What Happened in Jun 2009
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Miley Cyrus Switches Agencies
In June 2009, Cyrus changed her TV and movie career representation from United Talent Agency to Creative Artists Agency, which had already... Read more
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The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show on NBC, which premiered on June 1, 2009. It is the replacement for The... Read more
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Patti Blagojevich on "I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!": Day 1
As Rod Blagojevich waits to find out if anyone will sell him down the river, his wife Patti was nearly swept away by a river in Costa Rica. She... Read more
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Adam Lambert Appears on the Cover of 'Rolling Stone'
So this week, Adam Lambert's salivatingly-awaited, serpentine-accessorized Rolling Stone cover issue comes out. And I mean that literally. Yes,... Read more
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General Motors files for bankruptcy
General Motors entered bankruptcy Monday morning, filing for Chapter 11 protection from its creditors. The filing triggered a number of immediate... Read more
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Air France Flight 447 is lost over Atlantic Ocean
Military aircraft and warships from France and Brazil were combing the equatorial Atlantic in a desperate quest to find the wreckage of an Air... Read more
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Unemployment reaches 9.5 percent in June
The American economy lost 467,000 more jobs in June, and the unemployment rate edged up to 9.5 percent in a sobering indication that the longest... Read more
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Microsoft announces motion control at E3 2009
A planned camera controller for Xbox 360 promises 3-D motion recognition that will turn your entire body into a game controller. Code-named... Read more
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Minnesota Twins defeat Cleveland Indians, 4-3
Anthony Swarzak figured out when he was young that he could throw a baseball harder than other kids. "I liked the attention," he said. "I liked... Read more
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Beyonce releases "Sweet Dreams" single
"Sweet Dreams" is a song by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles from her third studio album, I Am… Sasha Fierce (2008). Written and produced by... Read more
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Kim Jong-il Names Successor
The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il, has named his youngest son as his successor, South Korean newspaper reports said today , the latest in a... Read more
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The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms the City of Chicago's Handgun Ban
As reported at the Volokh Conspiracy the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has reached a decision which affirms the City of Chicage handgun ban. We now... Read more
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Patti Blagojevich's chosen charity for reality show rejects offer
Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation was recently approached by the producers of "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here" to be the official... Read more
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Seattle Mariners defeat Baltimore Orioles, 8-2
SEATTLE - - The Orioles, of all teams, know how dominant Erik Bedard can be, so it would have been easy to dismiss Tuesday as one of those... Read more
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Obama Travels to the Middle East
Obama to Depart on Trip to Middle East, Europe By VOA News 02 June 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama leaves Washington Tuesday on a five-day... Read more
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Patti Blagojevich on "I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!": Day 2
Patti Blagojevich has wormed her way even further into the hearts of her "I'm a Celebrity" comrades. On last night's installment, Patti was the... Read more
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Sony unveils upcoming motion control interface at E3 2009
Jaws dropped yesterday when Microsoft revealed its 'body control' technology for gaming - but Sony matched the software giant today when it... Read more
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"Casablanca" Rifftrax is Released
One of the things we like to do here at RiffTrax (during those rare moments when we're not absorbed by our frequent, mandatory company-wide... Read more
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Boston Red Sox defeat Detroit Tigers, 5-1
DETROIT - His first trip to Comerica Park, in 2005, had ended in disappointment, as Jason Bay was left to watch Bobby Abreu smash the record for... Read more
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Miley Cyrus Announces Her North American Tour
On June 3, 2009 Cyrus announced her "2009 North American Tour." The tour will begin on September 14, 2009 in Portland, Oregon and span 45 dates... Read more
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Seattle Mariners defeat Baltimore Orioles, 3-2
Bedard shines Seattle fans are still angry about how much the Mariners gave up to acquire Erik Bedard before the 2008 season, but they gave him... Read more
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Boston Red Sox defeat Detroit Tigers, 10-5
DETROIT - The baseball, awash in white cowhide and disappointment, landed on the grass in short right field, ending Josh Beckett's no-hit bid at 6... Read more
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Obama visits Saudi Arabia ahead of Cairo speech
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Opening a mission to write a new chapter on Islam and the West, President Barack Obama consulted Wednesday with the... Read more
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David Carradine Dies
John Arthur "David" Carradine (December 8, 1936 — June 3, 2009) was an American actor best known for his work in the 1970s television series Kung... Read more