56th United States presidential inauguration. It took place on 20 January 2009. The setting was Washington, D.C. and United States Capitol. Those involved included Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Elizabeth Alexander and John Roberts. Its causes included the 2008 United States presidential election.
Before and after
- 2 January 2009Discovery of HAT-P-11 b
- 3 January 2009Release of Bitcoin
- 7 January 2009Premiere of Masha and the Bear
- 15 January 2009US Airways Flight 1549
- 20 January 2009First inauguration of Barack Obama
- 3 February 2009Discovery of COROT-Exo-7b
- from March 2009 to August 20102009 swine flu pandemic
- March 2009Release of Uber
- 7 March 2009Launch of Kepler Space Telescope
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The era
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