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July 18, 2009

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Last Man Standing

By Matt Richtel

Best Buy is focusing on fast-growing products like mobile phones and low-cost laptops and moving away from CDs and DVDs.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 15, 2009, covering July 18, 2009.

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    Album cover for NOW 31 by Various Artists

    NOW 31

    Various Artists

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    Album cover for American Saturday Night by Brad Paisley

    American Saturday Night

    Brad Paisley

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    Album cover for Cradlesong by Rob Thomas

    Cradlesong

    Rob Thomas

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    Album cover for Wilco (The Album) by Wilco

    Wilco (The Album)

    Wilco

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    Album cover for The E.N.D. by The Black Eyed Peas

    The E.N.D.

    The Black Eyed Peas

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Notable Deaths

Henry Allingham

2009Henry Allingham, English soldier (born 1896)[†]

Henry William Allingham was an English supercentenarian. He is the longest-lived man ever recorded from the United Kingdom, a First World War veteran, and, for one month, the verified oldest living man in the world. He is also the second-oldest military veteran ever, and at the time of his death was the 12th-verified oldest man of all time.

Jill Balcon

2009Jill Balcon, English actress (born 1925)[†]

Jill Angela Henriette Balcon was a British actress. She was known for her work in film, television, radio and on stage. She made her film debut in Nicholas Nickleby (1947). She was the second wife of poet Cecil Day-Lewis; the couple had two children: Tamasin Day-Lewis became a food critic and TV chef and Daniel Day-Lewis is an actor.

Historical Context for July 18, 2009

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