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March 30, 2018

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Redemption of a Lost Prodigy

By Alex Vadukul

As a teenager, he was an elite violinist, a rare talent. Then, something happened. Fifty years later, he has found a refuge in a City Island boatyard.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 28, 2018, covering March 30, 2018.

  1. 1
    Album cover for ? by XXXTENTACION

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    XXXTENTACION

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for Hardwired...To Self-Destruct by Metallica

    Hardwired...To Self-Destruct

    Metallica

    Last week
    42
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    45
  3. 3
    Album cover for Black Panther: The Album; Music From And Inspired By by Soundtrack

    Black Panther: The Album; Music From And Inspired By

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  4. 4
    Album cover for Bobby Tarantino II by Logic

    Bobby Tarantino II

    Logic

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  5. 5
    Album cover for Culture II by Migos

    Culture II

    Migos

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8

Notable Deaths

Bill Maynard

2018Bill Maynard, English actor (born 1928)[†]

Walter Frederick George Williams, better known by his stage name Bill Maynard, was an English comedian and actor. He began working in television in the 1950s, notably starring alongside Terry Scott in Great Scott – It's Maynard! (1955–56). In the 1970s and 1980s, he starred in the successful British sitcoms Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt and The Gaffer and appeared in five films in the Carry On series. After a hiatus from television work in the late 1980s, Maynard starred as Claude Jeremiah Greengrass in the long-running television series Heartbeat from 1992 to 2000, reprising the character in the spin-off The Royal in 2003.

Historical Events

Israel Defense Forces

2018The Israeli Army kills 17 Palestinians and wounds 1,400 in Gaza during Land Day protests.[†]

The Israel Defense Forces, alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym Tzahal (צה״ל), is the national military of the State of Israel. It consists of three service branches: the Israeli Ground Forces, the Israeli Air Force, and the Israeli Navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security apparatus. The IDF is headed by the chief of the general staff, who is subordinate to the defense minister.

Historical Context for March 30, 2018

In 2018, the world population was approximately 7,729,902,781 people[†]