In 2009, the American Anthropological Association's Commission on the Engagement of Anthropology with the US Security and Intelligence Communities released its final report concluding, in part, that, " When ethnographic investigation is determined by military missions, not subject to external review, where data collection occurs in the context of war, integrated into the goals of counterinsurgency, and in a potentially coercive environment – all characteristic factors of the HTS concept and its application – it can no longer be considered a legitimate professional exercise of anthropology.

However, recent classifications have abandoned Mon – Khmer as a taxon, either reducing it in scope or making it synonymous with the larger family ( Diffloth 2005, Sidwell 2009 ).

* Bertrand Russell, ( 1779 – 2009 ) Why I Am Not a Christian, ISBN 0-671-20323-1

* 2009 – A 6. 3 magnitude earthquake strikes near L ' Aquila, Italy, killing 307.

* 1894 – Gertrude Baines, American super-centenarian ( d. 2009 )

* 1920 – Jack Cover, American inventor of the Taser gun ( d. 2009 )

* 1986 – Tara Osseck, American model, Miss Missouri 2009

* 2009 – Zimbabwe officially abandons the Zimbabwe Dollar as their official currency.

* 1925 – Joe Bowman, American and marksman and boot-maker ( d. 2009 )

* 2009 – Chrysler automobile company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

* 2009 – Seven people are killed and 17 injured at a Queen's Day parade in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.

* 2009 – Terror act in Azerbaijan state oil academy: 13 students died.

* 2009 – The Burmese military junta and ethnic armies begin three days of violent clashes in the Kokang Special Region.

* 1947 – Peter Krieg, German director, producer, and writer ( d. 2009 )

From January – September 2010, bilateral trade with the United States measured approximately $ 150 million, on track for about a 30 percent increase over 2009.

The best current ( 2009 ) estimate of the International Astronomical Union ( IAU ) for the value of the astronomical unit in meters is A = m, based on a comparison of JPL and IAA – RAS ephemerides.

* 1921 – Jack Kramer, American tennis player ( d. 2009 )

* 1933 – Dom DeLuise, American actor and comedian ( d. 2009 )

* 1949 – Ray Nettles, American football player ( d. 2009 )

* 1950 – Jim Carroll, American poet and actor ( d. 2009 )

* 1933 – Pat Crawford, Australian cricketer ( d. 2009 )

* 2009 – Nikolaos Makarezos, Greek army officer ( b. 1919 )

The second generation was led by Fernand Braudel ( 1902 – 1985 ) and included Georges Duby ( 1919 – 1996 ), Pierre Goubert ( 1915 – 2012 ), Robert Mandrou ( 1921 – 1984 ), Pierre Chaunu ( 1923 – 2009 ), Jacques Le Goff ( 1924 – ) and Ernest Labrousse ( 1895 – 1988 ).

In March 2009, Hadlee was commemorated as one of the Twelve Local Heroes, and a bronze bust of him was unveiled outside the Christchurch Arts Centre.

Other recordings include Perry Como ( several times ), Andy Williams from The Andy Williams Christmas Album, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Jim Reeves from Twelve Songs of Christmas ( 1963 ), Elvis Presley from Elvis ' Christmas Album ( 1957 ), The Temptations ( 1968 ), Reba McEntire from Merry Christmas to You ( 1987 ); Mariah Carey from Merry Christmas ( 1994 ); Linda Ronstadt from A Merry Little Christmas ( 2000 ); Christina Aguilera from My Kind of Christmas ( 2000 ), Plus One from Christmas ( 2002 ), Josh Groban from Noël ( 2007 ); Tori Amos from Midwinter Graces ( 2009 ), Jackie Evancho from O Holy Night and Richard Marx from The Christmas EP ( 2011 ).

In 2006, Twelve Corners Middle School received the " Schools to Watch " award, and again was recertified in 2009.

* A Simple Christmas: Twelve Stories that Celebrate the True Holiday Spirit, by Mike Huckabee ( 2009 )

* Jones, Tony, The Teaching of the Twelve: Believing & Practicing the Primitive Christianity of the Ancient Didache Community, Paraclete Press, 2009.

* The Twelve Wallachian mercenaries in the 2009 novel Twelve by Jasper Kent are named after the original Oprichniki, but are not directly connected to them.

* Twelve, a 2009 novel by Jasper Kent

* 2009: Twelve Tones of Love

* The Twelve Days of Space-mas: Twelve days of marathons, either of popular Space programs or of similarly themed science-fiction or fantasy movies, traditionally starting with the " Trekmas Day Movie Marathon ", the airing of all Star Trek movies released prior to the 2009 film on Christmas Day.

* My Virtual World published in How Beautiful the Ordinary: Twelve Stories of Identity ( 2009 )

His short story, " Happily Ever After ", was part of How Beautiful the Ordinary: Twelve Stories of Identity, an anthology of LGBTQ short stories for young adults published in 2009.

In March 2009, Tait was commemorated as one of the Twelve Local Heroes, and a bronze bust of him was unveiled outside the Christchurch Arts Centre.

* In the Sixties in Walking in Eternity ( 2001, ed Julian Eales ), reprinted in Twelve Stories ( Salt Publishing, 2009 )

In 2009, as part of the " Twelve Monuments Restoration Project ", the tower was comprehensively restored, including repairs to stonework and metalwork.

Twelve ( June 8, 2009 ).

Chris Olley has finished working on solo projects Twelve and electro clash outfit fuck me USA and is releasing his first solo album in November 2009 www. chrisolley. co. uk

* 2009 Twelve Angry Men ( Jyuni nin no ikareru otoko )（ 十二人の怒れる男 ）-by Reginald Rose

In March 2009, Warren was commemorated as one of the Twelve Local Heroes, and a bronze bust of him was unveiled outside the Christchurch Arts Centre.

Twelve year old singer Shaheen Jafargholi performed the song at Michael Jackson's public memorial service in July 2009.

* Twelve symphonies ( 1956 – 58, 1968 – 71, 1973, 1978 – 79, 1980 – 81, 1981, 1982, 1990, 1990, 1998, 2008, 2009 )

In 2009 the show Arsenic and Old Lace was performed in the spring and Twelve Angry Jurors was performed in the fall.