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Zappos.com Hacking
Money CNN
Zappos, the online shoe store, was hacked. It exposed 24 million users personal information. The information exposed consisted of e-mail addresses, addresses, phone number, partial credit card numbers. The company then had to reset its customers passwords. The customers were told to change their login credentials. -
Whitney Houston dies
ABC NewsThe former singer was found face down in a bathtub filled with water. Evidence says that there was signs of drug abuse around the scene. It was confirmed that she died of accidential drowning. She died in her hotel room in Beverly Hills. -
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Tornado Outbreak in the South
Washington postThe outbreak went through the Tennessee, Ohio Valley, and other parts of the South. 45 twisters were confirmed, but as the day went by a total of 128 tornados were varifed. 13 tornados of EF-3 or higher were confirmed in 7 states (AL, KY, GA, TN, IN, OH, WV). It caused a total death toll of 39. -
1 Year Anniversary
April 9th was my anniversary with my boyfriend, Raymond. We had our first year together. That was a very special day for us. We just went out for dinner at Olive Garden and to the movies that day. However, the weekend following was when we really celebrated. We went to Gatlinberg with my sisters and just had a blast. A day I will definitely remember. -
Indianapolis Win for Dario Franchitti
Sports Illustrated
The season started off disapointing for Dario, but things started to turn around for him in the race. He has won 3 previous championships. This win put him in tie with Sebastien Bourdais and Paul Tracy on the all-time wins list. This win bumped him up closer to be placed in the record books. -
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Venus Solar Transit
Transit of Venus
The transit of Venus happens when Venus passes directly between the earth and the sun. This alignment is very rare. The pairs are seperated by over a century, but are 8 years apart. The next event to happen is in 2117. -
Shooting at Batman movie premier in Colorado.
New Jersey Times
While the movie was playing, a man dressed in black, geared up with armor and a helmet, shot people watching the movie. The murderer is named James Holmes. He killed 12 people and wounded 59 others. -
Curiosity Rover lands on Mars
Ny Times
The Rover, Curiosity, that was sent into space safely landed on Mars. This was a major accomplishment to NASA. There was doubts about the status of U.S leadership in space, but this proved all those doubts wrong. There has been only one other country, Soviet Union, to land on Mars succesfully in 1971. However, it fell shortly after landing. -
Mia is born
The month of September was probably the most crazy month out of 2012. My niece, Mia Isabella, was born. She is my pride and joy even if she's not my daughter! I love her with all my might. What makes it even more special is that she is the first grandchild ever born in our family. It was truely an amazing experience to see her being born. Although we had long days in labor and it was extremely painful for my sister, it is a day that I will cherish forever. This was the begining of our forever. -
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Hurricane Sandy
Ny timesThe hurricane lasted 13 days. It killed more than 100 people. It destoryed communities in coasal New York and New Jersey. It also left thousands of people homeless, triggered gas shortages, and caused a damage of billions of dollars. 8,000 homes of victims were left without power and some even lasted without power for weeks. -
Obama re-elected
Huffington PostObama was re-elected as president again for the next 4 years. It was assumed that Romney and Obama were going to be really close at a tie, but Obama ended up beating Romney by a lot. The news took a look at the polls and said Obama was extremly popular in the Hispanic and African American vote. Obama also won the state Romney came from. -
Connecticut Shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School
NY Times
A man named Adam Lanza, mentally unstable, walked into an elemtary school and killed 20 children and 6 staff members. Each of the victims were killed with an assult rifle.
