On this day
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
Portrait 1080 × 1920 PNG · created on your device
China is in the midst of a scorching campaign against government corruption, but its system of investigation often operates in secret and beyond the law, leading to abuses suffered by the officials being targeted.
JPMorgan Chase is moving more of its bond trading to electronic platforms, following a trend on Wall Street in stock trading, which was transformed by automation years ago.
Aaron Kushner maintains that his Freedom Communications, parent of The Orange County Register and other papers, is on the road to success.
Scott Walker’s job as governor is not all that is at stake: His currency as a presidential contender will surely vanish if he cannot win a second term.
The Giants, embarrassed last week, showed a renewed sense of vitality and proficiency, but the Cowboys scored two second-half touchdowns to escape with a hard-earned victory.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 15, 2014, covering October 20, 2014.
Blake Shelton
Lady Antebellum
Barbra Streisand
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
Prince
2014René Burri, Swiss photographer and journalist (born 1933)[†]
René Burri was a Swiss photographer. Burri was a member of Magnum Photos and photographed major political, historical and cultural events and key figures of the second half of the 20th century. He made portraits of Che Guevara and Pablo Picasso as well as iconic pictures of São Paulo and Brasília.
2014Oscar de la Renta, Dominican-American fashion designer (born 1932)[†]
Óscar Arístides Renta Fiallo, known professionally as Oscar de la Renta, was a Dominican fashion designer. Born in Santo Domingo, he was trained by Cristóbal Balenciaga and Antonio del Castillo. De la Renta became internationally known in the 1960s as one of the couturiers who dressed Jacqueline Kennedy. He worked for Lanvin and Balmain. His eponymous fashion house has boutiques around the world, and is headquartered on Madison Avenue in Manhattan.
2014Christophe de Margerie, French businessman (born 1951)[†]
Christophe de Margerie was a French businessman. He served as the chairman and chief executive officer of French oil corporation Total S.A.
In 2014, the world population was approximately 7,381,616,244 people[†]