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In 2008, the world population was approximately 6,844,457,662 people[â ]
2008Irv Robbins, Canadian-American businessman, co-founded Baskin-Robbins (born 1917)[â ]
Irvine "Irv" Isaac Robbins was a Canadian-born American businessman. He co-founded the Baskin-Robbins ice cream parlor chain in 1945 with his partner and brother-in-law Burt Baskin.
2008Jerry Wallace, American singer and guitarist (born 1928)[â ]
Jerry Leon Wallace was an American country and pop singer. Between 1958 and 1964, Wallace charted nine hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including the No. 8 "Primrose Lane" that was later used as the theme song for the television series The Smith Family. He made his debut on the country music charts in 1965, entering it thirty-five times between then and 1980. In that timespan, Wallace charted within the country Top Ten four times. His only number one song was "If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry," a song which gained popularity after it was used in an episode of the 1970s TV series Night Gallery.
Immigration detainees and their families lack basic ways to get information when things go wrong.
Can a few snapshots of a baby or a bride, accompanied by a fawning article, really be worth millions of dollars? In the competitive world of celebrity magazines, they just might be.
The niche publisher I.D.G. has been working out the answers to some big mainstream questions. The biggest: Can print media survive the transition to the Internet?
Millions of New Yorkers are having trouble finding fresh and affordable food within walking distance of their homes, according to a recent city study.
The F.B.I. and the I.R.S. are said to be investigating whether some mortgage lenders turned a blind eye when prospective borrowers used inflated income figures.
For the Rangers, it came far too soon. They entered the season with high hopes, but they ended up just where they did last year, knocked out in the second round.
âIron Manâ sold an estimated $100.8 million in tickets at North American theaters and almost certainly established a new movie franchise for Marvel Entertainment.
At this yearâs Jazzfest it was clear that New Orleans performances have added a new and possibly permanent custom: an acknowledgment of the scars left by Hurricane Katrina.
As Yahoo investors wait to see how far their shares will fall after Microsoft withdrew its offer, a Google partnership is being considered as a lifeline.
State officials are aiming to choose in a matter of weeks one of the three bidders vying to develop a âracinoâ at the Aqueduct thoroughbred track in Queens.
Larry Jones, the trainer of Eight Belles, is heartbroken after his horse had to be euthanized on Saturday.
Without a Yahoo deal, Microsoft faces a problem: its time-tested recipe for success isnât working against Google.