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March 8, 2010

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Headlines from March 8, 2010

A.I.G. Sells Unit to MetLife

By Mary Williams Walsh and Michael J. de la Merced

The latest deals leave the American International Group with no obvious sales to raise the money to pay the rest of its debt, roughly $50 billion, to the U.S.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 3, 2010, covering March 8, 2010.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Soldier Of Love by Sade

    Soldier Of Love

    Sade

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  2. 2
    Album cover for Need You Now by Lady Antebellum

    Need You Now

    Lady Antebellum

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  3. 3
    Album cover for The E.N.D. by The Black Eyed Peas

    The E.N.D.

    The Black Eyed Peas

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    37
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Fame by Lady Gaga

    The Fame

    Lady Gaga

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    69
  5. 5
    Album cover for Rebirth by Lil Wayne

    Rebirth

    Lil Wayne

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    3

Historical Events

Hulk Hogan

2010Headlined by Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair, TNA Wrestling moved its flagship program, TNA Impact!, to Monday night. This effort to go "big time live" failed but is notable in the history of professional wrestling television.[†]

Terry Gene Bollea, better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE as a brand ambassador. Known for his flamboyance and massive physique, and his trademark blond horseshoe moustache and bandanas, Hogan is widely regarded as the most recognized wrestling star worldwide, the most popular wrestler of the 1980s and one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time.

Historical Context for March 8, 2010

In 2010, the world population was approximately 7,021,732,148 people[†]