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September 19, 2008

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Headlines from September 19, 2008

Land of the Giants

By Beth Greenfield

Along California’s mystical redwood coast, 1,000-year-old trees command rocky bluffs that overlook golden, frothy beaches.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 17, 2008, covering September 19, 2008.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Recession by Young Jeezy

    The Recession

    Young Jeezy

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for The Block by New Kids on the Block

    The Block

    New Kids on the Block

    Last week
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    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    1
  3. 3
    Album cover for LAX by The Game

    LAX

    The Game

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    2
  4. 4
    Album cover for Rock N Roll Jesus by Kid Rock

    Rock N Roll Jesus

    Kid Rock

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    48
  5. 5
    Album cover for All Hope Is Gone by Slipknot

    All Hope Is Gone

    Slipknot

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2

Notable Deaths

Earl Palmer

2008Earl Palmer, American rhythm and blues drummer (born 1924)[†]

Earl Cyril Palmer was an American drummer. Considered one of the inventors of rock and roll, he is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Historical Events

Learjet 60

2008A Learjet 60 carrying musicians Travis Barker and Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein crashes during a rejected takeoff from Colombia Metropolitan Airport in West Columbia, South Carolina, killing four of the six people on board. Barker and Goldstein both survive.[†]

The Learjet 60 is a mid-size cabin, medium-range business jet aircraft manufactured by Bombardier Aerospace in Wichita, Kansas. Powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW305A engines, it has a range of 2,405 nautical miles (4,454 km) with NBAA 100 nmi (190 km) reserves, ISA. In July 2012 Bombardier Aerospace announced a temporary "production pause" of the latest variant Learjet 60XR to begin in the fourth quarter of 2012.

Historical Context for September 19, 2008

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