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March 5, 2013

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Chasing the Higgs

By Dennis Overbye

At the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva, two armies of physicists struggled to close in on the Higgs boson, the Great White Whale of modern science.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 27, 2013, covering March 5, 2013.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Babel by Mumford & Sons

    Babel

    Mumford & Sons

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    21
  2. 2
    Album cover for 2013 Grammy Nominees by Various Artists

    2013 Grammy Nominees

    Various Artists

    Last week
    11
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    4
  3. 3
    Album cover for Unorthodox Jukebox by Bruno Mars

    Unorthodox Jukebox

    Bruno Mars

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    10
  4. 4
    Album cover for Red by Taylor Swift

    Red

    Taylor Swift

    Last week
    12
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    17
  5. 5
    Album cover for All That Echoes by Josh Groban

    All That Echoes

    Josh Groban

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2

Notable Deaths

Paul Bearer

2013Paul Bearer, American wrestler and manager (born 1954)[†]

William Alvin Moody was an American professional wrestling manager and licensed funeral director. He is best known for his tenure with the World Wrestling Federation where he performed under the ring name and gimmick of Paul Bearer, manager and guiding light of The Undertaker. As Paul Bearer, he hosted his own talk show segment entitled The Funeral Parlor.

Hugo Chávez

2013Hugo Chávez, Venezuelan colonel and politician, President of Venezuela (born 1954)[†]

Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was a Venezuelan politician, revolutionary, and military officer who served as the 52nd president of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013, except for a brief period of forty-seven hours in 2002. Chávez was also leader of the Fifth Republic Movement political party from its foundation in 1997 until 2007, when it merged with several other parties to form the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), which he led until 2012.

Duane Gish

2013Duane Gish, American biochemist and academic (born 1921)[†]

Duane Tolbert Gish was an American biochemist and a prominent member of the creationist movement. A young Earth creationist, Gish was a former vice-president of the Institute for Creation Research (ICR) and the author of numerous publications about creation science.

Historical Context for March 5, 2013

In 2013, the world population was approximately 7,291,793,585 people[†]