2012

2012 in review

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    2012

  • Artist wins Academy Award

    Artist wins Academy Award
    Black and white silent film
    Won 5 Academy awards
  • Vladimir Putin

    Vladimir Putin
    Vladimir Putin’s Third term
    He beat the other candidate by 10%
  • Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee

    Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee
    Diamond Jubilee
    60th year on the throne
  • London Olympics Start

    London Olympics Start
    10000 athletes
    204 athletic comunities
    end on aug. 12
  • Neil Armstrong dies

    Neil Armstrong dies
    Died at age 82
    First person on the moon
    One of the only 12 people to walk on the moon.
  • Ambassador Chris Stevens Killed in Libya

    Ambassador Chris Stevens Killed in Libya
    1 of 4 Americans that got killed
    He was very liked in Libya
  • Free Fall Record Brocken

    Free Fall Record Brocken
    Jumped 24 miles above New Mexico
    He traveled 833 mph straight down
  • Lance Armstrong looses titles

    Lance Armstrong looses titles
    Lance Armstrong was doing drugs
    Lance Armstrong got his 7 Tour De France titles taken away.
  • Hurricane Sandy starts

    Hurricane Sandy starts
    120 mph winds
    ends oct. 31
    $65 billion damage
  • Obama Re-elected

    Obama Re-elected
    Re-elected president
    Obama defeated the other candidate Mitt Romney.
  • False end of the world

    False end of the world
    Many cultures Prophesized the end of the world.
    Dec. 21 was the end date on the Mayan calendar.