ABC Rejects Dual Anchors in 2nd Shuffle
By Jacques Steinberg
Charles Gibson will replace Elizabeth Vargas less than six months after she and Bob Woodruff became co-anchors.
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On this day
May 24, 2006
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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U.S. Plan to Lure Nurses May Hurt Poor Nations
By Celia W. Dugger
The Senate immigration bill would throw open the gate to nurses and, some fear, drain them from developing countries.
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Warning of Calamities and Hoping for a Change in 'An Inconvenient Truth'
By A.O. Scott
Davis Guggenheim's necessary documentary about the dangers of climate change features Al Gore as the surprisingly engaging vehicle for some very disturbing information.
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Bulls Get No. 2 Pick, Thanks to the Knicks
By Howard Beck
The reward for the worst Knicks season in 20 years was officially claimed by the Chicago Bulls — in the form of the second overall pick in the June draft.
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The Plane That Won't Die
By Leslie Wayne
The C-17 Globemaster III cargo jet, a $200 million flying giant, is at the center of a war involving the White House, the Pentagon, Boeing and lobbyists.
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Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 24, 2006, covering May 24, 2006.
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Stadium Arcadium
Red Hot Chili Peppers
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What's Left Of Me
Nick Lachey
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10;000 Days
Tool
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Jagged Edge
Jagged Edge
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Baby Makin' Music
The Isley Brothers Featuring Ronald Isley
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Notable Deaths
2006Henry Bumstead, American art director and production designer (born 1915)[†]
Lloyd Henry "Bummy" Bumstead was an American cinematic art director and production designer. In a career that spanned nearly 70 years, Bumstead began as a draftsman in RKO Pictures' art department and later served as an art director or production designer on more than 90 feature films. He won Academy Awards for Best Art Direction for To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) and The Sting (1973). He was also nominated for Academy Awards for his work on Vertigo (1958) and Unforgiven (1992).
2006Claude Piéplu, French actor (born 1923)[†]
Claude Léon Auguste Piéplu was a French theatre, film and television actor. He was known for his hoarse and frayed voice.
Historical Context for May 24, 2006
In 2006, the world population was approximately 6,671,452,015 people[†]