Alexis & Abby's 2012 Year in Review

By alexisndabby

  • The Artists wins academy award

    The Artists wins academy award
    1.Won 84th Oscar academy award 2.Took awards for best actress and best director 3.Meryl Streep took her award like a “ shocker” 4.The “artist” gained momentum as the major awards were presented

  • Queen Elizibeth

    Queen Elizibeth
    1.10,000 people picnicked in the place of Buckingham
    1. 60 years on the throne 3.Communities throughout the U.K. have lit more than 4,000 “beacons” or signal lights

  • London Olympics

    London Olympics
    1. Oscar Pistorius seeks redemption in being the world's fastest amputee.
    2. Armless archer Matt Stutzman wins a medal.
    3. Veterans raised the bar to win at the paralympics.

  • Neil Armstrong dies

    Neil Armstrong dies
    1.Neil Armstrong died at the age of 82 years old 2.First man to set foot on the moon 3.Made history in July,20 of 1969 4.Barack Obama said “ he was one of the greatest heros in all history!!!”

  • Ambassador Chris Stevens Killed in Libya

    Ambassador Chris Stevens Killed in Libya
    1. He was respected in Libya so it was surprising when he was killed there.
    2. He was killed along with three others by a mob.
    3. American ambassadors dont always have close conections with their countries but Chris did.

  • Free Fall Record Broken

    Free Fall Record Broken
    1. Felix Baumgartner was 24 miles in the air above the New Mexico desert.
    2. He described the fall as "swimming without touching water."
    3. He shattered the speed of sound when he was doing his free fall for four minutes and twenty seconds.

  • Lance Armstrong Loses Title

    Lance Armstrong Loses Title
    1. Armstrong got banned for life from cycling because of ‘doping’
    2. People say he deserves to be forgotten in cycling history.
    3. He lost all of his awards and titles for doing drugs during the cycling.

  • Hurricane Sandy

    Hurricane Sandy
    1.7:00 pm hurricane sandy is near alantic city, new jersey about 120 miles away 2.Winds up to 90 mph and gusts up to 115 mph 3.Tropical winds up up to 500 mph 4.New York prepared for the storm by closing down schools until the end of the storm was cleaned up

  • Obama wins re-election

    Obama wins re-election
    1.United states voted to him “ one more chance” 2.Won at least 303 electoral votes 3.Television stated broadcasting this at about 11:20pm
    1. Mr. Obama told his supporters, “ We know in our hearts, that the United states of America, the best yet to come!”

  • Gangnam Syle Hits 2 Million Likes

    Gangnam Syle Hits 2 Million Likes
    1: Gangnam Style surpassed the pop star Justin Bieber's "baby" video.
    2: Gangnam Style has won a Guinness World Record title as the most liked video in YouTube history
    3: It got over to million virtual thumbs up (likes)