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June 13, 2008

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 11, 2008, covering June 13, 2008.

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    Album cover for Here I Stand by Usher

    Here I Stand

    Usher

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    Album cover for Sex And The City by Soundtrack

    Sex And The City

    Soundtrack

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    Album cover for 3 Doors Down by 3 Doors Down

    3 Doors Down

    3 Doors Down

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    Album cover for II Trill by Bun-B

    II Trill

    Bun-B

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    Album cover for Spirit by Leona Lewis

    Spirit

    Leona Lewis

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Notable Deaths

Tim Russert

2008Tim Russert, American journalist and lawyer (born 1950)[†]

Timothy John Russert was an American television journalist and lawyer who appeared for more than 16 years as the longest-serving moderator of NBC's Meet the Press. He was a senior vice president at NBC News and Washington bureau chief, and also hosted an eponymous CNBC/MSNBC weekend interview program. He was a frequent correspondent and guest on NBC's The Today Show and Hardball. Russert covered several presidential elections, and he presented the NBC News/Wall Street Journal survey on the NBC Nightly News during the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Time magazine included Russert in its list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2008. Russert was posthumously revealed as a 30-year source for syndicated columnist Robert Novak.

Historical Context for June 13, 2008

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