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March 11, 2012

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Headlines from March 11, 2012

Doomsday Has Its Day in the Sun

By Neil Genzlinger

Two new reality shows, “Doomsday Preppers” on the National Geographic Channel and “Doomsday Bunkers” on Discovery, feature people preparing for some kind of apocalypse.

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‘Ishtar’ Lands on Mars

By Brooks Barnes

“John Carter,” Disney’s big-budget epic, is a new example of the Hollywood studios’ habit of pouring more money into looming flops to stay on good terms with their stars.

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Sculpture and Mania of a Muse

By Alastair Macaulay

The Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg performed Boris Eifman’s “Rodin” ballet, based on the life of the French sculptor Auguste Rodin and his tumultuous relationship with his mistress and muse.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 7, 2012, covering March 11, 2012.

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    Album cover for 21 by Adele

    21

    Adele

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    Album cover for Whitney: The Greatest Hits by Whitney Houston

    Whitney: The Greatest Hits

    Whitney Houston

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    Album cover for Some Nights by fun.

    Some Nights

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    Album cover for Careless World: Rise Of The Last King by Tyga

    Careless World: Rise Of The Last King

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    Album cover for NOW 41 by Various Artists

    NOW 41

    Various Artists

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Notable Deaths

James B. Morehead

2012James B. Morehead, American colonel and pilot (born 1916)[†]

James Bruce Morehead was an American fighter pilot and flying ace of World War II. He flew combat missions over a three-year span of the war with a total of eight aerial victories. He was awarded two Distinguished Service Crosses, a Silver Star, two Distinguished Flying Crosses and sixteen Air Medals

Historical Events

Kandahar massacre

2012A U.S. soldier kills 16 civilians in the Panjwayi District of Afghanistan near Kandahar.[†]

The Kandahar massacre, also called the Panjwai massacre, was a mass murder that occurred in the early hours of 11 March 2012, when United States Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales murdered 16 Afghan civilians and wounded six others in the Panjwayi District of Kandahar Province, in the former Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Nine of his victims were children, and 11 of the dead were from the same family. Some of the corpses were partially burned. Bales was taken into custody later that morning when he told authorities, "I did it".

Historical Context for March 11, 2012

In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[†]