On this day
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
In 2009, the world population was approximately 6,932,766,416 people[†]
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 7, 2009, covering January 11, 2009.
Taylor Swift
Beyonce
Britney Spears
Nickelback
Kanye West
Soundtrack
Keyshia Cole
Various Artists
Jamie Foxx
David Cook
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The Ravens did not move the ball with consistency, but a few deep completions and a last-minute field goal helped them beat the Titans and live to see next weekend.
It did not seem to bode well for the Cardinals when the Panthers scored in the opening minutes, but the field quickly tilted the other way.
Senior Israeli officials said they believed that the Hamas military wing was beginning to crack and that Hamas leaders inside Gaza were looking for a cease-fire.
The National Endowment for the Arts says in a report that it believes a quarter-century of precipitous decline in fiction reading has reversed.
Stephanie Blythe gave a vocally commanding and deeply poignant portrayal of Orfeo in the Metropolitan Opera’s “Orfeo ed Euridice.”
Philadelphia eliminated the defending Super Bowl champions to reach the N.F.C. title game for the fifth time in eight seasons.
The famously spartan Canyon Ranch has come to Florida’s sybaritic playground. Will its chakras ever be the same?
The Evening Hours column on Dec. 28 misidentified two guests at the 73rd Debutante Cotillion and Christmas Ball, also called the Infirmary Ball, held on Dec. 22 at the Waldorf-Astoria. The women in picture No. 24 are Anne Goodwin, at left, and her daughter Alexandra Goodwin; they are not Susan de Saint Phalle and Françoise Amelie de Saint Phalle.
A calendar listing last Sunday misstated the hours and admission prices for the Heckscher Museum of Art in Huntington. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for those 62 and over, $5 for students 10 and over, and free for children under 10, with discounts for Huntington residents.
An article last Sunday about a visiting priest at St. Vito’s Catholic Church in Mamaroneck, who is accused of sexually abusing a woman, misstated the role of the Hispanic Resource Center of Larchmont and Mamaroneck in raising awareness about sex-related crimes since the priest’s arrest. The center says it would take part in a workshop to help women understand such crimes if the police department organized a session about the case and related issues; the center itself is not planning a workshop.
Ballet BC’s creditors unanimously approved a repayment plan, Ballet BC announced.
American Ballet Theater has announced that it has selected David Lansky as its general manager.