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December 11, 2008

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

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Headlines from December 11, 2008

Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 10, 2008, covering December 11, 2008.

  1. 1
    Album cover for 808s & Heartbreak by Kanye West

    808s & Heartbreak

    Kanye West

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    Album cover for Fearless by Taylor Swift

    Fearless

    Taylor Swift

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
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    3
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    Album cover for Chinese Democracy by Guns N' Roses

    Chinese Democracy

    Guns N' Roses

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    1
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    Album cover for I Am...Sasha Fierce by Beyonce

    I Am...Sasha Fierce

    Beyonce

    Last week
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    Peak
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    2
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    Album cover for Theater Of The Mind by Ludacris

    Theater Of The Mind

    Ludacris

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Notable Deaths

Bettie Page

2008Bettie Page, American model (born 1923)[†]

Bettie Mae Page was an American model who gained notoriety in the 1950s for her pin-up photos. She was often referred to as the "Queen of Pinups": her long jet-black hair, blue eyes, and trademark bangs have influenced artists for generations. After her death, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner called her "a remarkable lady, an iconic figure in pop culture who influenced sexuality, taste in fashion, someone who had a tremendous impact on our society".

Historical Events

Bernie Madoff

2008Bernie Madoff is arrested and charged with securities fraud in a $50 billion Ponzi scheme.[†]

Bernard Lawrence Madoff was an American financial criminal and financier who was the admitted mastermind of the largest known Ponzi scheme in history, worth an estimated $65 billion. He was at one time chairman of the Nasdaq stock exchange. Madoff's firm had two basic units: a stock brokerage and an asset management business; the Ponzi scheme was centered in the asset management business.

Historical Context for December 11, 2008

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