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March 15, 2012

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Headlines from March 15, 2012

New iPad: A Polishing of the Old

By David Pogue

The new iPad’s technical improvements keep it at the forefront of desirability — just ahead of the snapping jaws of its Android competition — but don’t take it in any new directions.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 14, 2012, covering March 15, 2012.

  1. 1
    Album cover for 21 by Adele

    21

    Adele

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    54
  2. 2
    Album cover for Whitney: The Greatest Hits by Whitney Houston

    Whitney: The Greatest Hits

    Whitney Houston

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    33
  3. 3
    Album cover for WZRD by WZRD

    WZRD

    WZRD

    Last week
    —
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    1
  4. 4
    Album cover for NOW 41 by Various Artists

    NOW 41

    Various Artists

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    4
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Bodyguard by Whitney Houston

    The Bodyguard

    Whitney Houston

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    145

Notable Deaths

Mervyn Davies (rugby union)

2012Mervyn Davies, Welsh rugby player (born 1946)[†]

Thomas Mervyn Davies, often known as "Merv the Swerve", was a Welsh rugby union player who won 38 caps for Wales as a No. 8.

Dave Philley

2012Dave Philley, American baseball player and manager (born 1920)[†]

David Earl Philley was an American professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball. A switch hitter who threw right-handed, he debuted on September 6, 1941 and played his final game on August 6, 1962. He was born in Paris, Texas and attended East Texas State University prior to his MLB career.

Historical Context for March 15, 2012

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