No Line on the Horizon is the twelfth studio album by the rock band U2. Released on 27 February 2009, it was the group's first album since How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004), marking the longest gap between studio albums of U2's career. Work on the record began in 2006 with producer Rick Rubin, but most of the material from those sessions was shelved. From June 2007 to December 2008, the band collaborated with Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, who produced and co-wrote many of the songs. Writing and recording took place in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland and Morocco. Prior to the album's release, U2 indicated that Eno's and Lanois's involvement, as well as the band's time in Fez, Morocco, had resulted in a more experimental record than their previous two albums. No Line on the Horizon received generally favourable reviews, although it was not as commercially successful as anticipated and many critics noted that it was not as experimental as previously suggested. U2 are supporting the album with the U2 360° Tour.

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1014:

Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Forces of the Byzantine Empire defeated troops of the Bulgarian Empire at the Battle of Kleidion in the Belasica Mountains near present-day Klyuch, Bulgaria. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kleidion

1858:

Japan reluctantly signed the Treaty of Amity and Commerce, an Unequal Treaty giving the United States various commercial and diplomatic privileges. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Amity_and_Commerce_%28United_States_%E2%80%93_Japan%29

1947:

ENIAC , the world's first general-purpose electronic digital computer, was turned on in its new home at the Ballistic Research Laboratory at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, remaining in continuous operation until October 2 1955. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ENIAC

1958:

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act into law, establishing a new federal non-military space agency known as NASA. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA

1981:

A worldwide television audience of over 700 million people watched Charles, Prince of Wales, marry Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in London. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%2C_Prince_of_Wales

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bistro (n): 1. A small European-style restaurant. 2. A small bar http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bistro

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For all that has been —

Thanks. For all that shall be — Yes. --Dag Hammarskjöld http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Dag_Hammarskj%C3%B6ld