2001-2009 END AND...

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The year 2009 was marked by significant events, transitions, and conclusions across various domains. Here's a summary:
Politics and Leadership:

• Barack Obama's Inauguration: Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States, and the first African American to hold the office.
• Iceland's First Female Prime Minister: Johanna Sigurdardottir was elected as Iceland's first female prime minister.

• The Great Recession: The UK officially entered into a recession in January 2009, experiencing its worst economic downturn since World War II.
• End of Mainstream Support for some Microsoft products: Several Microsoft products moved from Mainstream to Extended Support.

• Bitcoin's Creation: The Bitcoin network was created, marking the launch of this cryptocurrency.
• Bing Launch: Microsoft launched its search engine, Bing, to compete with other search engines.
• Floppy Disk Sales end: Sony ended sales of their floppy disk.

• Air France Flight 447 Crash: This flight crashed in the Atlantic Ocean with no survivors.
• L'Aquila Earthquake: A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck L'Aquila, Italy, causing significant casualties and injuries.
• Swine Flu Pandemic: The H1N1 swine flu was declared a global pandemic.
• Terrorist Attacks: Terrorist bombings occurred in various locations, including the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels in Jakarta, Indonesia. There were attacks in Baghdad, Iraq.

• Death of Michael Jackson: Music icon Michael Jackson passed away.
• "Avatar" Release: The movie "Avatar" was released and became the highest-grossing film of all time, surpassing "Titanic".

• Treaty of Lisbon: The Treaty of Lisbon came into force.
• US Airways Flight 1549: This flight crash-landed in the Hudson River, becoming known as the "Miracle on the Hudson."
• Albania and Croatia join NATO.
• Sweden Legalized Same-Sex Marriage: Sweden officially legalized same-sex marriage.
• End of Sri Lankan Civil War: The Sri Lankan civil war came to an end.

• "End" (Short Film): A short film directed by Pankaj Yadav, featuring Rigved Singh and Vinayak Sumeet.
• "End" (Film): A film directed by Meg Welch, exploring a post-apocalyptic scenario.
• "The End" (Song): A song by The Beatles from their album "Abbey Road".
• 2009 end of year rugby internationals: saw attempted grand slam of Home Nations by Australia.