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Whitney Houston Died
Whitney Elizabeth Houston was an American recording artist, actress, producer, and model. In 2009, the Guinness World Records cited her as the most awarded female act of all time -
The Artist Won 5 Academy Awards
Until Sunday no silent film had won the top Oscar since “Wings,” at the first Academy Awards ceremony in 1929. -
Stop Kony 2012
3.7 million people pledged their support for efforts to arrest Joseph Kony.
The horrific abuse and killing of children in the East and Central African countries at the hands of Kony and his leadership -
Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee
Queen Elizabeth became queen in 1952.
Her Diamond Jubilee is only the second ever celebrated in the 1,000-year history of British royalty -
London Olympics
109 medals in total, 49 gold.
Michael Phelps won the most medals, 6 in total, in swimming. -
Neil Armstrong Dies
The commander of Apollo 11 in 1969 July 20th.
He was the first man to set foot on the moon.
Died at 82 -
Free Fall Record Broken
Felix Baumgartner fell from 24 miles above the New Mexico desert.
4 minutes and 20 seconds Baumgartner freefalls, going toward the earth at 833 miles an hour. -
Lance Armstrong Loses Titles
Armstrong and his team used steroids, the blood booster EPO, and blood transfusions.
Armstrong will not admit that he doped.
Lost all titles, not in the book of world records anymore either. -
Hurricane Sandy
Sandy produced winds of 90 mph with gusts of up to 115 mph. Flooding in coastal New Jersey, Long Island, New York, and Lower Manhattan in New York City. -
Obama Re-elected
Obama became the nation’s first black president into a second term. -
Ambassador Chris Killed in Libya
Age 52.
Killed in an attack on a diplomatic facility in Benghazi.
He was an American. -
Gangnam Style Video Most Youtube Views
Beat Justin Bieber’s “Baby” (805 million views) in just 5 months with 813 million views.
Got over 1 billion views.
Being viewed 4,000 times each minute.
