Rule29’S Top 29 of 2009

It’s that time of year once again…when we take a moment to reflect upon the most newsworthy events of the past 12 months. If you really want to go back down memory lane you can take a peek at our lists for 2007 and 2008 as well. So, in no particular order, here our top 29 of 2009:

1. Michael Jackson dies at 51. We’ll miss you, King of Pop

2. Tiger Woods wins another Major, coming within four of Jack. Later in the year, he loses sponsors and goes on hiatus when affairs are made public.

3. Facebook and Twitter continue their rise in popularity.

4. Notable people including Farah Fawcett, Billy Mays, Ed Kennedy, Danny Gans, Patrick Swaze, Walter Cronkite and Brittany Murphy pass away… just to name a few.

5. H1N1 (originally known as Swine Flu) breaks out worldwide

6. Balloon boy fools the nation

7. Somali Pirates terrorize the seas

8. Rule29 is published in four books including: The Graphic Eye and Caffeine for the Creative Team

9. Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States

10. The International Olympic Committee awards the 2016 Summer Olympics to Rio de Janeiro

11. Rule29 believes that Books Matter

12. Bernie Madoff orchestrates the biggest Ponzi Scheme in history

13. Kanye West upstages Taylor Swift

14. Sarah Palin announced resignation as governor of Alaska

15. Oprah announced resignation from her syndicated talk show

16. Miracle on the Hudson

17. Steelers win the Superbowl and Yankees win the World Series (again)

18. Jon and Kate Gosselin file for divorce

19. Rampage at Fort Hood.

20. Salmonella outbreak from peanut butter

21. Octomom delivers eight babies in California

22. General Motors and Chrysler filed for bankruptcy

23. According to Jim, Deal or No Deal, King of the Hill, Prison Break and ER series finales

24. Conan O’Brien takes over for Leno on The Tonight Show

25. Healthcare overhaul introduced and debated, and debated…

26. Chief Justice Sonia Sotomayor is sworn in as the first Hispanic Chief Justice

27. Twilight New Moon fever sweeps the nation

28. Lady Gaga is weird

29. Rule29, MacDonald Productions and LIA debut their first documentary, This is My Home

What were your top moments of 2009?