2009 - online puzzles

2009 (MMIX) 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, the 9th year of the 21st century, and the 10th and last year of the 2000s decade.

2009 was designated as:

International Year of Astronomy

International Year of Natural Fibres

International Year of Reconciliation

Year of the Gorilla (UNEP and UNESCO )

Events

January

January 1

Austria, Japan, Mexico, Turkey and Uganda assume their seats on the United Nations Security Council.

Asunción, the capital of Paraguay, becomes the American Capital of Culture and Vilnius and Linz become the European Capitals of Culture.

Slovakia adopts the euro as its national currency, replacing the Slovak koruna.

Sixty-six nightclub -goers die in the Santika Club fire in Bangkok, Thailand.

January 3 – The first ("Genesis") block of the blockchain of the cryptocurrency and decentralized payment system Bitcoin is established by the creator of the system, known as Satoshi Nakamoto.

January 15 – US Airways Flight 1549 ditches in the Hudson River in an accident that becomes known as the "Miracle on the Hudson" as all 155 people on board are rescued.

January 18 – Gaza War : Hamas announces they will accept the Israel Defense Forces offer of a ceasefire, ending the conflict.

January 20

A protest movement in Iceland expands as the 2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests start.

Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th President of the United States, becoming the first African-American to hold the office.