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November 21, 2010

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 17, 2010, covering November 21, 2010.

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    Album cover for Speak Now by Taylor Swift

    Speak Now

    Taylor Swift

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    Peak
    1
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    Album cover for My Kinda Party by Jason Aldean

    My Kinda Party

    Jason Aldean

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    1
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    Album cover for The Incredible Machine by Sugarland

    The Incredible Machine

    Sugarland

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    Peak
    1
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    3
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    Album cover for Merry Christmas II You by Mariah Carey

    Merry Christmas II You

    Mariah Carey

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    Album cover for I Am Not A Human Being by Lil Wayne

    I Am Not A Human Being

    Lil Wayne

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    Peak
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    6

Notable Deaths

Norris Church Mailer

2010Norris Church Mailer, American author (born 1949)[†]

Norris Church Mailer was an American novelist, actress, artist, and model. Norris published two novels, Windchill Summer and Cheap Diamonds, and a memoir, A Ticket to the Circus, which focuses on her nearly thirty-year marriage to Norman Mailer.

David Nolan (politician)

2010David Nolan, American activist and politician (born 1943)[†]

David Fraser Nolan was an American activist and politician. He was one of the founders of the Libertarian Party of the United States, having hosted the meeting in 1971 at which the Party was founded. Nolan subsequently served the party in a number of roles including National Committee Chair, editor of the party newsletter, Chair of the By-laws Committee, Chair of the Judicial Committee, and Chair of the Platform Committee.

Margaret Taylor-Burroughs

2010Margaret Taylor-Burroughs, American painter and author, co-founded the DuSable Museum of African American History (born 1917)[†]

Margaret Taylor-Burroughs, also known as Margaret Taylor Goss, Margaret Taylor Goss Burroughs or Margaret T G Burroughs, was an American visual artist, writer, poet, educator, and arts organizer. She co-founded the Ebony Museum of Chicago, now the DuSable Museum of African American History.

Historical Context for November 21, 2010

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