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2009 Presidential Inauguration

Barack Obama sports Crimson tie during 2009 Presidential Inauguration. Fellow graduates Michelle Obama and John Roberts share the stage.

Darryl Finkton, Harvard University senior and graduate of North Central High School in Indianapolis, wins the Rhodes Scholarship.
Harvard professor Jack Szostak wins Nobel Prize for research on cell division. Meanwhile, an Indiana University professor wins a Nobel Prize for economics -- Elinor Ostrom (no Harvard ties, though; she's an alumna of UCLA).
September 2nd marks the first day of Academic Year 2009-2010 undergraduate and graduate school classes at Harvard University.
Longstanding United States Senator and Harvard alumnus Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy dies.
Professor Martha Minow becomes Dean of Harvard Law School.
United States Secretary of Energy and Nobel Laureate Steven Chu speaks at Commencement. NBC News correspondent Matt Lauer speaks at Class Day.
Harvard College Dean Evelynn Hammons releases "Report on Harvard House Renewal." (Report will open...eventually...upon your clicking this link.)
Record number of students applies to Harvard College. Harvard College and Graduate School Admissions Offices mail decisions to applicants on March 31, 2009.
Harvard graduate swears in Harvard graduate who replaces Harvard graduate as U.S. President on January 20, 2009.
Barack Obama becomes seventh alumnus to serve as President of the United States. Michelle Obama becomes first alumna to assume role of First Lady.
Princeton, Harvard, UCLA, and MIT lead the way with two to three Rhodes Scholarships apiece.
Crimson beat Yale again and win Ivy League Football Championship for second straight year.
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