Issue 014

2009 List: Unique Experiences

  • December 9, 200812:21 am PST
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Quick! Here are five things you will only be able to do this year. 

1 Witness  the first-ever inaugural address by an African-American U.S. president.

2 Rally  outside the climate-change conference in Copenhagen, starting November 30.

3 Pretend  you care about the cosmos in honor of the U.N.-declared International Year of Astronomy.

4 Read  about how successful the new meningitis vaccine has been in Africa (knock on wood).

5 See  the nearly extinct kiwi, manatee, or African penguin in the wild before they're relegated to the sad life of a zoo animal.

NOW WHAT Tell us what else you're looking forward to doing in 2009 below.