Jets’ Mark Sanchez Starts to Lead by Not Losing
By Greg Bishop
At first, quarterback Mark Sanchez was asked not to lose; now he is starting to play a leading role in winning.
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On this day
January 18, 2011
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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A Deep Bench of Leadership at Apple
By Miguel Helft and Claire Cain Miller
A decision by Steven P. Jobs, the chief executive, to take leave puts a spotlight on several executives, in particular Timothy D. Cook, who will take over day-to-day operations.
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Group Takes On Albany With Cuomo’s Blessing
By Nicholas Confessore and Thomas Kaplan
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo pressed a group of business leaders to take a more aggressive role in Albany.
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Cut Off, Ivory Coast Chief Is Pressing for Cash
By Adam Nossiter
Diplomats and businessman say Laurent Gbagbo is squeezing cocoa exporters and banks to pay soldiers and civil servants.
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Guggenheim Considers a Museum in Helsinki
By Carol Vogel
Helsinki is announcing Tuesday that it has commissioned the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation to examine the possibility of building a new Guggenheim Museum in Finland.
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Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 12, 2011, covering January 18, 2011.
- 1
Speak Now
Taylor Swift
- Last week
- 1
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 10
- 2
Recovery
Eminem
- Last week
- 7
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 28
- 3
Loud
Rihanna
- Last week
- 10
- Peak
- 3
- Weeks
- 7
- 4
Pink Friday
Nicki Minaj
- Last week
- 8
- Peak
- 2
- Weeks
- 6
- 5
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
- Last week
- 19
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 6
Notable Deaths
2011Sargent Shriver, American politician and diplomat, 21st United States Ambassador to France (born 1915)[†]
Robert Sargent Shriver Jr. was an American diplomat, politician, and activist. He was a member of the Shriver family by birth, and a member of the Kennedy family through his marriage to Eunice Kennedy. Shriver was the driving force behind the creation of the Peace Corps, and founded the Job Corps, Head Start, VISTA, Upward Bound, and other programs as the architect of the 1960s War on Poverty. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for vice president in the 1972 presidential election.
Historical Context for January 18, 2011
In 2011, the world population was approximately 7,110,923,765 people[†]