What happened around the world in 2009?
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Jan 20 – Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States of America and becomes the United States’ first African-American president.
Jan 1 – 61 die in nightclub fire in Bangkok, Thailand.
Feb 7 – Brian Naylor, an Australian television presenter dies.
Jun 1 – General Motors files for bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history.
Oct 2 – Rio de Janeiro is elected the host city of the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.
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