Tuesday 18 August 2009
It was Tuesday, under the sign of Leo. The US president was Barack Obama (Democratic).
In that special week of August people in US were listening to I Gotta Feeling by The Black Eyed Peas.
Inglourious Basterds, directed by Quentin Tarantino, was one of the most viewed movies released in 2009
while New Moon by Stephenie Meyer was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching MacKenzie Falls.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing SpongeBob vs. The Big One: Beach Party Cook-Off or Art of Murder: Cards of Destiny.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Old Newspapers
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TV Series
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MacKenzie Falls
Somethin' Suave' Theater
The WiseGuys
SMBC Theater
Film Riot
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Historical Events
Which were the important events of 18 August 2009 ?
Holidays:
- RC saints - Saint Helena of Constantinople,Saint Alberto Hurtado
- Buhe in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church
Famous Birthdays:
See famous people born on 18 AugustFamous Deaths:
- Robert Novak: American journalist and commentator (Born 1931).
- Kim Dae-jung: South Korean lieutenant and politician 8th President of South Korea Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009).
Facts:
- Veteran US newspaper columnist Robert Novak dies at age 78 after a battle with brain cancer.
- Former South Korean President and 2000 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Kim Dae-jung dies of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. (Reuters)
- Seven people are killed in a bombing targeting a NATO convoy in Kabul, days before the presidential elections in Afghanistan. (BBC)
- Jesse Jackson is crowned prince of the Agni people during a three-day visit to Côte d'Ivoire, succeeding Michael Jackson. (IOL)
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of August 2009 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in August 2009?
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.11278
- Time: A woman runs on a treadmill with her eye on a cupcake
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.11277
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
The Girl Who Played With Fire
Part blistering espionage thriller, part riveting police procedural, and part piercing exposé on social injustice, this second book in the Millennium series is a masterful, endlessly satisfying novel.
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