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23 September 2009 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 23 September 2009 was a Wednesday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “I Gotta Feeling” by The Black Eyed Peas.
- Top Film of 2009
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2009 was Avatar.
- Bestselling Novel of 2009
- “The Lost Symbol” by Dan Brown was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 2009.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “American Idol” (FOX) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2009–10 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 23 September is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 23 September 2009 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 23 September 2009 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 23 September
- 1957 Little Rock schools integration crisis: President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Arkansas, and federalizes the Arkansas National Guard, ordering both to support the integration of Little Rock Central High School.
- 1961 U.S. President John F. Kennedy nominates African American civil rights lawyer Thurgood Marshall to the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, although pro-segregation Southern senators manage to delay his confirmation until September 11, 1962.
- 1973 Argentine general election: Juan Perón returns to power in Argentina.
- 1999 Qantas Flight 1 overruns a runway in Bangkok during a storm, causing minor injuries to some passengers.
- 2022 Voting begins in the five-day sham annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine, leading to Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts.
Famous people born on September 23
- Augustus, Roman emperor (born -63)
- Bruce Springsteen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1949)
- Chris Johnson, American football player (born 1985)
- Ray Charles, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (1930–2004)
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Events of 2009 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2009 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 15 – US Airways Flight 1549 loses power in both engines shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport, forcing the pilot to ditch the aircraft in the Hudson River.
- February 13 – Toon Disney and Jetix relaunched as Disney XD.
- February 22 – The 81st Academy Awards, hosted by Hugh Jackman, are held at Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire wins eight awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.
Life in the US in 2009
President
Barack Obama
Gas (per gallon)
$2.35
Loaf of Bread
$1.50
Average House
$216,700
Weekly Wage
$700
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