Boston In 2009: The Year's Big Stories

A black president is inaugurated. A newspaper is threatened. A deadly flu virus infects thousands of people. A police officer and a professor make amends over beer. A four-term mayor wins a fifth. And the Senate's last lion dies. Explore the biggest WBUR stories of 2009 in this interactive timeline. Click the gray bubbles to navigate.

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