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October 21, 2007

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Headlines from October 21, 2007

The United Nations of Brooklyn

By Gabriel Thompson

Bensonhurst, once branded as insular and bigoted, has emerged as the borough’s equivalent of Jackson Heights, home to as many Russians as Brighton Beach, and as many Chinese as Sunset Park.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 17, 2007, covering October 21, 2007.

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    Album cover for Magic by Bruce Springsteen

    Magic

    Bruce Springsteen

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    Album cover for Still Feels Good by Rascal Flatts

    Still Feels Good

    Rascal Flatts

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    Album cover for Exile On Mainstream by Matchbox Twenty

    Exile On Mainstream

    Matchbox Twenty

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    Album cover for souljaboytellem.com by Soulja Boy Tell'em

    souljaboytellem.com

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    Album cover for Back Of My Lac' by J. Holiday

    Back Of My Lac'

    J. Holiday

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Notable Deaths

2007Paul Fox, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1951)[†]

Paul Richard Fox was a British singer and guitarist, best known from his work with the UK punk band, The Ruts. The Ruts' style combined punk with dub reggae, a sound that owed much to Fox's guitar skills and earned him respect and admiration. The Guardian noted in his obituary: "Fox played a pivotal songwriting role, and quickly became a model punk guitarist at a time when the three-chord thrash was the height of many of his contemporaries' ambitions". Unlike many of his peers, Fox had been playing guitar since the mid-1960s, citing Hendrix as an influence.

Historical Context for October 21, 2007

In 2007, the world population was approximately 6,757,308,781 people[†]