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February 14, 2008

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At Home in the World

By Claudia H. Deutsch

G.E. is using strong overseas sales to reshape its image in Europe, where hard feelings still linger from its aborted effort to acquire Honeywell in 2001.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 13, 2008, covering February 14, 2008.

  1. 1
    Album cover for As I Am by Alicia Keys

    As I Am

    Alicia Keys

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    12
  2. 2
    Album cover for Juno by Soundtrack

    Juno

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Bedlam In Goliath by The Mars Volta

    The Bedlam In Goliath

    The Mars Volta

    Last week
    —
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    1
  4. 4
    Album cover for Scream Aim Fire by Bullet for My Valentine

    Scream Aim Fire

    Bullet for My Valentine

    Last week
    —
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    1
  5. 5
    Album cover for 2008 Grammy Nominees by Various Artists

    2008 Grammy Nominees

    Various Artists

    Last week
    —
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    1

Notable Deaths

Perry Lopez

2008Perry Lopez, American actor (born 1929)[†]

Perry Lopez was an American film and television actor. His acting career spanned 40 years.

Historical Events

2008 Northern Illinois University shooting

2008Northern Illinois University shooting: A gunman opens fire in a lecture hall of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb County, Illinois, resulting in six fatalities (including the gunman) and 21 injuries.[†]

The Northern Illinois University shooting was a school shooting that took place on Thursday, February 14, 2008, at Northern Illinois University (NIU) in DeKalb, Illinois. Steven Kazmierczak, 27 years old and a 2006 NIU graduate, opened fire with a shotgun and three pistols in a crowd of students on campus, killing 5 students and injuring 17 more people, before fatally shooting himself.

Historical Context for February 14, 2008

In 2008, the world population was approximately 6,844,457,662 people[†]