| title | The Year 2009 — Knowledge Index |
|---|---|
| permalink | /knowledge-index/ |
| description | The full 2009 knowledge table — every notable event, linked to its article. |
| preview | /images/previews/the-year-2009-knowledge-index.svg |
Consolidated into year-of-ai/2005-2011. This repository is archived and read-only. All content has been preserved under the
2009/directory in the consolidated range repository.
Status: Mature — This repository completed its growth generation (3 ticks) on 2026-06-13. Its successor is year-of-ai/2010 — the year 2010.
A self-growing knowledge base about the year 2009 — history, science, technology, arts, society, and people.
This repository is both a knowledge base and a reusable framework. It expands autonomously via /grow, which researches new on-topic content, builds structure, verifies facts, and publishes — all driven by the Concept Definition in seed.md. To retarget the framework at a different subject, run /genesis "<new concept>".
It is the successor instance in its lineage, spawned from year-of-ai/2008 — the year 2008.
| Category | Slug |
|---|---|
| History & Politics | history-politics/ |
| Science & Technology | science-technology/ |
| Arts & Culture | arts-culture/ |
| Society & Economics | society-economics/ |
| People | people/ |
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| [Barack Obama inaugurated]({{ '/news/history-politics/obama-inauguration-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Miracle on the Hudson]({{ '/news/history-politics/miracle-on-the-hudson/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Gaza War and Ceasefire (2008–2009)]({{ '/news/history-politics/gaza-war-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [H1N1 swine flu pandemic]({{ '/news/science-technology/h1n1-swine-flu-pandemic/' | relative_url }}) |
| [2009 L'Aquila earthquake]({{ '/news/society-economics/laquila-earthquake-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Financial system stress tests and bank recapitalization]({{ '/news/society-economics/financial-system-stabilization-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [FDIC-insured bank failures surge in 2009]({{ '/news/society-economics/fdic-bank-failures-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [2009 NBA Finals — Lakers Championship]({{ '/news/people/nba-finals-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Onset of the Greek government-debt crisis]({{ '/news/society-economics/greek-debt-crisis-onset-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Iran's Green Movement protests]({{ '/news/history-politics/iran-green-movement-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [2009 Honduran coup d'état]({{ '/news/history-politics/honduran-coup-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [iPhone 3GS launch]({{ '/news/science-technology/iphone-3gs-launch-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen theatrical release]({{ '/news/arts-culture/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Michael Jackson dies]({{ '/news/arts-culture/michael-jackson-death-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Uyghur unrest in Xinjiang]({{ '/news/society-economics/uyghur-unrest-xinjiang-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Roger Federer's 15th Grand Slam at Wimbledon]({{ '/news/people/roger-federer-15th-grand-slam-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Michael Jackson Memorial Service]({{ '/news/arts-culture/michael-jackson-memorial-service-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Mumbai terror attacks aftermath (2009)]({{ '/news/history-politics/mumbai-26-11-aftermath-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Barack Obama awarded Nobel Peace Prize]({{ '/news/history-politics/obama-nobel-peace-prize-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Sonia Sotomayor confirmed to Supreme Court]({{ '/news/history-politics/sotomayor-supreme-court-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Death of John Hughes]({{ '/news/people/john-hughes-death-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Healthcare reform and Ted Kennedy's legacy]({{ '/news/history-politics/healthcare-reform-ted-kennedy-legacy-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Death of Norman Borlaug]({{ '/news/people/norman-borlaug-death-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Fort Hood shooting]({{ '/news/history-politics/fort-hood-shooting-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Amazon Kindle e-reader expansion]({{ '/news/science-technology/kindle-ereader-launch-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Copenhagen Climate Conference (COP15)]({{ '/news/history-politics/cop15-copenhagen-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Avatar theatrical release]({{ '/news/arts-culture/avatar-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [American Recovery and Reinvestment Act]({{ '/news/society-economics/american-recovery-act-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Cyclone Nargis humanitarian aftermath (2009)]({{ '/news/society-economics/cyclone-nargis-humanitarian-aftermath-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [LHC first proton collisions]({{ '/news/science-technology/lhc-first-proton-collisions-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Bitcoin genesis block mined]({{ '/news/science-technology/bitcoin-genesis-block-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Burj Khalifa tops out]({{ '/news/science-technology/burj-khalifa-opening-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Kepler Space Telescope launched]({{ '/news/science-technology/kepler-space-telescope-launch-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission (STS-125)]({{ '/news/science-technology/hubble-servicing-mission-sts-125-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Watchmen film adaptation]({{ '/news/arts-culture/watchmen-2009-film/' | relative_url }}) |
| [X-Men Origins: Wolverine]({{ '/news/arts-culture/xmen-origins-wolverine-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [The Oprah Winfrey Show at its cultural peak]({{ '/news/arts-culture/oprah-final-episode-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Up theatrical release]({{ '/news/arts-culture/up-pixar-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [SpaceX Falcon 9 development]({{ '/news/science-technology/spacex-falcon-9-first-flight-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [General Motors Chapter 11 bankruptcy]({{ '/news/society-economics/general-motors-bankruptcy-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [CIT Group bankruptcy]({{ '/news/society-economics/cit-group-bankruptcy-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Slumdog Millionaire wins eight Oscars]({{ '/news/arts-culture/slumdog-millionaire-oscars-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Ardi (Ardipithecus ramidus) unveiled]({{ '/news/science-technology/ardipithecus-ramidus-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Sri Lankan Civil War ends]({{ '/news/history-politics/sri-lankan-civil-war-end-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Super Bowl XLIII — Steelers championship]({{ '/news/people/super-bowl-xliii-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Tour de France 2009 — Contador wins]({{ '/news/people/tour-de-france-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [2009 World Series — Yankees championship]({{ '/news/people/world-series-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Bernie Madoff sentenced]({{ '/news/society-economics/madoff-sentencing-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Usain Bolt's 2009 world records]({{ '/news/people/usain-bolt-2009-world-records/' | relative_url }}) |
| [51st Grammy Awards]({{ '/news/arts-culture/grammy-awards-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Google Chrome's 2009 rise]({{ '/news/science-technology/google-chrome-launch-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Kanye West interrupts Taylor Swift at the VMAs]({{ '/news/people/kanye-west-taylor-swift-vma-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Star Trek film reboot]({{ '/news/arts-culture/star-trek-2009-film/' | relative_url }}) |
| [India's 2009 General Election]({{ '/news/history-politics/india-election-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Susan Boyle's Britain's Got Talent breakthrough]({{ '/news/arts-culture/susan-boyle-bgt-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Sarah Palin resigns as Alaska governor]({{ '/news/history-politics/palin-alaska-resignation-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Serena Williams' Wimbledon Grand Slam victory]({{ '/news/people/serena-williams-wimbledon-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Air France Flight 447 disaster]({{ '/news/history-politics/air-france-447-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Windows 7 general availability]({{ '/news/science-technology/windows-7-release-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Cash for Clunkers]({{ '/news/society-economics/cash-for-clunkers-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Chrysler Chapter 11 bankruptcy]({{ '/news/society-economics/chrysler-bankruptcy-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Death of Senator Ted Kennedy]({{ '/news/people/ted-kennedy-death-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Inglourious Basterds theatrical release]({{ '/news/arts-culture/inglourious-basterds-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Maersk Alabama hijacking]({{ '/news/history-politics/maersk-alabama-hijacking-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Wolfram Alpha launches]({{ '/news/science-technology/wolfram-alpha-launch-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [G20 Pittsburgh Summit]({{ '/news/history-politics/g20-pittsburgh-summit-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Death of Patrick Swayze]({{ '/news/people/patrick-swayze-death-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Microsoft Bing launches]({{ '/news/science-technology/microsoft-bing-launch-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [The Twilight Saga: New Moon]({{ '/news/arts-culture/twilight-new-moon-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [The Beatles 09/09/09 remasters]({{ '/news/arts-culture/beatles-remasters-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Obama's Cairo speech]({{ '/news/history-politics/obama-cairo-speech-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Water discovered on the Moon]({{ '/news/science-technology/water-on-the-moon-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Tiger Woods scandal]({{ '/news/people/tiger-woods-scandal-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Death of Robert McNamara]({{ '/news/people/robert-mcnamara-death-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Death of Walter Cronkite]({{ '/news/people/walter-cronkite-death-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]({{ '/news/science-technology/nobel-prize-medicine-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [US unemployment rate peaks at 10% in October]({{ '/news/society-economics/unemployment-crisis-peak-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [US housing foreclosures accelerate through 2009]({{ '/news/society-economics/housing-foreclosures-accelerate-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [ICC Champions Trophy 2009]({{ '/news/people/cricket-world-cup-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Indian Premier League 2009]({{ '/news/people/indian-premier-league-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [Tropical Storm Aila 2009]({{ '/news/society-economics/tropical-storm-aila-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [G20 London Summit]({{ '/news/history-politics/g20-london-summit-2009/' | relative_url }}) |
| [2009 Nobel Prize in Literature (Herta Müller)]({{ '/news/arts-culture/nobel-literature-2009-herta-muller/' | relative_url }}) |
| [2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami]({{ '/news/society-economics/samoa-earthquake-tsunami-2009/' | relative_url }}) |