The highest-grossing film globally in 2009 was Avatar, followed by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. [14] The best-selling album globally in 2009 was I Dreamed a Dream by Susan Boyle, followed by The E.N.D. by the Black Eyed Peas and This Is It by Michael Jackson.
2009 facts that made the headlines in that year. Let's look back at some of the events like the swine flu outbreak, the war in Afghanistan, and many more.
The year began on Jan. 20, millions of Americans believed, when Barack Hussein Obama II, the first African-American elected to the nation's highest office, took the oath before an estimated 2 million onlookers on Washington's National Mall, with another 38 million watching on television.