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May 31, 2006

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Making Texas Cows Proud

By R. W. Apple Jr

With clean, vibrant flavors and a rich, luxuriant consistency, the Lone Star State's Blue Bell ice cream hooks you from the first spoonful.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 31, 2006, covering May 31, 2006.

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    Album cover for Stadium Arcadium by Red Hot Chili Peppers

    Stadium Arcadium

    Red Hot Chili Peppers

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    Album cover for Killa Season by Cam'Ron

    Killa Season

    Cam'Ron

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    Album cover for 10;000 Days by Tool

    10;000 Days

    Tool

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    Album cover for High School Musical by Soundtrack

    High School Musical

    Soundtrack

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    Album cover for Soundtrack To Your Life by Ashley Parker Angel

    Soundtrack To Your Life

    Ashley Parker Angel

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Notable Deaths

Miguel Ortiz Berrocal

2006Miguel Ortiz Berrocal, Spanish sculptor (born 1933)[†]

Miguel Ortiz Berrocal was a Spanish figurative and abstract sculptor. He is best known for his puzzle sculptures, which can be disassembled into many abstract pieces. These works are also known for the miniature artworks and jewelry incorporated into or concealed within them, and the fact that some of the sculptures can be reassembled or reconfigured into different arrangements. Berrocal's sculptures span a wide range of physical sizes from monumental outdoor public works, to intricate puzzle sculptures small enough to be worn as pendants, bracelets, or other body ornamentation.

Raymond Davis Jr.

2006Raymond Davis, Jr., American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1914)[†]

Raymond Davis Jr. was an American chemist and physicist. He is best known as the leader of the Homestake experiment in the 1960s-1980s, which was the first experiment to detect neutrinos emitted from the Sun; for this he shared the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physics.

Historical Context for May 31, 2006

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