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December 28, 2013

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90 Proof New York

By John Leland

With state laws relaxed, 20 small distilleries have emerged since 2010 in the city, many of them in Brooklyn. Producing liquor, it turns out, is expensive and inefficient but romantic.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 25, 2013, covering December 28, 2013.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Beyonce by Beyonce

    Beyonce

    Beyonce

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    Peak
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    1
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    Album cover for Blame It All On My Roots: Five Decades Of Influences by Garth Brooks

    Blame It All On My Roots: Five Decades Of Influences

    Garth Brooks

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
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    Album cover for Wrapped In Red by Kelly Clarkson

    Wrapped In Red

    Kelly Clarkson

    Last week
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    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    7
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    Album cover for Black Panties by R. Kelly

    Black Panties

    R. Kelly

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    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    1
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    Album cover for Midnight Memories by One Direction

    Midnight Memories

    One Direction

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3

Notable Deaths

Halton Arp

2013Halton Arp, American-German astronomer and critic (born 1927)[†]

Halton Christian "Chip" Arp was an American astronomer. He is remembered for his 1966 book Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, which catalogued unusual-looking galaxies and presented their images.

Esther Borja

2013Esther Borja, Cuban soprano and actress (born 1913)[†]

Esther Borja Lima was a Cuban operatic soprano.

Andrew Jacobs Jr.

2013Andrew Jacobs, Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and politician (born 1932)[†]

Andrew Jacobs Jr. was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he served as an Indiana state legislator and Congressman. Jacobs represented part of Indianapolis in the United States House of Representatives for all but two years from 1965 to 1997. His father, Andrew Jacobs, was also a congressman for one term.

2013Alfred Marshall, American businessman, founded Marshalls (born 1919)[†]

Alfred Marshall was an American businessman who founded Marshalls, a chain of department stores which specializes in overstocked, irregular and out-of-season name brand clothing sold at deeply discounted prices. He opened the original Marshalls in 1956 in Beverly, Massachusetts.

Joseph Ruskin

2013Joseph Ruskin, American actor and producer (born 1924)[†]

Joseph Ruskin was an American character actor.

2013Ilya Tsymbalar, Ukrainian-Russian footballer and manager (born 1969)[†]

Ilya Vladimirovich Tsymbalar was a Ukrainian-Russian professional football player and coach. A midfielder, he represented both Ukraine and Russia on the international level. He primarily played as an attacking midfielder and was known for set-piece ability and technique.

Historical Context for December 28, 2013

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