WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO SEPTEMBER 2009
Find out what all happened May to September 2009

The ro-ro ferry SuperFerry 9 sinks off the Zamboanga Peninsula in the Philippines with 971 persons aboard; all but ten are rescued. (6. September 2009)

During the Iranian election protests, the death of Neda Agha-Soltan is captured on video and spreads virally on the Internet, making it "probably the most widely witnessed death in human history". (20. June 2009)

An 8.0 magnitude earthquake near the Samoan Islands causes a tsunami. (29. September 2009)

North Korea allegedly tests its second nuclear device. Following the nuclear test, Pyongyang also conducted several missile tests building tensions in the international community. (25. May 2009)

The Statue of Liberty's crown reopens to the public after eight years of closure due to security concerns following the September 11 attacks. (4. July 2009)

The MV Arctic Sea, reportedly carrying a cargo of timber, is allegedly hijacked in the North Sea by pirates, but much speculation remains as to the actual cargo and events. (24. July 2009)

The militant Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram attacks a police station in Bauchi, leading to reprisals by the Nigeria Police Force and four days of violence across multiple cities. (26. July 2009)

A fire at a day-care center kills at least 40 people in Hermosillo, Mexico. (5. June 2009)

A series of bombings in Baghdad, Iraq, kills 101 and injures 565 others. (19. August 2009)

An explosion kills 17 people and injures at least 46 at a hotel in Peshawar, Pakistan. (9. June 2009)

Air France Flight 447 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. All 228 passengers and crew are killed. (1. June 2009)

Eastman Kodak Company announces that it will discontinue sales of the Kodachrome Color Film, concluding its 74-year run as a photography icon. (22. June 2009)

U.S. President Barack Obama, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, in a joint TV appearance for a G-20 summit, accused Iran of building a secret nuclear enrichment facility. (25. September 2009)

Greenland assumes self-rule. (21. June 2009)

The Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece opens to the public. (20. June 2009)

At exactly 9:09:09 PM, the Dubai Metro, the first urban train network in the Arabian Peninsula, is ceremonially inaugurated. (9. September 2009)

Twenty people are killed in Handlová, Trenčín Region, in the deadliest mining disaster in Slovakia's history. (10. August 2009)

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), a NASA robotic spacecraft is launched. (18. June 2009)

Three members of the popular South Korean group TVXQ, (Kim Jaejoong, Kim Junsu, and Park Yoochun), filed lawsuit against their Korean management S.M. Entertainment. (31. July 2009)

Washington Metro train collision: Two Metro trains collide in Washington, D.C., USA, killing nine and injuring over 80. (22. June 2009)