The 2009 Orange Bowl game was the 75th edition of the annual college football bowl game known as the Orange Bowl. It pitted the 2008 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) champion Virginia Tech Hokies against the Big East Conference champion Cincinnati Bearcats on January 1, 2009 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Cincinnati scored first, converting the game's opening possession into a touchdown and a 7–0 lead in the first quarter. Virginia Tech responded in the second quarter, tying the game at seven before taking a 10–7 lead with a field goal as time expired in the first half. In the third quarter, the two teams battled defensively, with only the Hokies able to score any points as Tech extended its lead to 13–7. During the final quarter, Virginia Tech scored its second touchdown of the game, giving the Hokies a 20–7 lead that lasted until time expired. In recognition of his performance during the game, Virginia Tech running back Darren Evans was named the game's most valuable player. Three months after the game, players from each team entered the National Football League (NFL) via the 2009 NFL Draft. Cincinnati had six players selected in the draft, while Virginia Tech had one.

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900:

A debt was pardoned by the Datu of Tondo on the island of Luzon, as inscribed on the Laguna Copperplate Inscription, the earliest known written document found in the Philippines. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laguna_Copperplate_Inscription

1918:

Manfred von Richthofen , known as "The Red Baron", was shot down and killed near Vaux-sur-Somme in France, after a career as the most successful fighter pilot of World War I with 80 confirmed air combat victories. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manfred_von_Richthofen

1934:

The "Surgeon's Photograph", the most famous photo purportedly showing the Loch Ness Monster (later revealed to be a hoax) was published in the Daily Mail. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Ness_Monster

1962:

The Century 21 Exposition, the first world's fair in the United States since World War II, opened in Seattle, Washington. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century_21_Exposition

1992:

Radio astronomers Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Frail announced the discovery of two planets orbiting the pulsar PSR 1257+12, the first definitive detection of extrasolar planets. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/extrasolar_planet

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overawe (v): (transitive) To restrain, subdue, or control by awe; to cow http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/overawe

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