On this day
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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Sharply disappointing results at a company widely viewed as a bellwether underscore the damage done by the credit crisis throughout the economy.
A growing group of legal immigrants who seek citizenship are running afoul of highly technical statutes and being threatened with expulsion.
When the Yankees and the Boston Red Sox met at Fenway Park on Friday for the first time this season, Chien-Ming Wang took over, pitching a two-hitter.
Charities that benefit from the largess of Wall Street, law firms and corporations have begun defensive planning.
Student loan companies are in turmoil and banks are tightening their standards and raising rates, making it harder for families to use multiple financing sources.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 9, 2008, covering April 12, 2008.
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Panic! At The Disco
Counting Crows
Danity Kane
Various Artists
2008Cecilia Colledge, English-American figure skater and coach (born 1920)[†]
Magdalena Cecilia Colledge was a British figure skater. She was the 1936 Olympic silver medalist, the 1937 World Champion, the 1937–1939 European Champion, and a six-time British national champion.
2008Patrick Hillery, Irish physician and politician, 6th President of Ireland (born 1923)[†]
Patrick John Hillery was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as the sixth president of Ireland from December 1976 to December 1990. He also served as vice-president of the European Commission and European Commissioner for Social Affairs from 1973 to 1976, Minister for External Affairs from 1969 to 1973, Minister for Labour from 1966 to 1969, Minister for Industry and Commerce from 1965 to 1969 and Minister for Education from 1959 to 1965. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Clare constituency from 1951 to 1973.
2008Jerry Zucker, Israeli-American businessman and philanthropist (born 1949)[†]
Jerry Zucker was an Israeli-born American businessman, investor, and philanthropist.
In 2008, the world population was approximately 6,844,457,662 people[†]