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July 31, 2008

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An Olympian Is Smacked by Burden

By Greg Bishop

Bob Malaythong came to America to study, to make money and send it home. Now the 27-year-old who never had a childhood will be smacking shuttlecocks behind his back and over his head in Beijing.

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 30, 2008, covering July 31, 2008.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Untitled by Nas

    Untitled

    Nas

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for Tha Carter III by Lil Wayne

    Tha Carter III

    Lil Wayne

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  3. 3
    Album cover for Mamma Mia! by Soundtrack

    Mamma Mia!

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    2
  4. 4
    Album cover for Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends by Coldplay

    Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends

    Coldplay

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  5. 5
    Album cover for Camp Rock by Soundtrack

    Camp Rock

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    5

Historical Events

East Coast Jets Flight 81

2008East Coast Jets Flight 81 crashes near Owatonna Degner Regional Airport in Owatonna, Minnesota, killing all eight people on board.[†]

East Coast Jets Flight 81 was a business jet flight operated by East Coast Jets that crashed on July 31, 2008 while attempting a go-around at Owatonna Degner Regional Airport near Owatonna, Minnesota, killing all eight occupants on board. The flight originated in Atlantic City International Airport, and was scheduled to land in Owatonna. The crew made a go-around attempt after the aircraft touched down, but it overran the runway, hit the instrument landing system localizer antenna at an altitude of approximately 5 ft (1.5 m), stalled and crashed, with the main wreckage coming to rest 2,400 ft (730 m) from the runway end.

Historical Context for July 31, 2008

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