2009
Barack Obama inaugurated as U.S. President, and wins Nobel Peace Prize
Swine Flu outbreak
Michael Jackson, James Whitmore, Jack Kemp, Dom DeLuise, Chuck Daly, David Carradine, Karl Malden, Walter Cronkite, Ted Kennedy, Robert McNamara, Patrick Swayze, die
Rio de Janeiro voted to host the 2016 Summer Olympics

GMC Bankruptcy is $91 billion, Citicorp Bankruptcy is $71 billion, Chrysler Bankruptcy is $39 billion, Thornburg Mortgage Bankruptcy is $36.5 billion

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2009 Tony Awards

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