On Oct. 21, Google paid tribute to Dizzy Gillespie with a colorful Google doodle mosaic, to celebrate the Jazz musicians 93rd birthday.
On Aug. 12, The Wizard of Oz 71st anniversary.
On Sept. 7, Google transformed its homepage in to bright and colorful bouncy balls that some conspiracy theorists say actually conceals an important message.
For the Pac-Man 30th anniversary, on May 21, Google turned its homepage into an interactive video game.
On Dec. 8, 2009, Google honored cartoonist E.C. Segar's birthday with a drawing of Popeye the Sailor.
On Sept. 15, 2009, Google unveiled a mysterious flying saucer logo.
On Nov. 9, 2009, Google Germany marked the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
On Oct. 7, 2009, to celebrate the anniversary of the first bar code patent, Google wrote its name as a barcode.
On Oct. 31, 2009, Google celebrated Halloween with a series of candy logos.
Google celebrated the 2009 holiday season with a series of winter logos.
On Aug. 29, 2009, Google celebrated Michael Jackson's 51st birthday.
On May 20, 2009, Google showed an archaeological excavation as its logo to celebrate the unveiling of the skeleton of an ancient monkey-like creature.
On Nov. 4, 2009, Google celebrated the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street with a series of muppet logos.
On Feb. 3, Google honored illustrator Norman Rockwell and the Saturday Evening Post.
For the 40th anniversary of Comic-Con on July 23, 2009, Google embellished their logo with comic book superheroes.
On Nov. 26, 2009, Google celebrated Thanksgiving with the help of Charles Schultz's Snoopy and Woodstock.
On Nov. 11, 2009, Google commemorated Veterans Day.
On Nov. 14, 2009, Google celebrated the discovery of water on the moon by NASA.
On Sept. 27, 2009, Google celebrated it's own 11th anniversary.
