On January 25th, George W. Bush handed over the presidential torch to Barack Obama, the first African-American president of the United States (Barack Obama). World censuses estimated a world population of around 6.8 billion when he started office. The birth of Jacob and Isabella, two popular baby names, aided this number’s upward trend. While we may not know who will alter the world, we do know that the Suleman Octuplets have become the world’s longest-living set. In 2009, we lost some incredible people. Clive Granger, Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Les Paul, and Walter Cronkite were among them.
Avatar, Coraline, Star Trek, and Inglourious Basterds were among the top movie office hits. Meanwhile, Catching Fire and The Help took first and second place, respectively, among the world’s bookworms. The creation of an AIDS vaccine, the cloning of an extinct species, and the invention of the first bladeless fan were all important firsts in 2009. Croatia and Albania became official NATO members, while Slovakia became the 16th country to join the European Union.
A slew of other tragedies shocked the world, including the biggest natural disaster in Australian history, the Victorian bushfires. Many more countries, however, were confronted with an economic crisis rather than a climate-related one. Thailand and Switzerland, for example, have entered what is expected to be a severe recession. At the same time, the United States was watching in horror as GM and Chrysler declared bankruptcy. Though no one realised it at the time, these 365 days would mark the start of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.
Continue reading to discover more about the events of 2009.
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(March 04, 2009) |
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(June 08, 2009) |
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(September 14, 2009) |
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