2012

Wendy and Raelyn`s 2012 Year in Review

  • The Artist wins Academy Award

    The Artist wins Academy Award
    The Artist wins Academy AwardThe Artist is the first silent film to win the top Oscar since 1929. The statuettes given at the awards were first given in 1927 and 1928.
  • Vladimir Putin elected

    Vladimir Putin elected
    Vladimir Putin elected Opposition groups have called for mass protests in central Moscow. Mr. Putin`s rival Mr. Zyuganov says the election was unfair and unworthy but Mr. Putin's campaign chief Stanislav Govorukhin says that it was the cleanest election in Russian history.
  • Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee

    Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee
    Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Queen Elizabeth celebrated her Diamond Jubilee which is her 60th year on the throne. This is only the second Diamond Jubilee in British history.
  • London Olympics

    London Olympics
    London OlympicsThe Olympic games were July 27 to August 12 and had 302 medal events. Also the Paralympics were from August 29 to September 9 and sold a record of 2.1 million tickets.
  • Curiosity lands

    Curiosity lands
    Info from
    Curiosity's design will serve as the basis for a planned unnamed 2020 Mars rover mission.
    Landed on Aeolis Palus in Gale Crater on Mars on August 6, 2012
  • Neil Armstrong(the man on the moon) dies

    Neil Armstrong(the man on the moon) dies
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    First man to walk on the moon
    He died at age 82(that’s old)!
    His famous line was “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”
    TO THE MOON!!!
  • Ambassador Chris killed

    Ambassador Chris killed
    Ambassador Chris killedHe was killed when a mob attacked in the city of Benghazi. He also really respected in Libya where he is Ambassador.
  • Felix Baumgartner: Supersonic Skydive 'Like Swimming Without Touching the Water'

    Felix Baumgartner: Supersonic Skydive 'Like Swimming Without Touching the Water'
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    He broken the speed of sound during the space free fall
    He got a 2 world records(or more)!
  • Lance Armstrong loses titles

    Lance Armstrong loses titles
    Lance Armstrong loses titles Lance Armstrong who won 7 Tour de France races loses all his titles. He loses them because he used steroids and other things to cheat.
  • Hurricane Sandy Makes Landfall

    Hurricane Sandy Makes Landfall
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    This superstorm is the 2nd most devasting storm in America.
    On a construction site a crane on a skyscaper 80 stories high collasped
  • Divided U.S. Gives Obama More Time

    Divided U.S. Gives Obama More Time
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    Obama got Colorado, Iowa, Ohio, New Hampshire, Virginia and Wisconsin
    He got at least 303 votes
  • Gangnam Style first video to hit 1B YouTube views

    Gangnam Style first video to hit 1B YouTube views
    Info GONE TO 1 BILLION VIEWS WHICH NO YOUTUBE VIDEO HAVE EVER BEEN
    GOT 2 MILLION LIKES
    BEAT JUSTIN BEAVER’S BABY MUSIC VIDEO!
    And it is one of the most talked about
  • Connecticut Shooting

    Connecticut Shooting
    Connecticut ShootingA week after the school shooting people around the world had a moment of silence at 9:30 a.m.