2009- Year In Review
The year 2009 is almost over and this is a expedient occasion to remember which major current events happened in this year.
January
U.S President Barack Obama officially named Leon Panetta, as the new director of the CIA.
Thousands of people watched live in front of the Capitol Building as President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden were confirmed into the oval office.
February
President Barack Obama has approved the 787 billion dollars package hoping to construct 3.5 million jobs for US in the next couple of years.
March
A private plane with three families on board crashed in Montana. The cause is undetermined.14 people died.
April
Sweden is the fifth European country that legalized same sex marriage. The law will go into effect on the first of May
North Korea launched a rocket, disobeying the US, China, and the U.N.
Resolutions.
An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 took place in Italy. 92 people died and 40,000 up to 50,000 people are homeless.
May
In spite all warnings, North Korea announced it has conducted its second nuclear test, claiming they are just testing the defense capabilities.
Scientists made public the fossilized remnants of a 47 million year primate, supposedly the predecessor of human being.
June
In the most horrible aviation catastrophe since 2001, Air France Flight 447 disappeared somewhere on the north-east coast of Brazil having 228 people on board.
In the Confederations Cup’s final, the United States soccer team lost 3-2 against the 5 time WC winner Brazil.
GMC files for bankruptcy and announced they will close 14 plants in the U.S.
July
Riot in Urumqi, China which took place between two ethnic groups and the police force kills at least 156 people.
Most important technology companies Microsoft and Yahoo made a deal to collaborate on Internet search and advertising.
August
Notorious president of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad begins his second term in the middle of a crisis sparked in June.
September
A 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit the island of Sumatra, killing more then 700 people ant trapping other fee thousands under ruins in Padang.
For the first time, scientists have created a vaccine that reduces the risk of contracting AIDS.
October
Rio de Janeiro won the bid for the 2016 Olympics and became the first South American city to host the Olympic Games.
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