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March 26, 2014

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Headlines from March 26, 2014

Literary City, Bookstore Desert

By Julie Bosman

The rising cost of doing business in Manhattan is driving out many of its remaining bookstores, threatening the city’s sense of self as the center of the literary universe.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 26, 2014, covering March 26, 2014.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Frozen by Soundtrack

    Frozen

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    16
  2. 2
    Album cover for Spring Break 6 ...Like We Ain't Ever (EP) by Luke Bryan

    Spring Break 6 ...Like We Ain't Ever (EP)

    Luke Bryan

    Last week
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    1
  3. 3
    Album cover for Mastermind by Rick Ross

    Mastermind

    Rick Ross

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  4. 4
    Album cover for Lift Your Spirit by Aloe Blacc

    Lift Your Spirit

    Aloe Blacc

    Last week
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    1
  5. 5
    Album cover for G I R L by Pharrell Williams

    G I R L

    Pharrell Williams

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    2

Notable Deaths

2014Roger Birkman, American psychologist and author (born 1919)[†]

Roger Winfred Birkman was an American organizational psychologist. He was the creator of The Birkman Method, a workplace psychological assessment. Birkman received his Ph.D. in psychology in 1961 from the University of Texas at Austin. He was the founder and chairman of the board of Birkman International, Inc.

2014Dick Guidry, American businessman and politician (born 1929)[†]

Richard P. Guidry, known as Dick Guidry was an American politician and businessman, who served as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives.

Marcus Kimball

2014Marcus Kimball, Baron Kimball, English politician (born 1928)[†]

Marcus Richard Kimball, Baron Kimball was a British Conservative politician.

Historical Context for March 26, 2014

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