Sweden Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage, May 1, 2009

An accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam in Khakassia, Russia, kills 75 and shuts down the hydroelectric power station, leading to widespread power failure in the local area. Date: August 17, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

Eighty-eight year-old James Wenneker von Brunn opens fire inside the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and fatally shoots Museum Special Police Officer Stephen Tyrone Johns. Other security guards returned fire, wounding von Brunn, who was apprehended. Date: June 10, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 10 📅 Events on this…

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is sentenced to 25 years in prison for ordering killings and kidnappings by security forces. Date: April 7, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2009Air France Flight 447 Crashes…

Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 crashes during landing at the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, Netherlands, primarily due to a faulty radio altimeter, resulting in the death of nine passengers and crew including all three pilots. Date: February 25, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 25 📅 Events on this day in 2009…

US President Barack Obama signs the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act. Date: October 28, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 28 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2009Bitcoin Genesis Block Created by Satoshi Nakamoto, January 3,…