12 Biggest Stories in 2009
January 2009: Barack Obama becomes the 44th US President and the first African American to do so. February 2009: Rihanna and her boyfriend Chris Brown having an argument while driving to the Grammy Awards, but doesn't show up because Chris bit Rihanna's face resulting him an arrest. March 2009: Michael Jackson announces 50 dates at the O2 and said it will be his last tour. April 2009: Susan Boyle, a contestant in Britain's Got Talent becomes a Internet phenomenon in YouTube. May 2009: Kris Allen wins against Adam Lambert in American Idol . June 2009: Michael Jackson dies at 50 of a cardiac arrest. July 2009: The now-famous Apollo 11 moon landing celebrates its 40th anniversary. August 2009: Whitney Houston comes back at the music scene releasing her comeback album I Look to You . September 2009: The Beatles' back catalogue is remastered. October 2009: Oasis splits up after a row between the Gallagher brothers but later becomes Oasis 2.0 until January 2010. November 20