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April 11, 2001

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Humor Is at Center of Microsoft's New Campaign

By John Markoff With Stuart Elliott

Microsoft Corp will start Web marketing campaign for its new Office XP software suite that ridicules its notorious Office help system; campaign will highlight claims that new Office XP software will be easier to use, allowing Microsoft to hide 'Clippy' feature from view and instead offer help in less intrusive fashion; self-deprecating advertising approach highlights Microsoft's problem in trying to bolster sales for new version of program that in many users' minds already has too many features; new 'Clippy' campaign will be small part of larger $30 million Office XP campaign developed by McCann-Erickson Worldwide Advertising; drawing (M)

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The Mining of a Legacy The rapper Tupac Shakur was killed four and a half years ago in a drive-by shooting. His murder remains unsolved, but he has progressively become a much greater, and very popular, symbol. THE ARTS, PAGE E1

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 11, 2001, covering April 11, 2001.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Until The End Of Time by 2Pac

    Until The End Of Time

    2Pac

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for Hotshot by Shaggy

    Hotshot

    Shaggy

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    34
  3. 3
    Album cover for Everyday by Dave Matthews Band

    Everyday

    Dave Matthews Band

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  4. 4
    Album cover for Part III by 112

    Part III

    112

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    2
  5. 5
    Album cover for No Angel by Dido

    No Angel

    Dido

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    46

Notable Births

Manuel Ugarte (footballer)

2001Manuel Ugarte, Uruguayan footballer[†]

Manuel Ugarte Ribeiro is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United and the Uruguay national team.

Notable Deaths

Harry Secombe

2001Harry Secombe, Welsh-English actor (born 1921)[†]

Sir Harry Donald Secombe was a Welsh actor, comedian, singer and television presenter. Secombe was a member of the British radio comedy programme The Goon Show (1951–1960), playing many characters, most notably Neddie Seagoon. An accomplished tenor, he also appeared in musicals and films – notably as Mr Bumble in Oliver! (1968) – and, in his later years, was a presenter of television shows incorporating hymns and other devotional songs.

Historical Events

Lockheed EP-3

2001The detained crew of a United States EP-3E aircraft that landed in Hainan, China after a collision with a J-8 fighter, is released.[†]

The Lockheed EP-3 is an electronic signals reconnaissance variant of the P-3 Orion, primarily operated by the United States Navy.

Australia men's national soccer team

2001The Australia national men's soccer team sets a world record for the largest victory in an international association football match, winning the game 31–0 against American Samoa at the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for OFC. Australia's Archie Thompson also breaks the record for most goals scored by a player in an international match by scoring 13 goals.[†]

The Australia men's national soccer team represents Australia in international men's soccer. Officially nicknamed the Socceroos, the team is controlled by the governing body for soccer in Australia, Football Australia, which is affiliated with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regional ASEAN Football Federation (AFF).

Historical Context for April 11, 2001

In 2001, the world population was approximately 6,254,936,459 people[†]