The Bailout Bill Comes Due, Vexing Agencies
By David Streitfeld
The bill is starting to come due for the measures instituted by federal regulators to prevent the collapse of the financial system.
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On this day
September 19, 2009
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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Film Chief at Disney Steps Down
By Brooks Barnes and Michael Cieply
The chairman of Walt Disney Studios, Dick Cook, announced his resignation late Friday as the division he has led struggled with profitability in a shifting media landscape.
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Below, the A-List Eats; Above, Bare-Bones Lives
By A. G. Sulzberger
The four floors above J.G. Melon, the Upper East Side restaurant with the rarefied air, are a different remnant of old New York: single-room occupancy residences.
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Free Speech Battle Arises From Dog Fighting Videos
By Adam Liptak
The Supreme Court is being asked to rule that a category of expression deserves no First Amendment protection.
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Sometimes a Cash Cow Produces Unexpected Cream
By Seth Schiesel
The musically eclectic Guitar Hero 5 is the most enjoyable Guitar Hero game in several years.
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Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 16, 2009, covering September 19, 2009.
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I Look To You
Whitney Houston
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The Time Of Our Lives (EP)
Miley Cyrus
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Ready
Trey Songz
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Bang! Pow! Boom!
Insane Clown Posse
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Breakthrough
Colbie Caillat
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Notable Deaths
2009Milton Meltzer, American historian and author (born 1915)[†]
Milton Meltzer was an American historian and author best known for his nonfiction books on Jewish, African-American, and American history. Since the 1950s, he was a prolific author of history books in the children's literature and young adult literature genres, having written nearly 100 books. Meltzer was an advocate for human rights, as well as an adjunct professor for the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He won the biennial Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for his career contribution to American children's literature in 2001. Meltzer died of esophageal cancer in 2009.
2009Eduard Zimmermann, German journalist (born 1929)[†]
Eduard "Ede" Zimmermann was a German journalist, television presenter and security expert.
Historical Context for September 19, 2009
In 2009, the world population was approximately 6,932,766,416 people[†]