U.S. Victory Was a Miracle on Grass
The stunning defeat of Spain is probably the greatest victory ever by the U.S. soccer team.
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The stunning defeat of Spain is probably the greatest victory ever by the U.S. soccer team.
Republican lawmakers have been sharply critical of the Fed chairman’s role in the takeover of Merrill Lynch.
An innovative program in Africa protects motherless infants through their risky early years.
The S.E.C. proposed more stringent rules for money market funds to avert runs when they “break the buck.”
A Manhattan case provides a revealing look at Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s views on racial bias in capital trials.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 24, 2009, covering June 25, 2009.
The Black Eyed Peas
Dave Matthews Band
Eminem
Chickenfoot
Aventura
2009Farrah Fawcett, American actress and producer (born 1947)[†]
Farrah Fawcett was an American actress. A four-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee and six-time Golden Globe Award nominee, Fawcett rose to international fame when she played a starring role in the first season of the television series Charlie's Angels.
2009Michael Jackson, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actor (born 1958)[†]
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most culturally significant figures of the 20th century. Over a four-decade career, his music achievements broke racial barriers in America and made him a dominant figure across the world. Through songs, stages, and fashion, he proliferated visual performance for artists in popular music; popularizing street dance moves including the moonwalk, the robot, and the anti-gravity lean. Jackson is often deemed the greatest entertainer of all time based on his acclaim and records.
2009Sky Saxon, American singer-songwriter (born 1937)[†]
Sky "Sunlight" Saxon was an American rock and roll musician best known as the leader and singer of the 1960s Los Angeles psychedelic garage rock band The Seeds.
In 2009, the world population was approximately 6,932,766,416 people[†]