On the date

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

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The Headlines

Alliance With Fiat Gives Chrysler Another Partner and Lifeline

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis

#1 at the box office

$21,623,182

The must-have

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

sketchypeepsnewbie

Text Speak

brblolomgrofltmi

Emo

rawrsqueescene

Reality Tv

you're firedthe tribe has spoken

Catchphrases of 2009

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

6,344 days ago

(17 years, 139 days)