Timeline February 2009

Events in February 2009 4

• 1918 – 2009 Paul Harvey (1918-2009) Died 28 February 2009, aged 90 Harvey was an American radio broadcaster whose news and commentary program was syndicated on thousands of stations for decades. His segment "The Rest of the Story" became one of the most recognized voices in American radio. He continued broadcasting into his nineties.
• 2009 Bruce Springsteen plays the Super Bowl halftime show Super Bowl XLIII Twelve minutes with the E Street Band in Tampa.
• 2009 Zimbabwe forms unity government Mugabe and Tsvangirai share power after disputed election Robert Mugabe was sworn in alongside opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai as prime minister, forming a power-sharing government after months of political crisis and violence following the 2008 election. The agreement was brokered by regional mediators to end Zimbabwe's economic collapse. Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change joined Mugabe's ZANU-PF in cabinet.
• 2009 Slumdog Millionaire wins Best Picture British film set in Mumbai sweeps the Academy Awards Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire won eight Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director at the 81st ceremony in Los Angeles. The film, shot largely in Mumbai's slums, also won Best Original Score and Best Song for "Jai Ho". It became a global box-office success after a modest budget.