From the day
On the date
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
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The Headlines
From a Roomful of Great Voices, an Afternoon of Tributes to a Champion of Song
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Just Dance
Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis
#1 at the box office
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
$21,623,182
The must-have
Zhu Zhu Pets
On This Day
A protest movement in Iceland culminates as the 2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests start.
Wikipedia →Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States of America, becoming the first African-American President of the United States.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Federico Fellini (1920)
- André-Marie Ampère (1775)
- Buzz Aldrin (1930)
- David Lynch (1946)
- Johannes V. Jensen (1873)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
sketchypeepsnewbie
Text Speak
brblolomgrofltmi
Emo
rawrsqueescene
Reality Tv
you're firedthe tribe has spoken
Tech Check
Bitcoin, WhatsApp, Uber & Windows 7.
Cost of Living (2008)
Loaf of Bread
$1.37
Gallon of Gas
$3.27
Average Home
$229,600
New Car
$25,200
Meanwhile
- The Great Recession — Housing market crash; Lehman Brothers collapse (2008-09-15).
Time Elapsed
6,345 days ago
(17 years, 140 days)