May 31st, 2009, was a Sunday. It was day 151 of 2009. The decade was the 2000s.
12 years, 1 months and 24 days have passed since May 31st, 2009.
The zodiac star sign for this date is Gemini.
What happened on May 31st, 2009?
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on May 31st, 2009.
The movie "Up" was at the top of the box office on May 31st, 2009.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane!
The date is May 31st, 2009 and it's a Sunday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Gemini. Currently, people are enjoying their weekend.
The summer of 2009 has finally arrived. The weather has warmed up and the evenings are brighter than usual. In America, the song Boom Boom Pow by Black Eyed Peas is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Bonkers by Dizzee Rascal & Armand van Helden is the number one hit song.
Barack Obama is currently the President of the United States and the movie Up is at the top of the Box Office. In the United Kingdom, Gordon Brown is the current Prime Minister. 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 social network called Facebook is beginning to surge in popularity, replacing the likes of MySpace. Video rental stores such as Blockbuster are currently struggling to keep their heads above water. This is due to the popularity of new 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. The term "hipster" is currently growing in use. The word is being used to describe people who are pretentious and deliberately anti-mainstream. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Cold Case", "CSI: NY", "Bones" and "Real Housewives of New York City".
Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Mafia Wars", "Dead Space", "Left 4 Dead" and "Minecraft". Children and teenagers are currently watching television shows such as "Peppa Pig", "Go, Diego, Go!", "Phineas and Ferb" and "The Suite Life on Deck". If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3, Iggle Piggle and WALL-E toys.
Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on May 31st, 2009.
In May of 2009, 15-year-old Canadian singer Justin Bieber released his debut single "One Time".
The 2009 Eurovision song contest was held in Moscow, Russia. Norway won the contest with the song "Fairytale" by Alexander Rybak.
The superhero film "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" was playing in movie theaters at this time.
Throughout much of 2009, there was a lot of public concern about the spread of the Swine Flu.
The song "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon won a Grammy for 2009's Record of the Year.
Popular music artists in 2009 included Kelly Clarkson, T.I., Lady Gaga, Flo Rida, Jamie Foxx, The Black Eyed Peas, Beyoncé, Pitbull, Sean Kingston, Drake, Kings of Leon, Jay Sean, Miley Cyrus, Jason Derulo, Britney Spears, Owl City and Taylor Swift.
During this period, most countries were still reeling from the world economic crisis that hit in 2008. Unemployment increased, property prices fell, the stock market struggled and bailouts became a popular tool to keep struggling countries afloat.
According to Forbes, the highest paid celebrities in 2009 were Angelina Jolie, Oprah Winfrey, Madonna, Beyoncé, Tiger Woods, Bruce Springsteen, Steven Spielberg, Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt and Kobe Bryant.
In 2009, the best NBA players were LeBron James, Dirk Nowitzki, Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade, Paul Pierce, Tim Duncan, Yao Ming, Brandon Roy, Chris Paul, Pau Gasol, Carmelo Anthony, Shaquille O'Neal, Chauncey Billups and Tony Parker.
Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke was named as the Time Person of the Year in 2009.
English singer Cheryl Cole was named as FHM's sexiest woman in both 2009 and 2010.
In 2009, the best soccer players were Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Xavi, Andrés Iniesta, Samuel Eto'o, Kaká, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Wayne Rooney, Didier Drogba and Steven Gerrard.
Movies that hit the big screen in 2009 included the likes of Avatar, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, 2012, Up, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Sherlock Holmes, Angels & Demons, The Hangover, Inglorious Basterds, Zombieland, District 9 and The Blind Side.
During this period, smartphones with touchscreens and 3G Internet capabilities started to replace the "dumber" cell phones of the past. Up until this point, the focus had been on making phones that were smaller and more compact. However, rising mobile Internet usage and the introduction of higher quality phone cameras started to reverse this trend. As a result, phones started to get larger.
"The Hurt Locker" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2009.
Throughout 2009 and 2010, a dance music genre called Dubstep began to soar in popularity.
A multiplayer social network game called "Mafia Wars" was extremely popular during this period of time. The game was free and could be accessed by anyone with a Facebook or MySpace profile.
During this period, Facebook experienced massive growth, becoming the most popular social network in the world.
In the late naughties, online video streaming was becoming more and more popular. New services such as Netflix and Hulu were gaining millions of users and video rental stores such as Blockbuster were starting to feel the impact. During this stage, small video stores started to close, while the larger franchises downsized and branched out into selling other products such as cell phones and merchandise.
In the late naughties, HD TV became the norm and flat screen television sets started to became more affordable.
In the later half of "the naughties", more and more people started to use the Internet on their cell phones. This was aided by the roll-out of faster 3G Internet networks and introduction of larger touchscreen phones.
In the late 2000s, it was extremely popular for people to bring digital cameras with them on a night out. The next day, they would then upload their photographs to social media websites such as Facebook, MySpace and Bebo. This was before phones came equipped with high quality cameras.
In countries such as the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Ireland, a social network called Bebo was extremely popular in the mid-to-late naughties. Bebo was famous for its quizzes, auto-playing video box, whiteboard, "Bebo Skins" and "Bebo Luv" features.
From the mid-2000s to 2010, "scene kids" were a popular subculture. The scene kid fashion consisted of skinny jeans, bright colors and straight hair with long fringes.
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If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 2009.
This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories from their early childhood.
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Celebrities, historical figures and other notable people who were born on May 31st.
Actor.
Born on May 31st, 1930
He turned 79 on this day in 2009.
Irish actor.
Born on May 31st, 1976
He turned 33 on this day in 2009.
German soccer player.
Born on May 31st, 1989
He turned 20 on this day in 2009.
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Barack Obama was the President of the United States on May 31st, 2009.
Gordon Brown was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on May 31st, 2009.
Brian Cowen was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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