Tensions Rise for Twitter and App Developers
By Claire Cain Miller
Developers fear that Twitter could transform from generous benefactor to arch competitor to their start-ups.
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On this day
April 12, 2010
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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Rift in Family as Whitney Plans a Second Home
By Carol Vogel and Kate Taylor
The Whitney Museum must decide whether it can afford to build a second building downtown while continuing to operate its home on the Upper East Side.
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Viewer Age Rises With Leno Return
By Bill Carter
Jay Leno’s audience is up more than 50 percent from Conan O’Brien’s, but the median age for “Tonight Show” viewers has jumped to 56 years.
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Recession Arbiters, Wary of Certifying an Upturn
By Sewell Chan and Louise Story
A committee that determines official turning points plans to announce that it cannot declare an end to the recession.
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Hallucinogens Have Doctors Tuning In Again
By John Tierney
Scientists are studying the drugs’ potential for treating mental problems and illuminating consciousness.
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Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 7, 2010, covering April 12, 2010.
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My World 2.0
Justin Bieber
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Still Standing
Monica
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Various Artists
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Need You Now
Lady Antebellum
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My World (EP)
Justin Bieber
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- 5
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Notable Deaths
2010Michel Chartrand, Canadian trade union leader (born 1916)[†]
Michel Chartrand was a Canadian trade union leader from Quebec.
2010Werner Schroeter, German director and screenwriter (born 1945)[†]
Werner Schroeter was a German film director, screenwriter, and opera director known for his stylistic excess. Schroeter was cited by Rainer Werner Fassbinder as an influence both on his own work and on German cinema at large.
Historical Events
2010Merano derailment: A rail accident in South Tyrol kills nine people and injures a further 28.[†]
The Merano derailment occurred on 12 April 2010 when a train derailed between Latsch and Kastelbell, near Merano, Italy, after running into a landslide, causing nine deaths and injuring 28 people.
Historical Context for April 12, 2010
In 2010, the world population was approximately 7,021,732,148 people[†]