General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history. Date: June 1, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today)
Air France Flight 447 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. All 228 passengers and crew are killed. Date: June 1, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This…
North Korea allegedly tests its second nuclear device, after which Pyongyang also conducts several missile tests, building tensions in the international community. Date: May 25, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today)
An Indonesian Air Force Lockheed L-100 Hercules crashes in Magetan Regency, killing 99. Date: May 20, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today)
The LTTE are defeated by the Sri Lankan government, ending almost 26 years of fighting between the two sides. Date: May 18, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today)
Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on the final mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. Date: May 11, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 11 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today)
An American soldier in Iraq opens fire on a counseling center at Camp Liberty in Baghdad, killing five other US soldiers and wounding three. Date: May 11, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 11 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today)
Same-sex marriage is legalized in Sweden. Date: May 1, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today)
Seven civilians and the perpetrator are killed and another ten injured at a Queen's Day parade in Apeldoorn, Netherlands in an attempted assassination on Queen Beatrix. Date: April 30, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today)
Chrysler files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Date: April 30, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today)