Events That Happened in Jun 2009

Jun 2009 Events

2009 Jun 30 Milwaukee Brewers defeat New York Mets, 6-3
Those who figured New York Mets ace Johan Santana easily would outpitch Milwaukee Brewers fill-in Mike Burns didn't take into account the Ryan Braun factor. One of the best hitters in ...
2009 Jun 30 Minnesota Twins defeat Kansas City Royals, 2-1
KANSAS CITY, MO - Mike Radcliff, the Twins' player personnel director, met with Twins manager Ron Gardenhire over the weekend in St. Louis and on Tuesday in Kansas as the Twins step up th...
2009 Jun 30 Minnesota's Supreme Court Declares Al Franken the Winner of the Minnesota Senate Race
(CNN) -- Minnesota's Supreme Court has dismissed former Sen. Norm Coleman's challenge to the state's November election results and declared Democratic challenger Al Franken the winner. ...
2009 Jun 30 Nepal bans pockets for airline staff in an attempt to decrease bribe-taking
Staff at Nepal's main international airport are to be issued with trousers without pockets, in an attempt to wipe out rampant bribe-taking. The country's anti-corruption body said ther...
2009 Jun 30 New York Yankees defeat Seattle Mariners, 8-5
He may not be the Energizer Bunny, but following a two-day furlough to recharge his batteries, Alex Rodriguez keeps going and going. With one out in the seventh Tuesday night, the slug...
2009 Jun 30 Norm Coleman Abandons His Challenge of the Minnesota Senate Election Results
(CNN) -- Former Sen. Norm Coleman gave up his challenge to the November election results Tuesday, clearing the way for satirist Al Franken to take the state's remaining U.S. Senate seat a...
2009 Jun 30 Pina Bausch Dies
Philippine "Pina" Bausch (July 27, 1940 – June 30, 2009) was a German modern dance choreographer and a leading influence in the development of the Tanztheater style of dance.
2009 Jun 30 San Francisco Giants defeat St. Louis Cardinals, 6-3
MILWAUKEE - In a show of unity, the Cardinals' starting rotation is brandishing mustaches. Except for some domestic objections, the idea is playing well. Adam Wainwright, Kyle Lohse, J...
2009 Jun 30 Senator Robert Byrd Released From Hospital
Sen. Robert Byrd was released from the hospital Tuesday, after a six week stay that kept the 91-year-old West Virginia Democrat away from Capitol Hill. A statement from Byrd's office s...
2009 Jun 30 United States Soldier Pfc. Bowe R. Bergdahl Captured by the Taliban
(CNN) -- A United States soldier captured by the Taliban says in a video posted on the Internet he is "scared I won't be able to go home." The soldier was identified Sunday by the Pen...
2009 Jun 30 US Troops Withdraw from Iraqi Cities
BAGHDAD (AP) — Hours before the deadline for U.S. combat troops to withdraw from Iraqi cities, the top American military commander in the Middle East expressed confidence Monday that Iraq...
2009 Jun 30 Yemenia Flight 626 Crashes
Yemenia Flight 626 was a scheduled commercial flight operated by Yemenia en route from Sana'a, Yemen, to Moroni, Comoros that crashed on 30 June 2009 at around 1:50 a.m. local time (22:50...