On this day
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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A squabble between a group battling spam and a Web hosting company said to be sending it has escalated into an attack clogging up infrastructure worldwide.
Two conservative Republican lawyers, Theodore B. Olson and Charles J. Cooper, argued opposite sides of a historic Supreme Court case.
The issues being investigated range from prior knowledge of the Madoff scam to inadequate prevention of money-laundering.
At a time when many vacation properties would be fully booked for the season, Jersey Shore renters have turned to areas where Hurricane Sandy caused little damage.
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy’s questions on the Defense of Marriage Act suggested he was prepared to side with the court’s four liberal members to strike down a central provision.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 27, 2013, covering March 27, 2013.
Bon Jovi
David Bowie
Luke Bryan
Passion
Bruno Mars
2013Hjalmar Andersen, Norwegian speed skater (born 1923)[†]
Hjalmar "Hjallis" Johan Andersen was a speed skater from Norway who won three gold medals at the 1952 Winter Olympic Games of Oslo, Norway. He was the only triple gold medalist at the 1952 Winter Olympics, and as such, became the most successful athlete there.
2013Yvonne Brill, Canadian-American scientist and engineer (born 1924)[†]
Yvonne Madelaine Brill was a Canadian American rocket and jet propulsion engineer. She is responsible for inventing the Electrothermal Hydrazine Thruster (EHT/Resistojet), a fuel-efficient rocket thruster that keeps today’s satellites in orbit, and holds a patent for its invention. During her career she was involved in a broad range of national space programs in the United States, including NASA and the International Maritime Satellite Organization.
2013Fay Kanin, American screenwriter and producer (born 1917)[†]
Fay Kanin was an American screenwriter, playwright and producer. Kanin was president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1979 to 1983.
In 2013, the world population was approximately 7,291,793,585 people[†]