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Jackson to be buried on his 51st birthday

Aug. 18, 2009
Pop legend Michael Jackson will be buried on August 29 at Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California, the singer's spokesman announced today. A statement from Ken Sunshine said the entertainer will be laid to rest on what would have been his 51st birthday.
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch