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February 23, 2008

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 20, 2008, covering February 23, 2008.

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    Album cover for Sleep Through The Static by Jack Johnson

    Sleep Through The Static

    Jack Johnson

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    Album cover for Detours by Sheryl Crow

    Detours

    Sheryl Crow

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    Album cover for As I Am by Alicia Keys

    As I Am

    Alicia Keys

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    Album cover for It Is Time For A Love Revolution by Lenny Kravitz

    It Is Time For A Love Revolution

    Lenny Kravitz

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    Album cover for 2008 Grammy Nominees by Various Artists

    2008 Grammy Nominees

    Various Artists

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Notable Deaths

Janez Drnovšek

2008Janez Drnovšek, Slovenian economist and politician, 2nd President of Slovenia (born 1950)[†]

Janez Drnovšek was a Slovenian liberal politician, President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia (1989–1990), Prime Minister of Slovenia and President of Slovenia (2002–2007).

Paul Frère

2008Paul Frère, Belgian racing driver and journalist (born 1917)[†]

Paul Frère was a racing driver and journalist from Belgium. He participated in eleven World Championship Formula One Grands Prix debuting on 22 June 1952 and achieving one podium finish with a total of eleven championship points. He drove in several non-Championship Formula One races, winning the 1952 Grand Prix des Frontières and 1960 VI South African Grand Prix.

Historical Events

United States Air Force

2008A United States Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber crashes on Guam, marking the first operational loss of a B-2.[†]

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is one of the six United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Tracing its origins to 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established by transfer of personnel from the Army Air Forces with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947. It is the second youngest branch of the United States Armed Forces and the fourth in order of precedence. The United States Air Force articulates its core missions as air supremacy, global integrated intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, rapid global mobility, global strike, and command and control.

Historical Context for February 23, 2008

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