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April 17, 2011

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The Anti-Immigration Crusader

By Jason DeParle

John Tanton, who helped start all three major national groups fighting to reduce immigration, has been called “the most influential unknown man in America.”

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 13, 2011, covering April 17, 2011.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Femme Fatale by Britney Spears

    Femme Fatale

    Britney Spears

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for Rolling Papers by Wiz Khalifa

    Rolling Papers

    Wiz Khalifa

    Last week
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    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    1
  3. 3
    Album cover for 21 by Adele

    21

    Adele

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  4. 4
    Album cover for F.A.M.E. by Chris Brown

    F.A.M.E.

    Chris Brown

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  5. 5
    Album cover for Songs For Japan by Various Artists

    Songs For Japan

    Various Artists

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    2

Notable Deaths

2011Eric Gross, Austrian-Australian pianist and composer (born 1926)[†]

Eric Gross AM was an Austrian-Australian pianist, composer and teacher.

Michael Sarrazin

2011Michael Sarrazin, Canadian actor (born 1940)[†]

Michael Sarrazin was a Canadian actor. His most notable film was They Shoot Horses, Don't They?.

2011Robert Vickrey, American artist and author (born 1926)[†]

Robert Remsen Vickrey was a Massachusetts-based artist and author who specialized in the ancient medium of egg tempera. His paintings are surreal dreamlike visions of sunset shadows of bicycles, nuns in front of mural-painted brick walls, and children playing.

Historical Context for April 17, 2011

In 2011, the world population was approximately 7,110,923,765 people[†]