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March 15, 2014

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Headlines from March 15, 2014

Amid Rubble, a Bloody Face Spied in Time

By N. R. Kleinfield and Michael Schwirtz

Officers at the scene of the explosion in East Harlem saw a 15-year-old’s face and hand poking out of the debris. Moments after saving the boy, the rescuers were forced to retreat as the fire intensified.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 12, 2014, covering March 15, 2014.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Oxymoron by ScHoolboy Q

    Oxymoron

    ScHoolboy Q

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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for Frozen by Soundtrack

    Frozen

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    14
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    Album cover for Morning Phase by Beck

    Morning Phase

    Beck

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    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    1
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    Album cover for SATELLITE FLIGHT: The journey to Mother Moon by Kid Cudi

    SATELLITE FLIGHT: The journey to Mother Moon

    Kid Cudi

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    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    1
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    Album cover for Formula; Vol. 2 by Romeo Santos

    Formula; Vol. 2

    Romeo Santos

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    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    1

Notable Deaths

Scott Asheton

2014Scott Asheton, American drummer (born 1949)[†]

Scott Randolph Asheton was an American musician, best known as the drummer for the rock band the Stooges.

David Brenner

2014David Brenner, American comedian, actor, and author (born 1936)[†]

David Norris Brenner was an American stand-up comedian, actor and author. The most frequent guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in the 1970s and 1980s, Brenner "was a pioneer of observational comedy." His friend, comedian Richard Lewis, described Brenner as "the king of hip, observational comedy."

Bo Callaway

2014Bo Callaway, American soldier and politician, United States Secretary of the Army (born 1927)[†]

Howard Hollis "Bo" Callaway was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, he served in the United States House of Representatives from 1965 to 1967 and as United States secretary of the Army from 1973 to 1975.

Clarissa Dickson Wright

2014Clarissa Dickson Wright, English chef, author, and television personality (born 1947)[†]

Clarissa Theresa Philomena Aileen Mary Josephine Agnes Elsie Trilby Louise Esmerelda Johnston Dickson Wright was an English celebrity cook, television personality, writer, businesswoman, and former barrister. She was best known as one of the Two Fat Ladies, with Jennifer Paterson, in the television cooking programme from 1996 to 1999. She was an accredited cricket umpire and one of only two women to become a Guild Butcher.

Historical Context for March 15, 2014

In 2014, the world population was approximately 7,381,616,244 people[†]