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Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
In 2015, the world population was approximately 7,470,491,872 people[†]
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 18, 2015, covering November 18, 2015.
Chris Stapleton
Carrie Underwood
Eric Church
Various Artists
The Weeknd
Fetty Wap
5 Seconds of Summer
Various Artists
Drake & Future
Def Leppard
2015Abdelhamid Abaaoud, Belgian-Moroccan terrorist (born 1987)[†]
Abdelhamid Abaaoud was a Belgian-born Islamic terrorist who had spent time in Syria and was suspected of having organized multiple terror attacks in Belgium and France, and is known to have masterminded the November 2015 Paris attacks. Prior to the Paris attacks, there was an international arrest warrant issued for Abaaoud for his activities in recruiting individuals to Islamic terrorism in Syria.
2015Dan Halldorson, Canadian-American golfer (born 1952)[†]
Daniel Albert Halldorson was a Canadian professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Canadian Tour.
2015Jonah Lomu, New Zealand rugby player (born 1975)[†]
Jonah Tali Lomu was a New Zealand professional rugby union player. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential players in the history of the sport, and as one of the most talented sportsmen ever. Lomu is considered to have been the first true global superstar of rugby, and consequently had a huge impact on the game.
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Much of the world agrees the Islamic State must be crushed. But how that can be accomplished, and what the consequences may be, is more complicated.
Two people were killed and more than 5,000 rounds were fired in the raid near Paris, but officials were not sure if the suspected ringleader of the attacks was there.
By the time the U.S. withdrew from Iraq, it thought it had subdued the Islamic State. The group is now on a very different trajectory.
Jeff Bezos bucked the trend of seeking short-term results to create an addictive shopping experience few can match. And his newer enterprise is a blockbuster, too.
Weary of staging their lives for social media, young people are presenting their true selves on locked “finstagram” accounts.
This 30-story building is not just another spec office tower, but a work that makes the case for why architecture matters.
Policy makers said the economy seemed healthy enough to move away from historically low interest rates, barring “unanticipated shocks.”
In an industry where hits are in short supply, executives are becoming extra cautious about canceling a show too soon.
The United States and Russia have been drawn together against ISIS by the Paris attacks, but disagreements between them remain.
Yes, there are fears that Greenland is melting away. But for some, the impact of climate change is more personal and more immediate: Will they ever get to wear their winter clothes again?
A tour lauding Ms. Tharp’s career arrives at the David H. Koch Theater.
The couple are giving 500 works to the museum, which is displaying about 120, including some by Diane Arbus, Richard Prince and Christopher Wool.