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Russia devalues the ruble for the sixth time in 2009 and will overhaul the state budget to reflect the sharp decrease in the price of petroleum, its key export. Global financial crisis of 2008–2009: European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet says that global economic growth in 2009 will be "substantially below" December 2008 forecasts.
2009 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2009th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 9th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 10th and last year of the 2000s decade.
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.
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Pages in category "January 2009 events in the United States" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
El Salvador holds its legislative elections. (Los Angeles Times)2008-09 National Football League playoffs (Super Bowl XLIII): . The Arizona Cardinals defeat the Philadelphia Eagles 32-25 in the NFC Championship Game.
Rob Gauntlett, the youngest Briton to have climbed Mount Everest died whilst climbing in the French Alps; Israel and Hamas ignore the United Nations Security Council's call for a ceasefire in the conflict in the Gaza Strip.
United States President-elect Barack Obama offers CNN medical correspondent and neurosurgeon Sanjay Gupta the position of Surgeon General. (Washington Post)Russia's Gazprom alleges that Ukraine has blocked three key gas pipelines to Europe, making natural gas delivery there impossible.