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December 1, 2018

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Headlines from December 1, 2018

And the Beat Goes On

By Jim Farber

“Skating goes deep for us,” said a regular at the Sunday night party in Newark. Despite rink closures, the mostly black skate scene thrives underground.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 28, 2018, covering December 1, 2018.

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    Album cover for Delta by Mumford & Sons

    Delta

    Mumford & Sons

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    Album cover for Love by Michael Buble

    Love

    Michael Buble

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    Album cover for The Greatest Showman: Reimagined by Various Artists

    The Greatest Showman: Reimagined

    Various Artists

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    Album cover for A Star Is Born (Soundtrack) by Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper

    A Star Is Born (Soundtrack)

    Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper

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    Album cover for Caution by Mariah Carey

    Caution

    Mariah Carey

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Notable Deaths

Vivian Lynn

2018Vivian Lynn, New Zealand artist (born 1931)[†]

Vivian Isabella Lynn was a New Zealand artist.

Ken Berry

2018Ken Berry, American actor, dancer, and singer (born 1933)[†]

Kenneth Ronald Berry was an American actor, comedian, dancer, and singer. Berry starred on the television series F Troop (1965–1967), Mayberry R.F.D. (1968–1971) and Mama's Family (1983–1990). He also appeared on Broadway in The Billy Barnes Revue, headlined as George M. Cohan in the musical George M! and provided comic relief for the medical drama Dr. Kildare with Richard Chamberlain in the 1960s.

Historical Events

Oulu child sexual exploitation scandal

2018The Oulu Police informed the public about the first offence of the much larger child sexual exploitation in Oulu, Finland.[†]

In December 2018, it transpired that adult men, all of whom had arrived in Finland as asylum seekers or refugees, were grooming, and raping and otherwise sexually abusing, girls under 15 years of age in Oulu, Finland. One victim ended up committing suicide. The Oulu Police Department warned young girls and parents, while emphasizing that "not all people with foreign backgrounds are dishonest or criminals".

Historical Context for December 1, 2018

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