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In 2009, the world population was approximately 6,932,766,416 people[â ]
2009A. K. Lohithadas, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1955)[â ]
Ambazhathil Karunakaran Lohithadas was an Indian screenwriter, playwright, film maker, and producer who worked in the Malayalam film industry. In a career spanning over two decades, his films have won a National Film Award, six Kerala State Film Awards, and fourteen Kerala Film Critics Award for Best Script.
2009Billy Mays, American TV personality (born 1958)[â ]
William Darrell Mays Jr. was an American television direct-response advertisement salesperson. Throughout his career, he promoted a wide variety of products, including OxiClean, Orange Glo, Kaboom, Zorbeez, and Mighty Mendit. His promotions aired mainly on the Home Shopping Network through his company, Mays Promotions, Inc., although they have aired on other syndicated networks. Mays's infomercials were known for his catch phrase "Hi, Billy Mays here", and his shouted delivery of lines.
2009Honduran president Manuel Zelaya is ousted by a local military coup following a failed request to hold a referendum to rewrite the Honduran Constitution. This was the start of the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis.[â ]
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, and to the north by the Gulf of Honduras, a large inlet of the Caribbean Sea. Its capital and largest city is Tegucigalpa.
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Yankees starter A.J. Burnett threw his signature curveball at will and to devastating effect against a diluted Mets team that has been held hitless in 12 of their last 27 innings.
After President José Manuel Zelaya was ousted by the army on Sunday, the Honduran Congress chose Roberto Micheletti to be the new president.
President Obama spoke out against a provision in the energy bill that would impose trade penalties on countries that do not accept global-warming pollution limits.
Horrid reviews couldnât dent âTransformers: Revenge of the Fallen,â which sold an estimated $201.2 million in tickets at North American theaters over its first five days.
Against the mighty Brazil, not even a 2-0 halftime lead was enough to see the United States secure its first major international tournament championship.
The ballerina Nina Ananiashvili gave her farewell performance with American Ballet Theater, in the full-length âSwan Lake.â
âConquest of the Uselessâ is a journal about the shooting of Werner Herzogâs Amazonian epic âFitzcarraldo.â
Brooklyn Bowl, which opens this week in Williamsburg, is an environmentally friendly rock club and bowling alley.
Female empowerment and show-business savvy converged when No Doubt headlined a triple bill with Paramore and Janelle MonĂĄe.
Google is on a mission to persuade the world â and federal regulators â that even given its size, it remains vulnerable to competition.
After a 10-month search the Philadelphia Museum of Art has selected Timothy Rub, director of the Cleveland Museum of Art, to be its new director and chief executive.
This documentary explores First Amendment issues that everyone should give some dispassionate, platitude-free thought.