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Events from the year 2009 in the United States.
The inauguration of Barack Obama as the president, occurred on January 20. The nation, still recovering from the Great Recession, received various economic stimuli through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and similar legislation, which most notably gave Americans tax credits. Though the recession officially ended in June of this year, it did not come without this year's share of bankruptcies and dissolutions, most notably Circuit City and the Chicago Cubs.
The year also saw the roots of various movements which would come to define the next ten years, including the Tea Party movement, and the beginning of the legalization of same-sex marriage. The Democratic Party gained a filibuster-proof supermajority of seats within the Senate, enabling the passage of the Affordable Care Act the following year. The year's second G20 summit was also held in the city of Pittsburgh. Culturally, the nation was wracked by the death of Michael Jackson, which triggered an immense response around the world and caused some websites to crash due to an overflow of traffic.
Barack Hussein Obama II is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. As a member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African-American president in U.S. history. Obama previously served as a U.S. senator representing Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and as an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004.
Events from the year 2004 in the United States.
Amber Lee Ettinger is an American actress, Internet celebrity, model, and singer.
Events from the year 2007 in the United States.
Events from the year 2008 in the United States.
Events from the year 2006 in the United States.
Events from the year 2001 in the United States.
The following lists events that happened during 2000 in the United States.
Events in the year 2010 in the United States.
Events from the year 1995 in the United States.
Events from the year 1998 in the United States.
Events in the year 2011 in the United States.
Events in the year 2012 in the United States.
2002 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 2002.
Events in the year 2013 in the United States.
Events in the year 2014 in the United States.
Events in the year 2016 in the United States.
Events in the year 2017 in the United States.
Preliminary data from NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, indicates the mission successfully uncovered water in a permanently shadowed lunar crater.