Timeline Friday 17 July 2009

Events on Friday 17 July 2009 2

• 1916 – 2009 Walter Cronkite (1916-2009) Died 17 July 2009, aged 92 Cronkite anchored the CBS Evening News for nineteen years and was often called "the most trusted man in America." He covered major events including the Kennedy assassination, the Apollo moon landings and the Vietnam War. His measured reporting style shaped American television journalism for a generation.
• 2009 Suicide bombers strike Jakarta hotels Twin attacks on Marriott and Ritz-Carlton kill nine Suicide bombers linked to Jemaah Islamiyah attacked the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels in Jakarta within minutes of each other, killing seven victims plus the two bombers. Dozens more were injured. The attack was Indonesia's first major terrorist bombing since 2005.