| Current events of January 1, 2009 (2009-January-01) (Thursday) | edit | history | watch | | | | Reva Graver died on this day. A beautiful woman that not many people knew but trust me if you did you would have broke down that day. Reva Graver was, and still is, one of Gods greatest angels. She brought "SPARKLE" and "GRACE" to any room she entered. If you had the pleasure of knowing her, you have been blessed ! | Current events of January 8, 2009 (2009-January-08) (Thursday) | edit | history | watch | | | | | Current events of January 15, 2009 (2009-January-15) (Thursday) | edit | history | watch | | - British Member of Parliament John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) is suspended after manhandling the ceremonial mace during House of Commons proceedings. (BBC News)
- President George W. Bush bids farewell to the United States in a 15-minute televised address, during which he touted his record and warned his successor, Barack Obama, to maintain an aggressive stance against terrorism. (AP via Google News)
- Sweden's National Bank announces that all 1-krona coins minted in 2009 will carry a new motif on their reverse to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Finland's separation from Sweden. (Riksbanken)
- The International Year of Astronomy's opening ceremony is held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. (France 24)
- US Airways Flight 1549, an Airbus A320 carrying 155 people, ditches into New York City's Hudson River. (CNN) (New York Times)
- A sprinkler incident at a Toronto, Ontario, Canada hydro power station sparks a major power outage in a huge swath in the City's west end affecting more than 250,000 people. (The Globe and Mail)
- NASA announces that methane in Mars' atmosphere "could be produced either by geological activity or by life." (BBC)
- China's gross domestic product grew 13 percent during 2007, overtaking Germany to become the world's third largest economy. (BBC)
- 2008–2009 Israel–Gaza conflict:
- Pakistan arrests 124 people in a crackdown on terrorism. (Sky News)
- Late 2000s recession:
- Hawaii becomes the first U.S. state and the second media market after Wilmington, North Carolina, to convert to digital television. (Honolulu Star Bulletin)
- Despite the corruption scandal surrounding Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, the United States Senate confirms Roland Burris as a member. (Boston Globe)
| | | - Sudan bombs the town of Muhajeria, Darfur, killing a child. (MSNBC)
- Björgvin G. Sigurðsson, Iceland's Minister of Business Affairs, resigns as a result of the country's financial crisis. (CNN)
- The Sri Lankan Army captures Mullaitivu, the Tamil Tigers' final stronghold in the ongoing Civil War. (BBC News)
- Mamadou Dia, the first Prime Minister of Senegal, dies at age 98. (AFP)
- A road accident kills 15 members of the Nigerian Football Federation's FC Jimeta. (BBC News)
- An avalanche kills 11 people on Mount Zigana, Gümüşhane Province in north-eastern Turkey. (CNN)
- Teresa Carlile Hunter, age 53, passes away after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. [1]
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