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April 22, 2011

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Headlines from April 22, 2011

A Clash Over the Airwaves

By Edward Wyatt

The government wants TV broadcasters to give up some of their airwaves to allow for expanded use by cellphones and other mobile applications.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 20, 2011, covering April 22, 2011.

  1. 1
    Album cover for 21 by Adele

    21

    Adele

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  2. 2
    Album cover for Femme Fatale by Britney Spears

    Femme Fatale

    Britney Spears

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  3. 3
    Album cover for The King Of Limbs by Radiohead

    The King Of Limbs

    Radiohead

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    2
  4. 4
    Album cover for American Tragedy by Hollywood Undead

    American Tragedy

    Hollywood Undead

    Last week
    —
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    1
  5. 5
    Album cover for Rolling Papers by Wiz Khalifa

    Rolling Papers

    Wiz Khalifa

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    2

Notable Births

Violet McGraw

2011Violet McGraw, American actress[†]

Violet Elizabeth McGraw is an American child actress. Her acting debut was a recurring role in the 2016 television series Love as Nina, and her first feature film was 2018's Ready Player One. In 2019 she was nominated for an OFTA Television Award for Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture or Limited Series for The Haunting of Hill House. She is also known for her roles as a young Yelena Belova in the Marvel Studios superhero films Black Widow (2021) and Thunderbolts* (2025), and as Cady in the horror films M3GAN (2022) and M3GAN 2.0 (2025).

Historical Context for April 22, 2011

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