What Major event Happened on 2009?

What Major event Happened on 2009?

June 1 – Air France Flight 447, en route from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Paris, crashes into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 228 on board. June 11 – The outbreak of the H1N1 influenza strain, commonly referred to as “swine flu”, is deemed a global pandemic.

What was going on in August 2009?

Here are the key events in world news for the month of August 2009. N. Korea Pardons Imprisoned American Journalists (Aug. 4): The government of North Korea pardons two imprisoned American journalists after former president Bill Clinton visits the country and its president, Kim Jong-il.

What happened Nov 2009?

The 2009 season was the Yankees’ first in their new stadium. Shooting at Fort Hood Leaves 13 Dead, 29 Injured (Nov. 5): A shooting at the Fort Hood army post in Texas kills 13 and injures 29. Ten of those killed are military personnel, while one is a civilian.

What are 2009 kids?

Generation Z The students of our world today who are currently at school and university are the children of Generation X, the cohort that follows Generation Y, and who are born between 1995 and 2009. They are Generation Z.

What is August 3rd famous for?

This Day in History: August 3 Hoping to find a westward route to India, Christopher Columbus on this day in 1492 set sail on his first transatlantic voyage, departing from Palos, Spain, with three small ships—the Niña, Pinta, and Santa María.

What was happening in December 2009?

Obama Sending More Troops to Afghanistan, Provides Timeline (Dec. 1): In a press conference, President Obama announces that the U.S. military will be sending an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan, in an attempt to prevent further Taliban insurgencies. The troop surge will begin in Jan.

What is 2009 generation called?

Generation Z
Generational definitions are most useful when they span a set age range and so allow meaningful comparisons across generations. That is why the generations today each span 15 years with Generation Y (Millennials) born from 1980 to 1994; Generation Z from 1995 to 2009 and Generation Alpha from 2010 to 2024.

Am I Gen Z if I was born in 2009?

What happened August 4th?

This Day in History: August 4 During the War of the Spanish Succession, Britain took control of Gibraltar on this day in 1704 after Spain surrendered, and “the Rock” subsequently became a British colony and a symbol of British naval strength.

Who was born 3 August?

Actor Mamie Gummer is 37. Country singer Whitney Duncan is 36. Actor Jon Foster is 36. Actor Georgina Haig is 35.

What happens on the 31st of December?

New Year’s Eve on December 31 marks the final day of what is known as a Gregorian calendar year. Prior to the adoption of the Gregorian calendar as the global standard, most of the ancient world ran on many different and diverse calendaring systems to track the passage of time.

What special day is October 9?

World Post Day is celebrated each year on 9 October, the anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union in 1874 in the Swiss Capital, Bern. It was declared World Post Day by the UPU Congress held in Tokyo, Japan in 1969.