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September 11, 2010

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Headlines from September 11, 2010

Froggy’s Last Story

By Corey Kilgannon

The unhappy life of F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre, who won acclaim as a science-fiction writer yet struggled to make ends meet, ended in a blaze of his own making.

Metro2593 words

H.P.’s Blundering Board

By Joe Nocera

When Hewlett-Packard’s board ousted its chief executive, Mark V. Hurd, it neglected to make a legally binding deal to keep him from jumping to a rival.

Business1687 words

The New Plan for Army? Going Old School

By Bill Pennington

For the last decade, a series of coaches have wrestled with United States Military Academy leaders, seeking concessions so that Army could keep up with the 21st-century version of college football.

Sports1150 words

Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 8, 2010, covering September 11, 2010.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Teenage Dream by Katy Perry

    Teenage Dream

    Katy Perry

    Last week
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for Back To Me by Fantasia

    Back To Me

    Fantasia

    Last week
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    1
  3. 3
    Album cover for Recovery by Eminem

    Recovery

    Eminem

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  4. 4
    Album cover for Versus (EP) by Usher

    Versus (EP)

    Usher

    Last week
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    1
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Reason Why by Little Big Town

    The Reason Why

    Little Big Town

    Last week
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    1

Notable Deaths

Harold Gould

2010Harold Gould, American actor (born 1923)[†]

Harold Vernon Goldstein, better known as Harold Gould, was an American character actor. He appeared as Martin Morgenstern on the sitcom Rhoda (1974–78) and Miles Webber on the sitcom The Golden Girls (1985–92). A five-time Emmy Award nominee, Gould acted in film and television for nearly 50 years, appearing in more than 300 television shows, 20 major motion pictures, and over 100 stage plays. He was known for playing elegant, well-dressed men, and he regularly played Jewish characters and grandfather-type figures on television and in film.

Kevin McCarthy (actor)

2010Kevin McCarthy, American actor (born 1914)[†]

Kevin McCarthy was an American stage, film and television actor, remembered as the male lead in the horror science fiction film Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956).

Historical Context for September 11, 2010

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