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March 20, 2020

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The Coder and the Dictator

By Nathaniel Popper and Ana Vanessa Herrero

Gabriel Jiménez hated the Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro. But he loved cryptocurrency. When he built the regime a digital coin, he nearly paid with his life.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 18, 2020, covering March 20, 2020.

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    Album cover for Eternal Atake by Lil Uzi Vert

    Eternal Atake

    Lil Uzi Vert

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    Album cover for Chilombo by Jhene Aiko

    Chilombo

    Jhene Aiko

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    Album cover for YHLQMDLG by Bad Bunny

    YHLQMDLG

    Bad Bunny

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    Album cover for My Turn by Lil Baby

    My Turn

    Lil Baby

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    Album cover for NCT #127: Neo Zone; The 2nd Album by NCT 127

    NCT #127: Neo Zone; The 2nd Album

    NCT 127

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Notable Deaths

Kenny Rogers

2020Kenny Rogers, American singer (born 1938)[†]

Kenneth Ray Rogers was an American singer and songwriter. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013. Rogers was particularly popular with country audiences, but also charted more than 120 hit singles across various genres, topping the country and pop album charts for more than 200 individual weeks in the United States alone. He sold more than 100 million records worldwide during his lifetime, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. His fame and career spanned multiple genres - jazz, folk, pop, rock, and country. He remade his career and was one of the most successful cross-over artists of all time.

Historical Context for March 20, 2020

In 2020, the world population was approximately 7,887,001,292 people[†]