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On the road last Saturday night, something quite extraordinary occurred in the New York market: A hockey game broke out on MSG, but almost no one watched.
Even as some bus stops were restored, parents and politicians across the city continued to fume.
Some blacks argue that Senator Barack Obama is distant from the struggles and identities of most black Americans.
Tenantsâ groups girding for a fight over the sale of Starrett City in Brooklyn have a powerful new ally in Gov. Eliot Spitzer.
From the Michiganders in Naples to the Long Islanders in Boca Raton, some of Floridaâs snowbirds live side-by-side with neighbors from back home.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 31, 2007, covering February 2, 2007.
Daughtry
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Corinne Bailey Rae
Akon
2007Vijay Arora, Indian actor (born 1944)[â ]
Vijay Arora was an Indian actor in Hindi films and television serials who was known for Yaadon Ki Baaraat and as Indrajit in the television serial Ramayan.
2007Billy Henderson, American singer (born 1939)[â ]
William Henderson was an American singer, best known for being an original member and founder of The Spinners, a soul vocal group.
2007Joe Hunter, American pianist (born 1927)[â ]
Joseph Edward Hunter was an American musician and keyboardist, known for his recording session work with Motown Records' in-house studio band, the Funk Brothers. One of the original Funk Brothers, Hunter served as band director from 1959 until 1964, when he left Motown and was replaced by Earl Van Dyke.
2007Filippo Raciti, Italian police officer (born 1967)[â ]
On 2 February 2007, football violence occurred between football supporters and the police in Catania, Sicily, Italy. The clashes occurred during and after the Serie A match between the Catania and Palermo football clubs, also known as the Sicilian derby. Police officer Filippo Raciti was killed; in response Italian football was suspended for about a week.
2007Eric Von Schmidt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1931)[â ]
Eric Von Schmidt was an American folk musician and painter. He was associated with the folk boom of the late 1950s and early 1960s and was a key part of the Cambridge folk music scene. As a singer and guitarist, he was considered to be the leading specialist in country blues in Cambridge at the time, the counterpart of Greenwich Village's Dave Van Ronk. Von Schmidt co-authored with Jim Rooney Baby, Let Me Follow You Down: The Illustrated Story of the Cambridge Folk Years.
2007Masao Takemoto, Japanese gymnast (born 1919)[â ]
Masao Takemoto was a Japanese artistic gymnast who won two world titles and seven Olympic medals.
2007Police officer Filippo Raciti is killed when a clash breaks out in the Sicily derby between Catania and Palermo, in the Serie A, the top flight of Italian football. This event led to major changes in stadium regulations in Italy.[â ]
On 2 February 2007, football violence occurred between football supporters and the police in Catania, Sicily, Italy. The clashes occurred during and after the Serie A match between the Catania and Palermo football clubs, also known as the Sicilian derby. Police officer Filippo Raciti was killed; in response Italian football was suspended for about a week.
In 2007, the world population was approximately 6,757,308,781 people[â ]