May 20, 2009
Gas cost $2.35 a gallon in the spring of 2009, and the Dow Jones stood at 10,428 — both figures reflecting an economy still climbing back from the financial crisis that had peaked the previous fall. On movie screens, "Slumdog Millionaire" had just taken home the Oscar for Best Picture, and Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" was sitting at number one on the charts as Americans went about their daily routines. The Los Angeles Lakers claimed the NBA championship that June by defeating the Orlando Magic, the same spring that NASA launched the Kepler Mission from Cape Canaveral, sending into orbit a space telescope designed to search for Earth-like planets orbiting distant stars in the Milky Way galaxy.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — May 20, 2009
NY Times Headlines — Week of May 20, 2009
Arms Sent By U.S. May Be Falling Into Taliban Hands
World Events — May 2009
Time Person of the Year — 2009
On the radio
Billboard Charts — May 20, 2009
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 2008–09 Season
Emmy Winners — 2009
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — May 20, 2009
Ebert 4-Star Films — May 20, 2009
On the field
Sports Champions — May 20, 2009
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