lewis, for his part, states he didn't recall requesting such a letter. The acquisition made Bank of America the number one underwriter of global high-yield debt, the third-largest underwriter of global equity, and the ninth largest adviser on global mergers and acquisitions. As the credit crisis eased, losses at Merrill Lynch subsided, and the subsidiary generated $3.7 billion of Bank of America's $4.2 billion in profit by the end of quarter one in 2009, and over 25% in quarter 3 2009.


  • U.S.
    2009
    Netflix

    Streaming popularity growth

    U.S.
    2009

    As the popularity kept growing, the number of titles available for streaming was increasing as well and had reached 12,000 movies and shows in June 2009.


  • San Bruno, California, U.S.
    Jun, 2009
    YouTube

    YouTube XL was introduced

    San Bruno, California, U.S.
    Jun, 2009

    In June 2009, YouTube XL was introduced, which has a simplified interface designed for viewing on a standard television screen. YouTube is also available as an app on Xbox Live.


  • U.S.
    Wednesday Jun 17, 2009
    Shaquille O'Neal

    O'Neal challenged kickboxer and mixed martial artist Choi Hong-man

    U.S.
    Wednesday Jun 17, 2009

    O'Neal challenged kickboxer and mixed martial artist Choi Hong-man to a mixed martial arts rules bout in a YouTube video posted on June 17, 2009.


  • Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
    Thursday Jun 25, 2009
    Shaquille O'Neal

    O'Neal was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers

    Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
    Thursday Jun 25, 2009

    On June 25, 2009, O'Neal was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Sasha Pavlovic, Ben Wallace, $500,000, and a 2010-second round draft pick.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    2009
    Library of Congress

    The World Digital Library

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    2009

    The World Digital Library, established in association with UNESCO and 181 partners in 81 countries in 2009, to make online copies of professionally curated primary materials of the world's varied cultures freely available in multiple languages.


  • Florida, U.S.
    Jul, 2009
    Shaquille O'Neal

    O'Neal served as the guest host for a live broadcast of WWE's Monday Night Raw

    Florida, U.S.
    Jul, 2009

    In July 2009, O'Neal served as the guest host for a live broadcast of WWE's Monday Night Raw. As part of the show, O'Neal got into a physical altercation with seven-foot tall wrestler Big Show.


  • U.S.
    Sunday Jul 19, 2009
    Chumlee

    Pawn Stars

    U.S.
    Sunday Jul 19, 2009

    Chumlee worked there for five years before filming the first season of the reality television series Pawn Stars in July 2009. His duties include behind-the-counter work at the shop, such as testing items, loading items, and writing tickets for items purchased by customers.


  • Redmond, Washington, U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 22, 2009
    Windows

    Windows 7

    Redmond, Washington, U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 22, 2009

    On July 22, 2009, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 were released as RTM (release to manufacturing) while the former was released to the public 3 months later on October 22, 2009. Unlike its predecessor, Windows Vista, which introduced a large number of new features, Windows 7 was intended to be a more focused, incremental upgrade to the Windows line, with the goal of being compatible with applications and hardware with which Windows Vista was already compatible. Windows 7 has multi-touch support, a redesigned Windows shell with an updated taskbar, a home networking system called HomeGroup, and performance improvements.


  • U.S.
    Jul, 2009
    Joe Biden

    Biden acknowledged that the administration had "misread how bad the economy was"

    U.S.
    Jul, 2009

    Confronted with rising unemployment through July 2009, Biden acknowledged that the administration had "misread how bad the economy was" but maintained confidence the stimulus package would create many more jobs once the pace of expenditures picked up.


  • Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 22, 2009
    Amazon

    Amazon acquires Zappos

    Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 22, 2009

    Amazon acquires Zappos for $850 million.


  • U.S
    Thursday Jul 23, 2009
    Zlatan Ibrahimović

    Negotiations With Barcelona

    U.S
    Thursday Jul 23, 2009

    After Inter teammate Maxwell completed his transfer to Barcelona, Barça president Joan Laporta confirmed that there was an agreement in principle between Barcelona and Inter for Ibrahimović to join the club in exchange for striker Samuel Eto'o, plus a reported fee of £59 million. Ibrahimović left Inter during their United States summer tour in the World Football Challenge on 23 July 2009 for negotiations with Barcelona.


  • U.S.
    Jul, 2009
    Best Buy

    Brian J. Dunn became Best Buy CEO

    U.S.
    Jul, 2009

    In June 2009, Brian J. Dunn became Best Buy CEO. Dunn replaced Brad Anderson, who was retiring.


  • U.S.
    Monday Aug 3, 2009
    Bank of America

    Bank of America agreed to pay a $33 million fine

    U.S.
    Monday Aug 3, 2009

    On August 3, 2009, Bank of America agreed to pay a $33 million fine, without admission or denial of charges, to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over the non-disclosure of an agreement to pay up to $5.8 billion of bonuses at Merrill. The bank approved the bonuses before the merger but did not disclose them to its shareholders when the shareholders were considering approving the Merrill acquisition, in December 2008.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Aug 18, 2009
    Shaquille O'Neal

    O'Neal starred in a reality show called Shaq Vs.

    U.S.
    Tuesday Aug 18, 2009

    O'Neal starred in a reality show called Shaq Vs. which premiered on August 18, 2009, on ABC. The show featured O'Neal competing against other athletes at their own sports.


  • U.S.
    2009
    Joe Biden

    Biden lost an internal debate to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about sending 21,000 new troops to Afghanistan

    U.S.
    2009

    Biden lost an internal debate to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about sending 21,000 new troops to Afghanistan, but his skepticism was valued, and in 2009, Biden's views gained more influence as Obama reconsidered his Afghanistan strategy.


  • Palo Alto, California, U.S.
    Sep, 2009
    Facebook, Inc.

    Achieving Positive Cash Flow For The First Time

    Palo Alto, California, U.S.
    Sep, 2009

    In September 2009, Facebook said that it had achieved positive cash flow for the first time.


  • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Sep, 2009
    DC Comics

    Warner Bros. announced that DC Comics would become a subsidiary of DC Entertainment, Inc.

    Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Sep, 2009

    In September 2009, Warner Bros. announced that DC Comics would become a subsidiary of DC Entertainment, Inc., with Diane Nelson, President of Warner Premiere, becoming president of the newly formed holding company and DC Comics President and Publisher Paul Levitz moving to the position of Contributing Editor and Overall Consultant there. Warner Bros. have owned DC Comics since 1967.


  • Worldwide
    2009
    Lady Gaga

    Poker Face succes

    Worldwide
    2009

    Poker Face was the world's best-selling single of 2009, with 9.8 million copies sold that year, and spent a record 83 weeks on Billboard magazine's Digital Songs chart.


  • Worldwide
    2009
    Lady Gaga

    World tour and releasing songs

    Worldwide
    2009

    Gaga headlined her worldwide Fame Ball Tour, which ran from March to September 2009. While traveling the globe, she wrote eight songs for The Fame Monster, a reissue of The Fame. Those new songs were also released as a standalone EP on November 18, 2009.


  • U.S.
    Monday Sep 14, 2009
    Bank of America

    The Judge rejected the settlement and told the parties to prepare for trial to begin no later than February

    U.S.
    Monday Sep 14, 2009

    On September 14, the judge rejected the settlement and told the parties to prepare for trial to begin no later than February 1, 2010. The judge focused much of his criticism on the fact that the fine in the case would be paid by the bank's shareholders, who were the ones that were supposed to have been injured by the lack of disclosure. He wrote, "It is quite something else for the very management that is accused of having lied to its shareholders to determine how much of those victims' money should be used to make the case against the management go away," ... "The proposed settlement," the judge continued, "suggests a rather cynical relationship between the parties: the S.E.C. gets to claim that it is exposing wrongdoing on the part of the Bank of America in a high-profile merger; the bank's management gets to claim that they have been coerced into an onerous settlement by overzealous regulators. And all this is done at the expense, not only of the shareholders but also of the truth".


  • U.S.
    Sep, 2009
    Bank of America

    Ann Minch, posted a video on YouTube criticizing the bank

    U.S.
    Sep, 2009

    In September 2009, a Bank of America credit card customer, Ann Minch, posted a video on YouTube criticizing the bank for raising her interest rate. After the video went viral, she was contacted by a Bank of America representative who lowered her rate. The story attracted national attention from television and internet commentators.


  • Palo Alto, California, U.S.
    Saturday Sep 26, 2009
    Facebook, Inc.

    Facebook opened to everyone at Least 13 years old

    Palo Alto, California, U.S.
    Saturday Sep 26, 2009

    On September 26, 2006, Facebook opened to everyone at least 13 years old with a valid email address.


  • Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
    2009
    Angelina Jolie

    World's Most Powerful Celebrity

    Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
    2009

    Jolie was named the world's most powerful celebrity in Forbes's Celebrity 100 issue in 2009, and, though ranked lower overall, was listed as the most powerful actress from 2006 to 2008 and 2011 to 2013.


  • Dallas, Texas, U.S.
    Monday Sep 28, 2009
    Xerox

    Xerox announced the intended acquisition of Affiliated Computer Services

    Dallas, Texas, U.S.
    Monday Sep 28, 2009

    On September 28, 2009, Xerox announced the intended acquisition of Affiliated Computer Services, a services and outsourcing company, for $6.4 Billion. The acquisition was completed in February 2010. Xerox said it paid 4.935 Xerox shares and $18.60 cash for each share of ACS, totaling $6.4 billion, or $63.11 a share for the company.


  • U.S.
    Oct, 2009
    Tony Hawk

    Hall of Fame

    U.S.
    Oct, 2009

    In 2009, Hawk was inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame at its inaugural ceremony.


  • Virginia, United States
    2009
    Dollar Tree

    Dollar Tree redesigned its website with a new e-commerce platform

    Virginia, United States
    2009

    In 2009, Dollar Tree redesigned its website with a new e-commerce platform.


  • U.S.
    Oct, 2009
    Bank of America

    5-gigabyte hard drive

    U.S.
    Oct, 2009

    In October 2009, Julian Assange of WikiLeaks claimed that his organization possessed a 5-gigabyte hard drive formerly used by a Bank of America executive and that Wikileaks intended to publish its contents.


  • San Francisco, California, United States
    2009
    Reddit

    Huffman and Ohanian left Reddit

    San Francisco, California, United States
    2009

    Huffman and Ohanian left Reddit in 2009.


  • San Francisco, California, United States
    2009
    Reddit

    Reddit launched two different ways of advertising

    San Francisco, California, United States
    2009

    Reddit launched two different ways of advertising on the site in 2009. The company launched sponsored content and a self-serve ads platform that year.


  • Redmond, Washington, U.S.
    Thursday Oct 22, 2009
    Microsoft

    Window 7

    Redmond, Washington, U.S.
    Thursday Oct 22, 2009

    Windows 7 was officially released to the public.


  • West Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Oct 27, 2009
    League of Legends

    The Release

    West Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Oct 27, 2009

    On 27, October 2009, League of Legends was released on PC and macOS to be a free online multiplayer game by Riot Games.


  • U.S.
    2009
    Mobile Phones

    Looking To data-optimized 4th-generation Technologies

    U.S.
    2009

    By 2009, it had become clear that, at some point, 3G networks would be overwhelmed by the growth of bandwidth-intensive applications like streaming media. Consequently, the industry began looking to data-optimized 4th-generation technologies, with the promise of speed improvements up to 10-fold over existing 3G technologies. The first two commercially available technologies billed as 4G were the WiMAX standard (offered in the U.S. by Sprint) and the LTE standard, first offered in Scandinavia by TeliaSonera.


  • U.S.
    Jan, 2009
    Financial crisis of 2007–2008

    The Big Three automobile manufacturers received a bailout from the TARP program

    U.S.
    Jan, 2009

    January 2009: The Big Three automobile manufacturers received a bailout from the TARP program.


  • Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
    2009
    Warren Buffett

    Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC

    Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
    2009

    In 2009, Buffett acquired Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp for $34 billion in cash and stock.


  • Palo Alto, California, U.S.
    Jan, 2009
    Facebook, Inc.

    Compete.com Study

    Palo Alto, California, U.S.
    Jan, 2009

    A January 2009 Compete.com study ranked Facebook the most used social networking service by worldwide monthly active users


  • Hudson River, New York, U.S.
    2009
    US Airways Flight 1549: Sully

    Compensations

    Hudson River, New York, U.S.
    2009

    Each passenger later received a letter of apology, $5,000 in compensation for lost baggage (and $5,000 more if they could demonstrate larger losses) and a refund of the ticket price. In May 2009 they received any belongings that had been recovered. In addition, they reported offers of $10,000 each in return for agreeing not to sue US Airways.


  • U.S.
    2009
    Marvel Studios

    Marvel attempted to hire a team of writers to help come up with creative ways to launch its lesser-known properties

    U.S.
    2009

    In 2009, Marvel attempted to hire a team of writers to help come up with creative ways to launch its lesser-known properties, such as Black Panther, Cable, Iron Fist, Nighthawk, and Vision.


  • Jeffersonville, Indiana, U.S.
    2009
    Papa John's Pizza

    Schnatter reacquired the Camaro back

    Jeffersonville, Indiana, U.S.
    2009

    In 2009, Schnatter reacquired the Camaro back after offering a reward of $250,000 for the car.


  • Midlothian, Texas, U.S.
    2009
    American Sniper: Christopher Scott Kyle

    Post-military life

    Midlothian, Texas, U.S.
    2009

    Kyle left the U.S. Navy in 2009, and moved to Midlothian, Texas, with his wife, Taya, and two children. He was president of Craft International, a tactical training company for the U.S. military and law enforcement communities.


  • U.S.
    2009
    Marvel Studios

    Sony returned all Spider-Man television rights

    U.S.
    2009

    In early 2009, Sony returned all Spider-Man television rights (including live action) in exchange for an adjustment to the movie rights.


  • Mountain View, California, U.S.
    2009
    Android

    2009 market share

    Mountain View, California, U.S.
    2009

    Research company Canalys estimated in the second quarter of 2009, that Android had a 2.8% share of worldwide smartphone shipments.


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    2009
    Kobe Bryant

    Youngest player to 25,000 point

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    2009

    Bryant also became the youngest player (31 years, 151 days) to reach 25,000 points in his career during the season, surpassing Chamberlain.


  • Mountain View, California, U.S.
    2009
    Google LLC

    Google Joined The PRISM Program

    Mountain View, California, U.S.
    2009

    According to leaks of said program, Google joined the PRISM program in 2009.


  • New York, U.S.
    Monday Jan 5, 2009
    03:24:00 PM
    US Airways Flight 1549: Sully

    Takeoff

    New York, U.S.
    Monday Jan 5, 2009
    03:24:00 PM

    The flight was cleared for takeoff to the northeast from LaGuardia's Runway 4 at 3:24:56 pm Eastern Standard Time (20:24:56 UTC). With Skiles in control, the crew made its first report after becoming airborne at 3:25:51 as being at 700 feet (210 m) and climbing. The weather at 2:51 p.m. was 10 miles (16 km) visibility with broken clouds at 3,700 feet (1,100 m), wind 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) from 290°; an hour later it was few clouds at 4,200 feet (1,300 m), wind 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) from 310°. At 3:26:37 Sullenberger remarked to Skiles: "What a view of the Hudson today."


  • U.S.
    Monday Jan 12, 2009
    Bitcoin

    Finney received ten bitcoins from Nakamoto

    U.S.
    Monday Jan 12, 2009

    The receiver of the first bitcoin transaction was cypherpunk Hal Finney, who had created the first reusable proof-of-work system (RPoW) in 2004. Finney downloaded the bitcoin software on its release date, and on 12 January 2009 received ten bitcoins from Nakamoto. Other early cypherpunk supporters were creators of bitcoin predecessors: Wei Dai, creator of b-money, and Nick Szabo, creator of bit gold.


  • Hudson River, New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    03 PM
    US Airways Flight 1549: Sully

    Landing Decesion

    Hudson River, New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    03 PM

    Sullenberger asked controllers for landing options in New Jersey, mentioning Teterboro Airport. Permission was given for Teterboro's Runway 1, Sullenberger initially responded "Yes", but then: "We can't do it ... We're gonna be in the Hudson". The aircraft passed less than 900 feet (270 m) above the George Washington Bridge. Sullenberger commanded over the cabin address system, "Brace for impact", and the flight attendants relayed the command to passengers. Meanwhile, air traffic controllers asked the Coast Guard to caution vessels in the Hudson and ask them to prepare to assist with the rescue.


  • Hudson River, New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    03 PM
    US Airways Flight 1549: Sully

    Evacuation

    Hudson River, New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    03 PM

    Sullenberger opened the cockpit door and gave the order to evacuate. The crew began evacuating the passengers through the four overwing window exits and into an inflatable slide/raft deployed from the front right passenger door (the front left slide failed to operate, so the manual inflation handle was pulled). A panicked passenger opened a rear door, which a flight attendant was unable to reseal. Water was also entering through a hole in the fuselage and through cargo doors that had come open, so as the water rose the attendant urged passengers to move forward by climbing over seats. One passenger was in a wheelchair. Finally, Sullenberger walked the cabin twice to confirm it was empty.


  • Hudson River, New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    03:00:00 PM
    US Airways Flight 1549: Sully

    Post-Evacuation

    Hudson River, New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    03:00:00 PM

    The air and water temperatures were about 19 °F (−7 °C) and 41 °F (5 °C) respectively. Some evacuees waited for rescue knee-deep in water on the partially submerged slides, some wearing life-vests. Others stood on the wings or, fearing an explosion, swam away from the plane. One passenger, after helping with the evacuation, found the wing so crowded that he jumped into the river and swam to a boat.


  • New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    03:24:00 PM
    US Airways Flight 1549: Sully

    Flight Details

    New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    03:24:00 PM

    On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 with call sign 'CACTUS 1549' was scheduled to fly from New York City's LaGuardia Airport (LGA) to Charlotte Douglas (CLT), with direct onward service to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport. The aircraft was an Airbus A320-214 powered by two GE Aviation/Snecma-designed CFM56-5B4/P turbofan engines.


  • New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    03:24:00 PM
    US Airways Flight 1549: Sully

    Pilot Detail

    New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    03:24:00 PM

    The pilot in command was 57-year-old Chesley B. Sullenberger, a former fighter pilot who had been an airline pilot since leaving the United States Air Force in 1980. At the time, he had logged 19,663 total flight hours, including 4,765 in an A320; he was also a glider pilot and expert on aviation safety. First officer Jeffrey B. Skiles, 49, had accrued 20,727 career flight hours, but this was his first Airbus A320 assignment since qualifying to fly it. There were 150 passengers and three flight attendants on board.


  • Hudson River, New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    03:27:00 PM
    US Airways Flight 1549: Sully

    Bird Strike

    Hudson River, New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    03:27:00 PM

    At 3:27:11 the plane struck a flock of Canada geese at an altitude of 2,818 feet (859 m) about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north-northwest of LaGuardia. The pilots' view was filled with the large birds; passengers and crew heard very loud bangs and saw flames from the engines, followed by silence and an odor of fuel.


  • Hudson River, New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    03:27:00 PM
    US Airways Flight 1549: Sully

    NY terminal radio call

    Hudson River, New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    03:27:00 PM

    At 3:27:33, Sullenberger radioed a mayday call to New York Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON): "... this is Cactus 1539 [sic – correct call sign was Cactus 1549], hit birds. We've lost thrust on both engines. We're turning back towards LaGuardia". Air traffic controller Patrick Harten told LaGuardia's tower to hold all departures and directed Sullenberger back to Runway 13. Sullenberger responded, "Unable".


  • Hudson River, New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    03:31:00 PM
    US Airways Flight 1549: Sully

    Ditching

    Hudson River, New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    03:31:00 PM

    About ninety seconds later, at 3:31 pm, the plane made an unpowered ditching, descending southwards at about 125 knots (140 mph; 230 km/h) into the middle of the North River section of the Hudson tidal estuary, at 40.7695°N 74.0046°W on the New York side of the state line, roughly opposite West 50th Street (near the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum) in Manhattan and Port Imperial in Weehawken, New Jersey. Flight attendants compared the ditching to a "hard landing" with "one impact, no bounce, then a gradual deceleration." The ebb tide then began to take the plane southward.


  • Hudson River, New York, USA
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    03:55:00 PM
    US Airways Flight 1549: Sully

    Rescue

    Hudson River, New York, USA
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    03:55:00 PM

    Sullenberger had ditched near boats, which facilitated rescue. NY Waterway ferries Thomas Jefferson and then Governor Thomas H. Kean both arrived within minutes and began taking people aboard using Jason's cradle. Sullenberger advised the ferry crews to rescue those on the wings first, as they were in more jeopardy than those on the slides, which detached to become life rafts. As the plane drifted, passengers on one slide, fearing that the boat would crush them, shouted for it to steer away. The last person was taken from the plane at 3:55 pm. About 140 New York City firefighters responded to nearby docks, as did police, helicopters, and various vessels and divers. Other agencies provided medical help on the Weehawken side of the river, where most passengers were taken.


  • Hudson River, New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    04:05:00 PM
    US Airways Flight 1549: Sully

    Aftermath

    Hudson River, New York, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 15, 2009
    04:05:00 PM

    There were five serious injuries, including a deep laceration in flight attendant Doreen Welsh's leg. Seventy-eight people were treated, mostly for minor injuries and hypothermia; twenty-four passengers and two rescuers were treated at hospitals, with two passengers kept overnight. One passenger now wears glasses because of eye damage from jet fuel. No pets were being carried on the flight.


  • San Bruno, California, U.S.
    Jan, 2009
    YouTube

    YouTube launched "YouTube for TV"

    San Bruno, California, U.S.
    Jan, 2009

    In January 2009, YouTube launched "YouTube for TV", a version of the website tailored for set-top boxes and other TV-based media devices with web browsers, initially allowing its videos to be viewed on the PlayStation 3 and Wii video game consoles.


  • U.S.
    Friday Jan 16, 2009
    Bank of America

    Bank of America received $20 billion in the federal bailout from the U.S. government

    U.S.
    Friday Jan 16, 2009

    Bank of America received $20 billion in the federal bailout from the U.S. government through the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) on January 16, 2009, and a guarantee of $118 billion in potential losses at the company.


  • U.S.
    Friday Jan 16, 2009
    Bank of America

    Massive Losses

    U.S.
    Friday Jan 16, 2009

    The bank, in its January 16, 2009, earnings release, revealed massive losses at Merrill Lynch in the fourth quarter, which necessitated an infusion of money that had previously been negotiated with the government as part of the government-persuaded deal for the bank to acquire Merrill. Merrill recorded an operating loss of $21.5 billion in the quarter, mainly in its sales and trading operations, led by Tom Montag. The bank also disclosed it tried to abandon the deal in December after the extent of Merrill's trading losses surfaced, but was compelled to complete the merger by the U.S. government. The bank's stock price sank to $7.18, its lowest level in 17 years, after announcing earnings and the Merrill mishap. The market capitalization of Bank of America, including Merrill Lynch, was then $45 billion, less than the $50 billion it offered for Merrill just four months earlier, and down $108 billion from the merger announcement.


  • Hudson River, New York, USA
    Saturday Jan 17, 2009
    US Airways Flight 1549: Sully

    Investigation

    Hudson River, New York, USA
    Saturday Jan 17, 2009

    The partially submerged plane was moored to a pier near the World Financial Center in Lower Manhattan, roughly 4 miles (6 km) downstream from the ditching location. The left engine, detached by the ditching, was recovered from the riverbed. On January 17 the aircraft was barged to New Jersey. The initial National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) evaluation that the plane had lost thrust after a bird strike was confirmed by analysis of the cockpit voice and flight data recorders. Two days earlier the plane had experienced a less severe compressor stall, but the affected engine was restarted. A faulty temperature sensor was replaced, and inspection verified the engine had not been damaged in that incident.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Jan 20, 2009
    Barack Obama

    A President

    U.S.
    Tuesday Jan 20, 2009

    Obama as the 44th President took place on January 20, 2009.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Tuesday Jan 20, 2009
    George W. Bush

    Last day as President

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Tuesday Jan 20, 2009

    Last day as President.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Jan 20, 2009
    US Airways Flight 1549: Sully

    Crew awards and honors

    U.S.
    Tuesday Jan 20, 2009

    The crew, especially Sullenberger, was praised, notably by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and New York State Governor David Paterson, who said: "We had a Miracle on 34th Street. I believe now we have had a Miracle on the Hudson." U.S. President George W. Bush said he was "inspired by the skill and heroism of the flight crew," and praised the emergency responders and volunteers. President-elect Barack Obama said that everyone was proud of Sullenberger's "heroic and graceful job in landing the damaged aircraft." He thanked the crew, whom he invited to his inauguration five days later.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Jan 20, 2009
    Joe Biden

    First term (2009–2013)

    U.S.
    Tuesday Jan 20, 2009

    At noon on January 20, 2009, Joe Biden became the 47th vice president of the United States, sworn into the office by Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. Biden is the first United States vice president from Delaware and the first Roman Catholic to attain that office.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Jan 20, 2009
    Joe Biden

    Vice President

    U.S.
    Tuesday Jan 20, 2009

    Biden was the running mate of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and became the first Roman Catholic to serve as vice president of the United States.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Wednesday Jan 21, 2009
    US Airways Flight 1549: Sully

    NTSB foundings

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Wednesday Jan 21, 2009

    On January 21, the NTSB found evidence of soft-body damage in the right engine along with organic debris including a feather. The left engine also evidenced soft body impact, with: "dents on both the spinner and inlet lip of the engine cowling. Five booster inlet guide vanes are fractured and eight outlet guide vanes are missing." Both engines, missing large portions of their housings, were sent to the manufacturer for examination. On January 31, the plane was moved to Kearny, New Jersey. The bird remains were later identified by DNA testing to be Canada geese, which typically weigh more than engines are designed to withstand ingesting.


  • U.S.
    2009
    Donald Trump

    Back to the Republicans

    U.S.
    2009

    Trump returned back to the Republican Party in 2009.


  • Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
    Feb, 2009
    Warren Buffett

    Buffett Sold Some Procter & Gamble Co. Shares

    Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
    Feb, 2009

    In February 2009, Buffett sold some Procter & Gamble Co. shares from his personal portfolio.


  • Madison Square Garden, New York, U.S.
    Monday Feb 2, 2009
    Kobe Bryant

    Madison Square Garden record

    Madison Square Garden, New York, U.S.
    Monday Feb 2, 2009

    In a game against the Knicks on February 2, 2009, Bryant scored 61 points, setting a record for the most points scored at Madison Square Garden.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Feb 3, 2009
    Kevin Hart

    Kevin Hart: I'm a Grown Little Man

    U.S.
    Tuesday Feb 3, 2009

    Hart's comedy tours began in 2009 with his act titled I'm a Grown Little Man.


  • U.S.
    2009
    IBM

    SPSS

    U.S.
    2009

    In 2009, it acquired software company SPSS Inc.


  • Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Monday Feb 9, 2009
    Facebook, Inc.

    The "Like" Button Was First Enabled

    Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Monday Feb 9, 2009

    The "like" button, stylized as a "thumbs up" icon, was first enabled on February 9, 2009, and enables users to easily interact with status updates, comments, photos and videos, links shared by friends and advertisements.


  • U.S.
    Friday Feb 13, 2009
    Financial crisis of 2007–2008

    Congress approved the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

    U.S.
    Friday Feb 13, 2009

    February 13, 2009: Congress approved the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, a $787 billion economic stimulus package.


  • U.S.
    Friday Feb 13, 2009
    Financial crisis of 2007–2008

    American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

    U.S.
    Friday Feb 13, 2009

    February 13, 2009, President Barack Obama signed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.


  • U.S.
    2009
    Nancy Pelosi

    Pelosi was re-elected speaker

    U.S.
    2009

    Pelosi was re-elected speaker in 2009.


  • Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
    Friday Feb 27, 2009
    Shaquille O'Neal

    O'Neal scored 45 points and grabbed 11 rebounds

    Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
    Friday Feb 27, 2009

    On February 27, 2009, O'Neal scored 45 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, his 49th career 40-point game, beating the Toronto Raptors 133–113.


  • Lynnwood, Washington, U.S.
    Mar, 2009
    Marc Patrick O'Leary: Washington and Colorado Serial Rapist (Unbelievable)

    Marie Charges

    Lynnwood, Washington, U.S.
    Mar, 2009

    In March 2009, she was charged with a gross misdemeanor: she was fined $500, put on probation and made to attend counseling. Marie had been sexually and physically abused in early life and was in foster care for most of her childhood. She joined Project Ladder at age 18, a program designed to help young adults transition from foster care to living alone. The project offered subsidized housing and Marie had a job at Costco.


  • Orlando, Florida, U.S.
    Tuesday Mar 3, 2009
    Shaquille O'Neal

    O'Neal was outscored by Magic center Dwight Howard

    Orlando, Florida, U.S.
    Tuesday Mar 3, 2009

    In a match-up against Orlando on March 3, 2009, O'Neal was outscored by Magic center Dwight Howard, 21–19. "I'm really too old to be trying to outscore 18-year-olds", O'Neal said, referring to the then 23-year-old Howard.


  • San Francisco, California, U.S.
    Mar, 2009
    Uber

    Uber was originally founded as Ubercab

    San Francisco, California, U.S.
    Mar, 2009

    In 2009, Uber was originally founded as Ubercab by Garrett Camp, a computer programmer and the co-founder of StumbleUpon, and Travis Kalanick, who sold his Red Swoosh startup for $19 million in 2007.


  • Geneva County, Alabama, U.S.
    Tuesday Mar 10, 2009
    Mass Shootings in the United States

    Geneva County Massacre

    Geneva County, Alabama, U.S.
    Tuesday Mar 10, 2009

    The Geneva County massacre occurred in southern Alabama on March 10, 2009. Ten people were killed in a shooting spree by Michael Kenneth McLendon, in three small communities in two counties: Kinston, Samson, and Geneva, Alabama. Five of McLendon's victims were family members, starting with his mother, and two were children. After engaging in an exchange of fire with police, McLendon committed suicide, bringing the total number of dead to eleven in the related incidents. Officials at the time said this was the worst shooting event in Alabama history.


  • U.S.
    Wednesday Mar 11, 2009
    Carlos Slim

    the world's third-richest person 2009

    U.S.
    Wednesday Mar 11, 2009

    On March 11, 2009, Forbes ranked Slim as the world's third-richest person, behind Gates and Buffett and ahead of Larry Ellison.


  • California, U.S.
    Friday Mar 13, 2009
    Robin Williams

    Heart problems

    California, U.S.
    Friday Mar 13, 2009

    In March 2009, he was hospitalized due to heart problems. He postponed his one-man tour for surgery to replace his aortic valve, repair his mitral valve, and correct his irregular heartbeat. The surgery was completed on March 13, 2009, at the Cleveland Clinic.


  • New York City, New York, U.S.
    Sunday Mar 15, 2009
    Bank of America

    Bank of America received an additional $5.2 billion in government bailout money according to The New York Times

    New York City, New York, U.S.
    Sunday Mar 15, 2009

    According to an article in The New York Times published on March 15, 2009, Bank of America received an additional $5.2 billion in government bailout money, channeled through American International Group.


  • U.S.
    Mar, 2009
    Donald Trump

    Twitter

    U.S.
    Mar, 2009

    Trump's presence on social media has attracted attention worldwide since he joined Twitter in March 2009.


  • U.S.
    2009
    Shaquille O'Neal

    The 2008–09 season improved for O'Neal

    U.S.
    2009

    The 2008–09 season improved for O'Neal, who averaged 18 pts, 9 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks through the first half (41 games) of the season, leading the Suns to a 23–18 record and 2nd place in their division. He returned to the All-Star Game in 2009 and emerged as co-MVP along with ex-teammate Kobe Bryant.


  • U.S.
    2009
    Shaquille O'Neal

    O'Neal did not participate in the playoffs

    U.S.
    2009

    The 2009 NBA Playoffs was also the first time since O'Neal's rookie season in 1992–93 that he did not participate in the playoffs. He was named as a member of the All-NBA Third Team. The Suns notified O'Neal he might be traded to cut costs.


  • Binghamton, New York, U.S.
    Friday Apr 3, 2009
    Mass Shootings in the United States

    Binghamton Shootings

    Binghamton, New York, U.S.
    Friday Apr 3, 2009

    The Binghamton shootings took place on April 3, 2009, at the American Civic Association immigration center in Binghamton, New York. At approximately 10:30 a.m. EDT, Jiverly Antares Wong (also known as Jiverly Voong), a 41-year-old naturalized American citizen from Vietnam, entered the facility and shot numerous people inside. Wong had taken English language classes there from January to March 2009 before dropping out. Wong killed thirteen people and wounded four others before committing suicide.


  • U.S.
    2009
    Black Friday

    Kmart opened at 7:00 a.m. on Thanksgiving

    U.S.
    2009

    For many years, retailers pushed opening times on Black Friday earlier and earlier, eventually reaching midnight, before opening on the evening of Thanksgiving. In 2009, Kmart opened at 7:00 a.m. on Thanksgiving, in order to allow shoppers to avoid Black Friday traffic and return home in time for dinner with their families. Two years later, a number of retailers began opening at 8:00 or 9:00 p.m., on what became derisively known as "Black Thursday". In subsequent years, other stores have followed this trend, opening earlier and earlier on Thanksgiving Day, or remaining open all day, beginning in the early morning hours. Some retail and media sources have used the terms "Gray Thursday" or "Brown Thursday" instead.


  • Redmond, Washington, United States
    Tuesday Apr 14, 2009
    Windows

    XP support end

    Redmond, Washington, United States
    Tuesday Apr 14, 2009

    Mainstream support for Windows XP ended on April 14, 2009. Extended support ended on April 8, 2014.


  • U.S.
    Thursday Apr 30, 2009
    Ayman al-Zawahiri

    Emergence as al-Qaeda's chief commander

    U.S.
    Thursday Apr 30, 2009

    On April 30, 2009, the U.S. State Department reported that al-Zawahiri had emerged as al-Qaeda's operational and strategic commander and that Osama bin Laden was now only the ideological figurehead of the organization. However, after the 2011 death of bin Laden, a senior U.S. intelligence official was quoted as saying intelligence gathered in the raid showed that bin Laden remained deeply involved in planning: "This compound (where bin Laden was killed) in Abbottabad was an active command-and-control center for al-Qaeda's leader. He was active in operational planning and in driving tactical decisions within al-Qaeda."


  • Palo Alto, California, U.S.
    May, 2009
    Facebook, Inc.

    Organization Pages

    Palo Alto, California, U.S.
    May, 2009

    Organization pages began rolling out in May 2009.


  • California, U.S.
    May, 2009
    Atari, Inc.

    Changing the name to Atari SA

    California, U.S.
    May, 2009

    In May 2009, Infogrames Entertainment SA, the parent company of Atari, and Atari Interactive, announced it would change its name to Atari SA.


  • U.S.
    Friday May 15, 2009
    Eminem

    Relapse

    U.S.
    Friday May 15, 2009

    Eminem appeared on his Shade 45 Sirius channel in September 2008, saying: "Right now I'm kinda just concentrating on my own stuff, for right now and just banging out tracks and producing a lot of stuff. You know, the more I keep producing the better it seems like I get 'cause I just start knowing stuff." Interscope confirmed that a new album would be released in spring 2009. In December 2008, Eminem provided more details about the album, entitled Relapse: "Me and Dre are back in the lab like the old days, man. Dre will end up producing the majority of the tracks on 'Relapse'. We are up to our old mischievous ways ... let's just leave it at that."


  • U.S.
    Sunday May 17, 2009
    Statue of Liberty

    Barrack Obama

    U.S.
    Sunday May 17, 2009

    On May 17, 2009, President Barack Obama's Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, announced that as a "special gift" to America, the statue would be reopened to the public as of July 4, but that only a limited number of people would be permitted to ascend to the crown each day.


  • U.S.
    Wednesday May 20, 2009
    Financial crisis of 2007–2008

    Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009

    U.S.
    Wednesday May 20, 2009

    May 20, 2009, President Obama signed Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009.


  • U.S.
    Thursday May 21, 2009
    Xerox

    Burns became the first African American woman to head a company the size of Xerox

    U.S.
    Thursday May 21, 2009

    On May 21, 2009, it was announced that Ursula Burns would succeed Anne Mulcahy as CEO of Xerox. On July 1, 2009, Burns became the first African American woman to head a company the size of Xerox.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Jun, 2009
    Tony Hawk

    Skating in The White House

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Jun, 2009

    Hawk was invited to US President Barack Obama's June 2009 Father's Day celebration and skated in the hallways of the nearby Old Executive Office Building on the White House grounds. This marked the first time ever someone skateboarded on the White House grounds with permission from officials.


  • Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Jun, 2009
    Facebook, Inc.

    Facebook introduced a "Usernames" Feature

    Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Jun, 2009

    In June 2009, Facebook introduced a "Usernames" feature, allowing users to choose a unique nickname used in the URL for their personal profile, for easier searching and sharing.


  • U.S.
    Saturday Jun 13, 2009
    Hachikō

    Hachi: A Dog's Tale

    U.S.
    Saturday Jun 13, 2009

    Hachi: A Dog's Tale is a 2009 American drama film that is an adaptation of the 1987 Japanese film Hachikō Monogatari. The original film told the true story of the Akita dog named Hachikō who lived in Japan in the 1920s. This version, which places it in a modern American context, was directed by Lasse Hallström, written by Stephen P. Lindsey and Kaneto Shindo, and produced by Richard Gere. The film stars Gere, Joan Allen, Sarah Roemer, and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa.


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Sunday Jun 14, 2009
    Kobe Bryant

    First Finals MVP

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Sunday Jun 14, 2009

    In the playoffs, the Lakers defeated the Utah Jazz in five games and the Houston Rockets in seven games in the opening two rounds. By finishing off the Denver Nuggets in the Conference Finals in six games, the Lakers earned their second straight trip to the NBA Finals. The Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic in five games. Bryant was awarded his first NBA Finals MVP trophy upon winning his fourth championship, achieving series averages of 32.4 points, 7.4 assists, 5.6 rebounds, 1.4 steals, and 1.4 blocks. He became the first player since West in the 1969 NBA Finals to average at least 32.4 points and 7.4 assists for a finals series and the first since Jordan to average 30 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists for a title-winning team in the finals.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    2009
    Bank of America

    An offer he can't refuse

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    2009

    Bank of America CEO Kenneth Lewis testified before Congress that he had some misgivings about the acquisition of Merrill Lynch and that federal officials pressured him to proceed with the deal or face losing his job and endangering the bank's relationship with federal regulators. Lewis' statement is backed up by internal emails subpoenaed by Republican lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee. In one of the emails, Richmond Federal Reserve President Jeffrey Lacker threatened that if the acquisition did not go through, and later Bank of America were forced to request federal assistance, the management of Bank of America would be "gone". Other emails, read by Congressman Dennis Kucinich during the course of Lewis' testimony, state that Mr. Lewis had foreseen the outrage from his shareholders that the purchase of Merrill would cause, and asked government regulators to issue a letter stating that the government had ordered him to complete the deal to acquire Merrill. Lewis, for his part, states he didn't recall requesting such a letter. The acquisition made Bank of America the number one underwriter of global high-yield debt, the third-largest underwriter of global equity, and the ninth largest adviser on global mergers and acquisitions. As the credit crisis eased, losses at Merrill Lynch subsided, and the subsidiary generated $3.7 billion of Bank of America's $4.2 billion in profit by the end of quarter one in 2009, and over 25% in quarter 3 2009.


  • U.S.
    2009
    Netflix

    Streaming popularity growth

    U.S.
    2009

    As the popularity kept growing, the number of titles available for streaming was increasing as well and had reached 12,000 movies and shows in June 2009.


  • San Bruno, California, U.S.
    Jun, 2009
    YouTube

    YouTube XL was introduced

    San Bruno, California, U.S.
    Jun, 2009

    In June 2009, YouTube XL was introduced, which has a simplified interface designed for viewing on a standard television screen. YouTube is also available as an app on Xbox Live.


  • U.S.
    Wednesday Jun 17, 2009
    Shaquille O'Neal

    O'Neal challenged kickboxer and mixed martial artist Choi Hong-man

    U.S.
    Wednesday Jun 17, 2009

    O'Neal challenged kickboxer and mixed martial artist Choi Hong-man to a mixed martial arts rules bout in a YouTube video posted on June 17, 2009.


  • Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
    Thursday Jun 25, 2009
    Shaquille O'Neal

    O'Neal was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers

    Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
    Thursday Jun 25, 2009

    On June 25, 2009, O'Neal was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Sasha Pavlovic, Ben Wallace, $500,000, and a 2010-second round draft pick.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    2009
    Library of Congress

    The World Digital Library

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    2009

    The World Digital Library, established in association with UNESCO and 181 partners in 81 countries in 2009, to make online copies of professionally curated primary materials of the world's varied cultures freely available in multiple languages.


  • Florida, U.S.
    Jul, 2009
    Shaquille O'Neal

    O'Neal served as the guest host for a live broadcast of WWE's Monday Night Raw

    Florida, U.S.
    Jul, 2009

    In July 2009, O'Neal served as the guest host for a live broadcast of WWE's Monday Night Raw. As part of the show, O'Neal got into a physical altercation with seven-foot tall wrestler Big Show.


  • U.S.
    Sunday Jul 19, 2009
    Chumlee

    Pawn Stars

    U.S.
    Sunday Jul 19, 2009

    Chumlee worked there for five years before filming the first season of the reality television series Pawn Stars in July 2009. His duties include behind-the-counter work at the shop, such as testing items, loading items, and writing tickets for items purchased by customers.


  • Redmond, Washington, U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 22, 2009
    Windows

    Windows 7

    Redmond, Washington, U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 22, 2009

    On July 22, 2009, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 were released as RTM (release to manufacturing) while the former was released to the public 3 months later on October 22, 2009. Unlike its predecessor, Windows Vista, which introduced a large number of new features, Windows 7 was intended to be a more focused, incremental upgrade to the Windows line, with the goal of being compatible with applications and hardware with which Windows Vista was already compatible. Windows 7 has multi-touch support, a redesigned Windows shell with an updated taskbar, a home networking system called HomeGroup, and performance improvements.


  • U.S.
    Jul, 2009
    Joe Biden

    Biden acknowledged that the administration had "misread how bad the economy was"

    U.S.
    Jul, 2009

    Confronted with rising unemployment through July 2009, Biden acknowledged that the administration had "misread how bad the economy was" but maintained confidence the stimulus package would create many more jobs once the pace of expenditures picked up.


  • Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 22, 2009
    Amazon

    Amazon acquires Zappos

    Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 22, 2009

    Amazon acquires Zappos for $850 million.


  • U.S
    Thursday Jul 23, 2009
    Zlatan Ibrahimović

    Negotiations With Barcelona

    U.S
    Thursday Jul 23, 2009

    After Inter teammate Maxwell completed his transfer to Barcelona, Barça president Joan Laporta confirmed that there was an agreement in principle between Barcelona and Inter for Ibrahimović to join the club in exchange for striker Samuel Eto'o, plus a reported fee of £59 million. Ibrahimović left Inter during their United States summer tour in the World Football Challenge on 23 July 2009 for negotiations with Barcelona.


  • U.S.
    Jul, 2009
    Best Buy

    Brian J. Dunn became Best Buy CEO

    U.S.
    Jul, 2009

    In June 2009, Brian J. Dunn became Best Buy CEO. Dunn replaced Brad Anderson, who was retiring.


  • U.S.
    Monday Aug 3, 2009
    Bank of America

    Bank of America agreed to pay a $33 million fine

    U.S.
    Monday Aug 3, 2009

    On August 3, 2009, Bank of America agreed to pay a $33 million fine, without admission or denial of charges, to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over the non-disclosure of an agreement to pay up to $5.8 billion of bonuses at Merrill. The bank approved the bonuses before the merger but did not disclose them to its shareholders when the shareholders were considering approving the Merrill acquisition, in December 2008.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Aug 18, 2009
    Shaquille O'Neal

    O'Neal starred in a reality show called Shaq Vs.

    U.S.
    Tuesday Aug 18, 2009

    O'Neal starred in a reality show called Shaq Vs. which premiered on August 18, 2009, on ABC. The show featured O'Neal competing against other athletes at their own sports.


  • U.S.
    2009
    Joe Biden

    Biden lost an internal debate to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about sending 21,000 new troops to Afghanistan

    U.S.
    2009

    Biden lost an internal debate to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about sending 21,000 new troops to Afghanistan, but his skepticism was valued, and in 2009, Biden's views gained more influence as Obama reconsidered his Afghanistan strategy.


  • Palo Alto, California, U.S.
    Sep, 2009
    Facebook, Inc.

    Achieving Positive Cash Flow For The First Time

    Palo Alto, California, U.S.
    Sep, 2009

    In September 2009, Facebook said that it had achieved positive cash flow for the first time.


  • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Sep, 2009
    DC Comics

    Warner Bros. announced that DC Comics would become a subsidiary of DC Entertainment, Inc.

    Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Sep, 2009

    In September 2009, Warner Bros. announced that DC Comics would become a subsidiary of DC Entertainment, Inc., with Diane Nelson, President of Warner Premiere, becoming president of the newly formed holding company and DC Comics President and Publisher Paul Levitz moving to the position of Contributing Editor and Overall Consultant there. Warner Bros. have owned DC Comics since 1967.


  • Worldwide
    2009
    Lady Gaga

    Poker Face succes

    Worldwide
    2009

    Poker Face was the world's best-selling single of 2009, with 9.8 million copies sold that year, and spent a record 83 weeks on Billboard magazine's Digital Songs chart.


  • Worldwide
    2009
    Lady Gaga

    World tour and releasing songs

    Worldwide
    2009

    Gaga headlined her worldwide Fame Ball Tour, which ran from March to September 2009. While traveling the globe, she wrote eight songs for The Fame Monster, a reissue of The Fame. Those new songs were also released as a standalone EP on November 18, 2009.


  • U.S.
    Monday Sep 14, 2009
    Bank of America

    The Judge rejected the settlement and told the parties to prepare for trial to begin no later than February

    U.S.
    Monday Sep 14, 2009

    On September 14, the judge rejected the settlement and told the parties to prepare for trial to begin no later than February 1, 2010. The judge focused much of his criticism on the fact that the fine in the case would be paid by the bank's shareholders, who were the ones that were supposed to have been injured by the lack of disclosure. He wrote, "It is quite something else for the very management that is accused of having lied to its shareholders to determine how much of those victims' money should be used to make the case against the management go away," ... "The proposed settlement," the judge continued, "suggests a rather cynical relationship between the parties: the S.E.C. gets to claim that it is exposing wrongdoing on the part of the Bank of America in a high-profile merger; the bank's management gets to claim that they have been coerced into an onerous settlement by overzealous regulators. And all this is done at the expense, not only of the shareholders but also of the truth".


  • U.S.
    Sep, 2009
    Bank of America

    Ann Minch, posted a video on YouTube criticizing the bank

    U.S.
    Sep, 2009

    In September 2009, a Bank of America credit card customer, Ann Minch, posted a video on YouTube criticizing the bank for raising her interest rate. After the video went viral, she was contacted by a Bank of America representative who lowered her rate. The story attracted national attention from television and internet commentators.


  • Palo Alto, California, U.S.
    Saturday Sep 26, 2009
    Facebook, Inc.

    Facebook opened to everyone at Least 13 years old

    Palo Alto, California, U.S.
    Saturday Sep 26, 2009

    On September 26, 2006, Facebook opened to everyone at least 13 years old with a valid email address.


  • Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
    2009
    Angelina Jolie

    World's Most Powerful Celebrity

    Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
    2009

    Jolie was named the world's most powerful celebrity in Forbes's Celebrity 100 issue in 2009, and, though ranked lower overall, was listed as the most powerful actress from 2006 to 2008 and 2011 to 2013.


  • Dallas, Texas, U.S.
    Monday Sep 28, 2009
    Xerox

    Xerox announced the intended acquisition of Affiliated Computer Services

    Dallas, Texas, U.S.
    Monday Sep 28, 2009

    On September 28, 2009, Xerox announced the intended acquisition of Affiliated Computer Services, a services and outsourcing company, for $6.4 Billion. The acquisition was completed in February 2010. Xerox said it paid 4.935 Xerox shares and $18.60 cash for each share of ACS, totaling $6.4 billion, or $63.11 a share for the company.


  • U.S.
    Oct, 2009
    Tony Hawk

    Hall of Fame

    U.S.
    Oct, 2009

    In 2009, Hawk was inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame at its inaugural ceremony.


  • Virginia, United States
    2009
    Dollar Tree

    Dollar Tree redesigned its website with a new e-commerce platform

    Virginia, United States
    2009

    In 2009, Dollar Tree redesigned its website with a new e-commerce platform.


  • U.S.
    Oct, 2009
    Bank of America

    5-gigabyte hard drive

    U.S.
    Oct, 2009

    In October 2009, Julian Assange of WikiLeaks claimed that his organization possessed a 5-gigabyte hard drive formerly used by a Bank of America executive and that Wikileaks intended to publish its contents.


  • San Francisco, California, United States
    2009
    Reddit

    Huffman and Ohanian left Reddit

    San Francisco, California, United States
    2009

    Huffman and Ohanian left Reddit in 2009.


  • San Francisco, California, United States
    2009
    Reddit

    Reddit launched two different ways of advertising

    San Francisco, California, United States
    2009

    Reddit launched two different ways of advertising on the site in 2009. The company launched sponsored content and a self-serve ads platform that year.


  • Redmond, Washington, U.S.
    Thursday Oct 22, 2009
    Microsoft

    Window 7

    Redmond, Washington, U.S.
    Thursday Oct 22, 2009

    Windows 7 was officially released to the public.


  • West Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Oct 27, 2009
    League of Legends

    The Release

    West Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Oct 27, 2009

    On 27, October 2009, League of Legends was released on PC and macOS to be a free online multiplayer game by Riot Games.


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