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December 27, 2008

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When Dockets Imitate Drama

By Patricia Cohen

Literature and drama have provided plenty of models for the sort of outlandish scheme that the embattled trader Bernard L. Madoff allegedly conceived.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 24, 2008, covering December 27, 2008.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Fearless by Taylor Swift

    Fearless

    Taylor Swift

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  2. 2
    Album cover for Circus by Britney Spears

    Circus

    Britney Spears

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  3. 3
    Album cover for I Am...Sasha Fierce by Beyonce

    I Am...Sasha Fierce

    Beyonce

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  4. 4
    Album cover for Dark Horse by Nickelback

    Dark Horse

    Nickelback

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    4
  5. 5
    Album cover for Twilight by Soundtrack

    Twilight

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6

Notable Deaths

Delaney Bramlett

2008Delaney Bramlett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1939)[†]

Delaine Alvin "Delaney" Bramlett was an American singer and guitarist. He was best known for his musical partnership with his wife Bonnie Bramlett in the band Delaney & Bonnie and Friends, which included a wide variety of other musicians, many of whom were successful in other contexts.

Robert Graham (sculptor)

2008Robert Graham, Mexican-American sculptor (born 1938)[†]

Robert Graham was a Mexican-born American sculptor based in the state of California in the United States. His monumental bronzes commemorate the human figure, and are featured in public places across America.

Historical Events

Gaza War (2008–2009)

2008Operation Cast Lead: Israel launches three-week operation on Gaza.[†]

The Gaza War, also known as the First Gaza War, Operation Cast Lead, or the Gaza Massacre, and referred to as the Battle of al-Furqan by Hamas, was a three-week armed conflict between Gaza Strip Palestinian paramilitary groups and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) that began on 27 December 2008 and ended on 18 January 2009 with a unilateral ceasefire. The conflict resulted in 1,166–1,417 Palestinian and 13 Israeli deaths. Over 46,000 homes were destroyed in Gaza, making more than 100,000 people homeless.

Historical Context for December 27, 2008

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