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November 9, 2011

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

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Headlines from November 9, 2011

Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 9, 2011, covering November 9, 2011.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Mylo Xyloto by Coldplay

    Mylo Xyloto

    Coldplay

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for Stronger by Kelly Clarkson

    Stronger

    Kelly Clarkson

    Last week
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    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    1
  3. 3
    Album cover for Christmas by Michael Buble

    Christmas

    Michael Buble

    Last week
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    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    1
  4. 4
    Album cover for 21 by Adele

    21

    Adele

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    36
  5. 5
    Album cover for Clancy's Tavern by Toby Keith

    Clancy's Tavern

    Toby Keith

    Last week
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    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    1

Historical Events

Emergency Alert System

2011The first national test of the Emergency Alert System is activated in the United States at 2:00 p.m. EST.[†]

The Emergency Alert System (EAS) is a national warning system in the United States designed to allow authorized officials to broadcast emergency alerts and warning messages to the public via cable, satellite and broadcast television and AM, FM and satellite radio. Informally, Emergency Alert System is sometimes conflated with its mobile phone counterpart Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), a different but related system. However, both the EAS and WEA, among other systems, are coordinated under the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS).

Historical Context for November 9, 2011

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