June 15, 2009

Top songs

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on June 15, 2009:

• United States: "Boom Boom Pow" by The Black Eyed Peas
• United Kingdom: "When Love Takes Over" by David Guetta ft Kelly Rowland

Facts

This date occurred 5,422 days ago. Approximately 181 months have passed. It was the 166th day of 2009, in week 25. The decade was the 2000s. People who were born on June 15, 2009, are now 14 years old and belong to the Gen-Z generation. We have gone through approximately 60 seasons of weather since this date.

Take me back to June 15, 2009

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The date is June 15, 2009, and it's a Monday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Gemini. The weekend has just passed, so some people are feeling a bit down. Others are tired after partying too much.

The summer of 2009 is in full swing. The weather is warm, and the evenings are brighter than usual. Most schools and colleges are now finished until August or September. In America, the song "Boom Boom Pow" by The Black Eyed Peas is at the top of the singles charts, while "When Love Takes Over" by David Guetta ft Kelly Rowland is the number-one song in the UK. Barack Obama is the President of the United States, and the movie The Hangover is at the top of the box office.

Gordon Brown is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service", "The Office", "Eureka", and "Keeping Up with the Kardashians". Meanwhile, in technology news, more and more people are beginning to use the Internet on their phones. This transition towards mobile Internet has been aided by the recent roll-out of faster 3G networks and the introduction of larger touchscreen phones.

A growing social network called Facebook is beginning to steal users away from MySpace and Bebo. Video rental stores such as Blockbuster are struggling to compete with online streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu. A music genre called Dubstep has started to go mainstream.

It's 2009, so the music charts are filled with artists such as The Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga, Flo Rida, Taylor Swift and T.I. In Iran, the "Green Revolution" is taking place, as protests and violence break out following the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson, Billy Mays, and Steve McNair would all still be alive.

People are playing video games such as "Street Fighter IV", "Empire: Total War", "Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars", and "Pokémon Platinum". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "SpongeBob SquarePants", "The Backyardigans", "Phineas and Ferb", and "The Suite Life on Deck". Children are playing with toys such as the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3, Digi Makeover, and WALL-E toys.