2012 A Year of Entertainment

  • Japan Earthquake

    Japan Earthquake
    ReutersA 7.0 Magnitude Earthquake strikes South Japan killing tones and injuring many.
  • Whitney Houston Found Dead

    Whitney Houston Found Dead
    BBCWhitney Houston was found dead in her L.A. apartment in the bathtub face down.
  • Irish Recession

    Irish Recession
    BBCIreland officialy falls into reccession.
  • Sony Job Cut

    Sony Job Cut
    ReutersSony makes a tough decision to lay off 10,000 jobs to reduce costs.
  • Super Moon

    Super Moon
    Herald SunThe moon was 15% closer to Earth than normal forming a Super Moon.
  • Bolt of Lightning

    Bolt of Lightning
    BBCUsain Bolt triumphs in the 100m sprint in Oslo with a super speed of 9.79 seconds.
  • Everlasting Flame

    Everlasting Flame
    BBCThe Olympic torch arrived in London for the final stage of the Olympics.
  • Vertigo Takes Over

    Vertigo Takes Over
    BBCAlfred Hitchcock's 1958 film "Vertigo" is named the greatest film of all time.
  • back From Space

    back From Space
    Fox NewsA three-men space crew lands safely after a 4 month trip to the space station.
  • Spiral Structrure

    Spiral Structrure
    Red OrbitESO astronomers discover an unexpected spiral structure around carbon star R sculptors.
  • Call Of Duty

    Call Of Duty
    TelegraphCall of Duty Black OPs 2, grossed $500 million within 24 hours of launch.
  • Longest Rail Route

    Longest Rail Route
    BBCChina officially opened the worlds longest high speed rail route.