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October 18, 2013

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Father May Not Know Best

By Charles Isherwood

In “The Winslow Boy,” a Terence Rattigan play now being revived by the Roundabout Theater Company, a father wages a long campaign to clear his son’s name, regardless of the impact on the family.

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 16, 2013, covering October 18, 2013.

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    Album cover for The 20/20 Experience (2 Of 2) by Justin Timberlake

    The 20/20 Experience (2 Of 2)

    Justin Timberlake

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    Album cover for Nothing Was The Same by Drake

    Nothing Was The Same

    Drake

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    Album cover for Pure Heroine by Lorde

    Pure Heroine

    Lorde

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    Album cover for Crash My Party by Luke Bryan

    Crash My Party

    Luke Bryan

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    Album cover for Redneck Crazy by Tyler Farr

    Redneck Crazy

    Tyler Farr

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Notable Deaths

Tom Foley

2013Tom Foley, American lawyer and politician, 57th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (born 1929)[†]

Thomas Stephen Foley was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 49th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1989 to 1995. A member of the Democratic Party, Foley represented Washington's fifth district for thirty years (1965–1995). He was the first Speaker of the House in over a century since Galusha Grow in 1862 to be defeated in a re-election campaign.

Bum Phillips

2013Bum Phillips, American football player and coach (born 1923)[†]

Oail Andrew "Bum" Phillips Jr. was an American football coach at the high school, college and professional levels. He served as head coach in the National Football League (NFL) for the Houston Oilers from 1975 to 1980 and the New Orleans Saints from 1981 to 1985.

Allan Stanley

2013Allan Stanley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1926)[†]

Allan Herbert Stanley was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers and Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League between 1948 and 1969. A four-times Stanley Cup winner and three-times member of the second NHL All-Star team, Stanley was inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1981.

Bill Young (Florida politician)

2013Bill Young, American sergeant and politician (born 1930)[†]

Charles William Young was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 until his death in 2013. A Republican from Florida, Young served as chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations from 1999 to 2005. He was the longest-serving Republican member of Congress at the time of his death.

Historical Context for October 18, 2013

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