2009 Advertising Themes and Tie-Ins
Year of Astronomy, Lincoln Bicentennial Top Early Events
Sep 22, 2008
The International Year of Astronomy and the inauguration of the United States’ 44th president will give advertisers an early start on 2009 ad themes and tie-ins, but that will be just the beginning of the eventful year.
February will open with the Super Bowl football classic in Tampa Bay and will be followed by a triple anniversary on February 12:
- The bicentennial of President Abraham Lincoln;
- The bicentennial of Biologist Charles Darwin;
- The 100th anniversary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
Movable Holiday DatesThe dates for movable holidays will include:
- Martin Luther King Jr. birthday Jan. 19
- President’s Day Feb. 16
- Mardi Gras Feb. 24
- Ash Wednesday Feb. 25
- Passover April 8
- Easter April 12
- Mother’s Day May 10
- Memorial Day May 25
- Father’s Day June 21
- Labor Day Sep. 7
- Grandparent’s Day Sep 13
- Yom Kipper Sep. 27
- Thanksgiving (Canada) Oct. 12
- Thanksgiving (USA) Nov. 26
- Chanukah Dec. 11
- Boxing Day Dec. 26
2009 Major Events
Here are some of the major events scheduled for 2009:
Jan. 3--The United States Congress opens its 111th session
Jan. 8--The national collegiate football championship (BCS) at Miami Gardens
Jan. 15--Opening of the International Year of Astronomy 2009
Jan. 20--The inauguration of the United States 44th President
Feb. 1--The Super Bowl professional football championship at Tampa Bay
Feb. 12 -- The Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin bicentennials and the 100th anniversary of the NAACP
Feb. 17--The mandatory switch to digital television in the United States
Feb. 22—81st Annual Academy Awards program, Los Angeles
April 2-5--100 hours of astronomy begins
April 4-6—NCAA Men’s Basetball Tournament Final Four, Detroit
April 13—New York Mets open Citi Field, replacing Shea Stadium
April 16—New York Yankees open new Yankee Stadium
May 30--Rededication of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.
June 3--Microsoft’s scheduled release of the Windows 7 operating system
July 3-5--Global Conference on Abraham Lincoln at Oxford University in England
July 14—Major League Baseball All-Star Game, St. Louis
July 22--The longest total solar eclipse of the 21st Century
August 12--100th anniversary of the first event at the Indianapolis Speedway
Sept. 12—University of Minnesota opens new $228 million, 50,000-capacity TFC Bank Stadium in game against Air Force Academy
Sept. 15--NASA launches Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover toward Mars
Oct. 2 --The International Olympics Committee will announce the site of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games
Dec. 12—Royal Caribbean Cruise Line will launch the world’s largest passenger ship, the 5400-passenger Oasis of the Seas
Dec. 31--100th Anniversary of the opening of the Manhattan Bridge
50th Anniversary Celebrations
The year will also mark the 50th anniversary of some major events: The 1959 list included:
- Jan. 3—Alaska admitted to statehood
- Feb. 22—Lee Perry wins the First Daytona 500
- March 9 – The Barbie Doll makes her debut
- April 9 – NASA announces the Mercury 7, the first seven astronauts
- April 25—The St. Lawrence Seaway opens from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
- Aug. 14—Explorer 6 sends the first pictures of Earth from space
- Aug. 21—Hawaii becomes the 50th state
- Sept. --Luna 2 crashes on the moon.
- Oct. 13—NASA launchers Explorer 7
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