Downtown Comes Uptown
By Eric Wilson
Madison Avenue, a barometer of New York City’s retail health, is filling once-empty storefronts with businesses that are bringing younger customers to the street.
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On this day
August 16, 2012
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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With Arena, Rapper Rewrites Celebrity Investors’ Playbook
By David M. Halbfinger
Jay-Z, who owns one-fifteenth of a percent of the Brooklyn Nets, has put his mark on almost every facet of the enterprise, his partners say.
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Muni Bonds Not as Safe as Thought
By Mary Williams Walsh
Municipal bonds are widely seen as one of the safest investments, but this belief is based on records for a narrow slice of the market, according to new research.
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No Criminal Case Is Likely in Loss at MF Global
By Azam Ahmed and Ben Protess
Investigators are expected to conclude that sloppiness, not criminal intent, was the main driver behind the disappearance of customer money.
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Years After Haiti Quake, Safe Housing Is a Dream for Many
By Deborah Sontag
Two and a half years after the earthquake, the pressing need for safe, stable housing for all displaced people in Haiti remains unmet, despite billions of dollars in reconstruction aid.
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Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 15, 2012, covering August 16, 2012.
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God Forgives; I Don't
Rick Ross
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Uncaged
Zac Brown Band
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- 1
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Believe
Justin Bieber
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- 1
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Up All Night
One Direction
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Bee Gees
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Notable Deaths
2012Princess Lalla Amina of Morocco (born 1954)[†]
Princess Lalla Amina was a member of the Moroccan royal family and former President of the Royal Moroccan Federation of Equestrian Sports.
2012Martine Franck, Belgian photographer and director (born 1938)[†]
Martine Franck was a British-Belgian documentary and portrait photographer. She was a member of Magnum Photos for over 32 years. Franck was the second wife of Henri Cartier-Bresson and co-founder and president of the Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation.
2012Abune Paulos, Ethiopian patriarch (born 1935)[†]
Abune Paulos was the fifth Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church from 1992 to his death in 2012. His full title was "His Holiness Abuna Paulos, Fifth Patriarch of the Orthodox Tewahido Church of Ethiopia, Ichege of the see of Saint Tekle Haymanot, Archbishop of Axum and one of the seven serving Presidents of the World Council of Churches."
2012William Windom, American actor (born 1923)[†]
William Windom was an American actor. He was known as a character actor of the stage and screen. He is well known for his recurring role as Dr. Seth Hazlitt alongside Angela Lansbury in the CBS mystery series Murder, She Wrote and his intense guest role as Commodore Matt Decker in Star Trek.
Historical Events
2012South African police fatally shoot 34 miners and wound 78 more during an industrial dispute at Marikana near Rustenburg.[†]
The South African Police Service (SAPS) is the national police force of the Republic of South Africa. Its 1,154 police stations in South Africa are divided according to the provincial borders, and a Provincial Commissioner is appointed in each province. The nine Provincial Commissioners report directly to the National Commissioner. The head office is in the Wachthuis Building in Pretoria.
Historical Context for August 16, 2012
In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[†]