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May 23, 2006

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 17, 2006, covering May 23, 2006.

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    Album cover for 10;000 Days by Tool

    10;000 Days

    Tool

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    Album cover for Pearl Jam by Pearl Jam

    Pearl Jam

    Pearl Jam

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    Album cover for Blood Money by Mobb Deep

    Blood Money

    Mobb Deep

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    Album cover for High School Musical by Soundtrack

    High School Musical

    Soundtrack

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    Album cover for Me And My Gang by Rascal Flatts

    Me And My Gang

    Rascal Flatts

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Notable Deaths

Lloyd Bentsen

2006Lloyd Bentsen, American colonel and politician, 69th United States Secretary of the Treasury (born 1921)[†]

Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. was an American politician who served as the 69th United States secretary of the treasury under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1994. He served as a United States senator from Texas from 1971 to 1993 and was the Democratic Party nominee for vice president in 1988 on the Michael Dukakis ticket.

Kazimierz Górski

2006Kazimierz Górski, Polish footballer and manager (born 1921)[†]

Kazimierz Klaudiusz Górski was a Polish professional football manager. He was also a football player, capped once for Poland.

Historical Events

Stratovolcano

2006Alaskan stratovolcano Mount Cleveland erupts.[†]

A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a typically conical volcano built up by many alternating layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile with a summit crater and explosive eruptions. Some have collapsed summit craters called calderas. The lava flowing from stratovolcanoes typically cools and solidifies before spreading far, due to high viscosity. The magma forming this lava is often felsic, having high to intermediate levels of silica, with lesser amounts of less viscous mafic magma. Extensive felsic lava flows are uncommon, but can travel as far as 8 km (5 mi).

Historical Context for May 23, 2006

In 2006, the world population was approximately 6,671,452,015 people[†]