On this day
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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Stung by missteps and losses, the Serious Fraud Office, which prosecutes and investigates corruption and fraud, is struggling to improve its track record.
The strong showing of the sometimes-unpredictable Tea Party favorite, Chris McDaniel, in the Republican primary offered Democrats the opportunity to highlight his controversial views.
“Arrivals & Departures,” part of a trio of Alan Ayckbourn plays running in rep as part of Brits Off Broadway, is a comedy that delves into counterterrorism.
An Obama administration divided over a prisoner swap that would free five Taliban commanders swept those issues aside in the rush to secure Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.
The central bank cut its benchmark interest rate to 0.15 percent, a record low.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 4, 2014, covering June 5, 2014.
Coldplay
Brantley Gilbert
Michael Jackson
Soundtrack
The Black Keys
2014Abu Abdulrahman al-Bilawi, Iraqi commander (born 1971)[†]
Adnan Ismail Najm al-Bilawi Al-Dulaimi, better known by the nom de guerre Abu Abdulrahman al-Bilawi al-Anbari, was a top commander in the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and the head of its Military Council, prior to his killing by Iraqi security forces on 4 June 2014.
2014Don Davis, American songwriter and producer (born 1938)[†]
Donald Davis was an American record producer, songwriter and guitarist who combined a career in music with one in banking.
2014Reiulf Steen, Norwegian journalist and politician, Norwegian Minister of Transport and Communications (born 1933)[†]
Reiulf Steen was a Norwegian politician with the Norwegian Labour Party. He was active in the Labour Party from 1958 to 1990, serving as deputy party chairman from 1965 to 1975 and chairman from 1975 to 1981. Steen served as Norwegian ambassador to Chile between 1992 and 1996.
In 2014, the world population was approximately 7,381,616,244 people[†]