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The Artist
The Artist won the Oscar for best-picture at the 84th Acamdamy Awards. It was the first silent film to do so since 1929. -
Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jublie
Endland celebrated Queen Elizabeth's 60 years on the throne. Since she was 26 years old she had been queen. -
Joker shooting
James Holmes had about 25 firearms in his residence and during the showing of "The Dark Night Rises", Holmes went into the movie thereter and killed 12 people, leaving 58 injured. -
London Olymics
The United States won the most medals of the 2012 London Olymics. Also, it has been 64 years since the last Olymics were set in London. -
Neil Armstrong
At the age of eighty-two, Neil Armstrong died. Armstrong was the first man on the moon on July 20, 1969, and was the commander of Apollo 11. Only eleven other men have stepped foot on the moon. -
Ambassador killed
Amabassador Stevens was killed in Libya. When Stevens was in Libya, the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was attacked. -
Freefall Record Broken
The Austrailian daredevil, Felix Baumgartner, freefell twenty-four miles above the New Mexico's desert. His freefall lasted for 4 minutes and 20 seconds at 833 mph. -
Lance Armstrong loses titles
Lance armstrong was found to be doping, but he does not admit to it. He was also a cancer survivor with a 40% chance of survival. Later on, he confesses to Oprah that he was doping. -
Hurricane Sandy
Because of the storng hurricane New York City, NY closed their public schools, mass transit system, stock exchange, and theaters on Braodway. The winds were up to 90 mph with gusts up to 115 mph. -
Obama re-elected
Obama was the first African American to be voted president. In 2012 he was voted for his 2nd term. -
Sandy Hook School Shooting
Adam Lanza went into Sandy Hook elementary in Newtown, CT and killed 20 students and 6 staff members. One of the staff memebers that were shot, Victoria Soto, is a true hero. When she found out there was a shooter in the builing she hid her first graders in closets. Soto told Adam Lanza her students were in P.E. and not in the room. Believing the young woman Lanaza shot her and left her as one of the dead. -
Gangnam Style
Gangnam Style hits 1 billion viewers. The music video beat "Baby" by Justin Bieber, with more than 800 million views, in just 5 months. It also got into the guiness world record for mosted liked youtube video. THE GENERATION OF GANGNAM STYLE!
