the year 2009 in the United States. The inauguration of Barack Obama as the president, occurred on January 20. The nation, still recovering from the Great...

In the United States, the Great Recession was a severe financial crisis combined with a deep recession. While the recession officially lasted from December...

The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States)...

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal...

The 2028 United States Senate elections will be held on November 7, 2028, with 34 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested in regular elections...

2009 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 3. During this off-year election, the only seats up for election in the United States Congress...

The US bear market of 2007–2009 was a 17-month bear market that lasted from October 9, 2007 to March 9, 2009, during the 2007–2008 financial crisis. The...

The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive...

body, the United States House of Representatives, and an upper body, the United States Senate. It meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C...

The Northeastern United States (also referred to as the Northeast, the East Coast, or the American Northeast) is one of the four census regions defined...

This section of the timeline of United States history includes major events from 1990 to 2009. 1990 — Hubble Space Telescope launches during STS-31, a...

Religion in the United States is both widespread and diverse, with higher reported levels of belief than other wealthy Western nations. Polls indicate...

In the United States, time is divided into nine standard time zones covering the states, territories and other US possessions, with most of the country...

The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral...

In the United States, education is provided in public and private schools and by individuals through homeschooling. State governments set overall educational...

The term "United States," when used in the geographic sense, refers to the contiguous United States (sometimes referred to as the Lower 48, including...

The United States has a racially and ethnically diverse population. At the federal level, race and ethnicity have been categorized separately. The most...

Conservatism in the United States is based on a belief in individualism, traditionalism, republicanism, and limited federal governmental power in relation...

The United States does not have an official language at the federal level, but the most commonly used language is English (specifically, American English)...

punishment for crime is still legal in the United States. By the time of the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), the status of enslaved people had been...

In the politics of the United States, elections are held for government officials at the federal, state, and local levels. At the federal level, the nation's...

recorded in the United States since its founding and has fluctuated significantly over time. Most available data underestimate crime before the 1930s (due...

The history of the lands that became the United States began with the arrival of the first people in the Americas around 15,000 BC. After European colonization...

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Since the late 1850s, its main political rival has been...

or Indigenous Americans) are the Indigenous peoples of the United States of America, particularly of the lower 48 states and Alaska. They may also include...

constructed in the United States and the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic Ocean in either direction, retaining the Blue Riband for the highest average...

Pornography has existed since the origins of the United States, and has become more readily accessible in the 21st century. Advanced by technological...

Healthcare in the United States is largely provided by private sector healthcare facilities, and paid for by a combination of public programs, private...

to the United States has been a major source of population growth and cultural change throughout much of its history. In absolute numbers, the United States...

The United States is a highly developed mixed economy. It is the world's largest economy by nominal GDP; it is also the second largest by purchasing power...