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{{*mp|February 17}} [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Barack Obama]] signs the a [[United States dollar|US$]]787 billion stimulus package, the '''[[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009]]''', into law. |
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{{*mp|February 17}} The '''[[West Cork oil spill|largest oil spill]]''' to affect [[Great Britain]] and [[Ireland]] in 13 years occurs off [[County Cork]] ''(map pictured)''. |
{{*mp|February 17}} The '''[[West Cork oil spill|largest oil spill]]''' to affect [[Great Britain]] and [[Ireland]] in 13 years occurs off [[County Cork]] ''(map pictured)''. |
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{{*mp|February 16}} A '''[[Venezuelan constitutional referendum, 2009|constitutional referendum]]''' allows [[List of Presidents of Venezuela|Venezuelan President]] [[Hugo Chávez]] to stand for re-election indefinitely. |
{{*mp|February 16}} A '''[[Venezuelan constitutional referendum, 2009|constitutional referendum]]''' allows [[List of Presidents of Venezuela|Venezuelan President]] [[Hugo Chávez]] to stand for re-election indefinitely. |
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{{*mp|February 15}} The [[Andes|Andean]] [[volcano]] '''[[Galeras]]''' erupts in [[Colombia]], forcing some 8,000 people to evacuate. |
{{*mp|February 15}} The [[Andes|Andean]] [[volcano]] '''[[Galeras]]''' erupts in [[Colombia]], forcing some 8,000 people to evacuate. |
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{{*mp|February 13}} '''[[2009 French Caribbean general strikes|General strikes]]''' over the high [[cost of living]] continue in [[Guadeloupe]] and [[Martinique]]. |
{{*mp|February 13}} '''[[2009 French Caribbean general strikes|General strikes]]''' over the high [[cost of living]] continue in [[Guadeloupe]] and [[Martinique]]. |
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{{*mp|February 13}} The completion of the first draft of the '''[[Neanderthal genome project|Neanderthal genome]]''' is announced by the [[Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology]] in [[Germany]]. |
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- U.S. President Barack Obama signs the a US$787 billion stimulus package, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, into law.
- The largest oil spill to affect Great Britain and Ireland in 13 years occurs off County Cork (map pictured).
- A constitutional referendum allows Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez to stand for re-election indefinitely.
- The Royal Navy's nuclear submarine HMS Vanguard collides with the French Navy's Triomphant in the Atlantic Ocean.
- General strikes over the high cost of living continue in Guadeloupe and Martinique.