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2009: The Year in Headlines

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Dec. 31 2009, Published 2:05 p.m. ET

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With 2009 over and done with, we've combed through the more than 10,000 stories — from babies to marriages to passings and everything in between — posted on OKmagazine.com in the last 12 months to bring you this month-by-month roundup of the stories that made this year one you'll never forget.

JANUARY:

  • John Travolta’s Son Dies
  • Jennifer Love Hewitt and Fiance Split

  • It’s a Girl for Jennifer Garner & Ben Affleck!

  • Taylor Lautner to Play Jacob in New Moon

  • Patrick Swayze Hospitalized

  • Fergie & Josh Duhamel Married in Malibu

  • OK! Exclusive: Mariska Hargitay Recovering After Second Surgery

  • Police Investigate Extortion Demands on Travoltas

  • Obama Is The New President!

  • Family Fears For Lindsay Lohan

  • Elisabeth Hasselbeck: Surprise, I’m Pregnant!

  • Britney Scared Of Losing Sons To K-Fed’s Girlfriend

  • Khloe Kardashian & Boyfriend Split

  • Kendra Gets Her Own Reality Show

    FEBRUARY:

  • Christian Bale Goes Ballistic

  • Miley in Trouble with Asian Group

  • Kelly Clarkson Says She’s Not a Lesbian

  • Angelina Jolie Visits Refugees in Thailand

  • Baby #2 for Tiger Woods

  • Chris Brown Arrested for Alleged Assault

  • Rihanna Reportedly Left Bloodied and Bruised

  • Jodie Sweetin Files For Divorce

  • Mandy Moore & Ryan Adams Engaged!

  • Usher’s Wife Leaves Hospital

  • Charlie Sheen’s Wife Hospitalized

  • OK! Exclusive: Jade Goody Marries!

  • Nicole Richie Pregnant With Second Child

  • Slumdog is Top Dog at Oscars

  • Anna Paquin Dating Stephen Moyer

    MARCH:

  • K-Fed Joins Spears Family for Tour

  • Octomom’s Private Pow Wow with Dr. Phil

  • Chris Brown Charged!

  • EXCLUSIVE: “I’m Over Brad,” Jennifer Aniston tells OK!

  • Radiohead Disses Miley Cyrus

  • Kristen Stewart Wants to Be Joan Jett

  • Mandy Moore & Ryan Adams Are Married

  • Jenna Jameson Has Second Set of “Twins”

  • Natasha Richardson Critically Injured in Ski Accident

  • Madonna to Adopt from Malawi Again?

  • Octomom Takes First Two OctoBabies Home

  • Britney Gets 3 Adnan-Free Years

  • Oprah’s Puppy Ivan Dies

  • Natasha Richardson Dies After Ski Accident

  • Jade Goody Dies

  • David Letterman Marries Long-Time Love

  • Gun-Wielding Shawn Johnson Fan Arrested

  • Madonna Files Adoption Papers

    APRIL:

  • Charlie & Brooke’s Son Remains in Hospital

  • Malawi Govt. Supports Madonna

  • Tila Tequila Gets Plastered

  • OK! Exclusive: Sam Bars Lindsay from Party

  • Chris Brown Pleads Not Guilty

  • OK! Exclusive: Ronsons Look Into Restraining Order Against Lindsay

  • Brittany Murphy Wants to Be a Mom Soon

  • Farrah Fawcett Released from Hospital

  • Mel Gibson’s Wife Files for Divorce

  • Heidi Klum Pregnant!

  • Britney Peeper Arrested

  • Kourtney & Khloe Get Their Own Reality Show

  • Jay Leno Hospitalized

  • Spencer Pratt & Heidi Montag Marry

  • Salma Hayek Marries Billionaire… Again

  • Sean Penn Files for Separation from Robin Wright

  • Octo-Mom Visited by Child Services

  • Robert Pattinson Strips Down

    MAY:

  • David Cook’s Brother Dies at 37

  • Winehouse Hospitalized… Again

  • Mercy’s Father Against Madonna’s Adoption Bid

  • Maggie Gyllenhaal & Peter Sarsgaard Wed

  • Dom DeLuise Passes Away, Aged 75

  • Jon Insists He Didn’t Cheat on Kate

  • Paula Abdul Denies Addiction

  • Harrison Ford Confirms Engagement

  • Robert Pattinson Makes it Official

  • Kris Allen is the New American Idol!

  • Mel Gibson Confirms Baby Rumor

  • Mike Tyson’s Daughter Dies

  • Rihanna to Testify Against Chris Brown

  • Spencer & Heidi Try to Quit “I’m a Celebrity…”

  • An (Almost) Sweep for Twilight at MTV Movie Awards

  • Angelina Jolie Injured On Set

    JUNE:

  • Susan Boyle Hospitalized

  • Jennifer Hudson Pregnant?

  • Kendra’s Stripper Pole Workout

  • Lance Armstrong Welcomes Baby Boy!

  • Britney’s (Sorta) Bare Breasts Hit the Internet

  • Lisa Ling’s Sister Sentenced to Jail in North Korea

  • R-Pattz and Kristen Could Be Dating, Admits Director

  • Alba Issues Apology to Oklahoma City

  • Kendra Wilkinson Pregnant!

  • Chastity Bono to Have Sex Change!

  • Malawi Court Approves Madonna Adoption

  • Usher Files for Divorce

  • Brad & Angie Pledge $1 Million to Aid Refugees

  • Robert Pattinson Has a Close Call With a Cab

  • Matthew McConaughey to be a Father Again!

  • Farrah Fawcett Hospitalized

  • Chris Brown Assault Case Settled!

  • Jon & Kate Gosselin File for Divorce

  • SJP’s Twins Have Arrived!

  • Production Halts on Jon & Kate

  • Farrah Fawcett Passes Away
  • Michael Jackson Dies at Age 50
  • TV Pitchman Billy Mays Found Dead in Tampa Home
  • Kendra Wilkinson Marries at Playboy Mansion

    • JULY:

  • Michael Jackson Memorial Service
  • Paris Jackson's Moving Tribute to Her Father
  • Family & Friends Attend Private Service for Michael
  • OK! Exclusive Photos: Michael Jackson at Home with Prince & Paris
  • R-Pattz Feeling the Stress of Being in the Spotlight
  • It's the End of the Road for Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo
  • Chris Brown Apologizes for Rihanna Incident
  • Mischa Barton Suffers Medical Drama
  • Jon Gosselin: "I Care About Kate Major"
  • Lindsay Lohan's Early Morning Temper Tantrum on Samantha Ronson's Stoop
  • Kim Kardashian & Reggie Bush Split
  • OK! Exclusive: Chris Brown Visits Rihanna's Tattoo Artist

  • Twilight Casting News: Bryce Dallas Howard Eclipses Rachelle Lefevre
  • Jude Law Fathers Child with Mystery Woman
  • OK! Exclusive: Jaime Pressly Engaged!
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    AUGUST:

  • EXCLUSIVE: Mischa Barton Tells OK!, "I'm Really Happy!

  • Paula Abdul Announces She's Leaving American Idol

  • John Hughes Passes Away at Age 59

  • OK! Exclusive: Real Housewife Kim Set To Press Charges Against NeNe!

  • Kendra Wilkinson Announces She's Having a Boy

  • Kourtney Kardashian is Pregnant

  • Police Issue Statement on Jon & Kate Fight

  • PHOTOS: R-Pattz & K-Stew Get Cozy in Canada

  • Scandal Alert: Rebecca Gayheart & Eric Dane in Threesome Sex Tape

  • Accused Killer Ryan Jenkins Found Dead

  • Sen. Ted Kennedy Dead at 77

  • Michael Jackson's Death Officially Ruled a Homicide

  • DJ AM Found Dead in NYC Apartment

    • SEPTEMBER:

  • Kim Kardashian Joins OK! as Contributing Beauty Editor

  • Friends and Family Come Out to Bury Michael Jackson

  • Lindsay Lohan Tapped as Artistic Adviser for Fashion Line

  • Nicole Richie Gives Birth to Sparrow James Midnight Madden

  • Ellen to Fill Paula's Idol Chair

  • Kanye Apologizes for Spoiling Taylor Swift's Speech

  • Patrick Swayze Dies at Age 57

  • Katherine Heigl & Josh Kelley Introduce Their New Daughter

  • Avril Lavigne & Deryck Whibley Confirm Split

  • Khloe Kardashian Confirms Upcoming Nuptials to OK!

  • Ellen Pompeo & Chris Ivery Welcome Baby Girl Stella Luna!

  • Jude's a Dad Again: Samantha Burke Confirms Birth to OK!

  • Khloe Kardashian Weds Lamar Odom in L.A.!

    • OCTOBER:

  • World Exclusive: Inside Khloe Kardashian & Lamar Odom's Dream Wedding

  • David Letterman in $2 Million Extortion Plot

  • Nicole Richie Involved in Car Accident

  • Kate Hudson & A-Rod: So in Love!

  • Mad Men's Christina Hendricks Weds Geoffrey Arend

  • Heidi Klum & Seal Confirm Baby News!

  • Jon Gosselin's Lawyer Responds to TLC Lawsuit

  • Stephanie Pratt is Booked for DUI

  • Kourtney Kardashian's Home is Burglarized

  • Ashlee Simpson Evicted from Melrose Place

  • Taylors Lautner & Swift Watch the Hockey Pucks Fly

    • NOVEMBER:

  • Lady Gaga's Arrival Leads to Photographer's Death

  • Taylor Lautner Discusses Taylor Swift Romance

  • Dina Lohan Admits Lindsay Cuts Herself

  • PHOTOS: 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' Touches Down in L.A.

  • Lindsay Lohan Says No to Rehab

  • Adam Lambert Shocks, Awes at AMAs

  • 'GMA' Cancels Adam Lambert Concert

  • Rachel Uchitel Denies Affair with Tiger Woods

  • Tiger Woods Sustains Injuries from Spat with Wife, not Car Collision

    • DECEMBER:

  • Jessica on Ashlee's Broadway Debut: "She Frickin' Nailed It!"

  • 'Family Ties' Mom Meredith Baxter Says: "I'm Gay"

  • Alexa Ray Joel: Hospitalized for Suicide Attempt

  • Photos: Rihanna Inks Her New Motton Onto Her Chest

  • Kendra Wilkinson Gives Birth!

  • Candy & Tori Spelling Reconciling "Privately"

  • Tiger Woods Admits to Infidelity; Is Taking Indefinite Break from Golf

  • Kourtney Kardashian & Scott Disick Welcome Their Baby Boy

  • Kate Hudson "Taking a Break" from A-Rod, Says Pal

  • Sources Confirm Reese & Jake Split

  • COVER STORY: Meet Kendra & Hank's Baby Boy!

  • Kevin Jonas Marries Danielle Deleasa in a Snow-Covered Ceremony

  • Brittany Murphy Dead at 32

  • Carrie Underwood Engaged to Mike Fisher

  • What the...? Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins Go Splitsville

  • Charlie Sheen Released from Jail on $8,500 Bail

  • Jon Gosselin's NYC Apartment Burglarized

  • Taylor Swift & Taylor Lautner Call it Quits

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