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June 25, 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 25, 2008, covering June 25, 2008.

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    Album cover for Tha Carter III by Lil Wayne

    Tha Carter III

    Lil Wayne

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  2. 2
    Album cover for Definition Of Real by Plies

    Definition Of Real

    Plies

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    2
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    1
  3. 3
    Album cover for NOW 28 by Various Artists

    NOW 28

    Various Artists

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    2
  4. 4
    Album cover for Indestructible by Disturbed

    Indestructible

    Disturbed

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    Album cover for Here I Stand by Usher

    Here I Stand

    Usher

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    3

Notable Deaths

Lyall Watson

2008Lyall Watson, South African anthropologist and ethologist (born 1939)[†]

Lyall Watson was a South African botanist, zoologist, biologist, anthropologist, ethologist, and author of many books, among the most popular of which is the best seller Supernature. Lyall Watson tried to make sense of natural and supernatural phenomena in biological terms. He is credited with coining the "hundredth monkey" effect in his 1979 book, Lifetide; later, in The Whole Earth Review, he conceded this was "a metaphor of my own making".

Historical Context for June 25, 2008

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