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January 27, 2009

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Headlines from January 27, 2009

The Epidemic That Wasn’t

By Susan Okie

Scientists are systematically following children exposed to cocaine before birth and the findings suggest that the long-term effects may be relatively small.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 21, 2009, covering January 27, 2009.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Fearless by Taylor Swift

    Fearless

    Taylor Swift

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  2. 2
    Album cover for Dark Horse by Nickelback

    Dark Horse

    Nickelback

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    8
  3. 3
    Album cover for 808s & Heartbreak by Kanye West

    808s & Heartbreak

    Kanye West

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  4. 4
    Album cover for I Am...Sasha Fierce by Beyonce

    I Am...Sasha Fierce

    Beyonce

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  5. 5
    Album cover for Twilight by Soundtrack

    Twilight

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10

Notable Deaths

John Updike

2009John Updike, American novelist, short story writer, and critic (born 1932)[†]

John Hoyer Updike was an American novelist, poet, short-story writer, art critic, and literary critic. One of only four writers to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once, Updike published more than twenty novels, more than a dozen short-story collections, as well as poetry, art and literary criticism and children's books during his career.

Ramaswamy Venkataraman

2009R. Venkataraman, Indian lawyer and politician, 8th President of India (born 1910)[†]

Ramaswamy Venkataraman, also known as R. Venkataraman, was an Indian lawyer, independence activist and politician who served as a union minister and as the president of India. Venkataraman was born in Rajamadam village in Tanjore district, Madras Presidency. He studied law and practised in the Madras High Court and the Supreme Court of India. In his youth, he was an activist for the Indian independence movement, and he participated in the Quit India Movement. He was appointed as the member of the Constituent Assembly and the provisional cabinet. He was elected to the Lok Sabha four times and served as Union Finance Minister and Defence Minister. In 1984, he was elected as the vice president of India and in 1987, he became the president of India and served from 1987 to 1992. He also served as a state minister under K. Kamaraj and M. Bhaktavatsalam.

Historical Context for January 27, 2009

In 2009, the world population was approximately 6,932,766,416 people[†]