Important Events From 2012

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  • Whitney Houston Dies

    Whitney Houston Dies
    • Death was of drowning in her bathroom while under the influence of drugs.
    • It was influenced by an overdose of a narcotic substance, prescription medications, over the counter medications, and alcohol.

  • The Artist Wins Academy Award

    The Artist Wins Academy Award
    • Starring: Jean Dujardin
    • Director: Michel Hazanavicius

  • Queen Elizabeths Diamond Jubilee

    Queen Elizabeths Diamond Jubilee
    • Queen Elizabeth celebrated 60 years as Monarch in 2012.
    • The Queen has reigned through six decades of enormous social change.

  • The London Olympics

    The London Olympics
    Ended on Sundy, August 12th
    • More than 10,000 athletes
    • Women's boxing was included for the first time
    • 204 Nations Participated
    Picture From: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tYtjTsIATNU/UBMxeK4pYJI/AAAAAAAAAo0/AZC2JPVGWkk/s1600/London-Olympic-Games-20121.jpg

  • Neil Armstrong Passes Away

    Neil Armstrong Passes Away
    Born: August 5, 1930
    Wapakoneta, Ohio, U.S.
    Died: August 25, 2012 (aged 82)
    Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
    Time in space:
    8 days, 14 hours, 12 minutes, and 30 seconds
    Photo From: http://i.usatoday.net/tech/_photos/2012/08/25/Astronaut-Neil-Armstrong-dies-962541N2-x-large.jpg

  • Ambassador Chris Stevens Killed

    Ambassador Chris Stevens Killed
    • Ambassador Chris Stevens was killed after smoke inhalation
    • The attacks were apparently linked to an anti-Islam movie

  • Free Fall Record Beaten

    Free Fall Record Beaten
    • Baumgartner, 43, rode a helium balloon to top of the stratosphere, then jumped from a capsule and accelerated to 833.9 mph during his dramatic dive.
    • All he had was his spacesuit as he attained a speed of Mach 1.24

  • Hurricane Sandy

    Hurricane Sandy
    • Preliminary estimates assess damage at nearly $75 billion
    • Formed October 22nd 2012
    • Ended October 31st 2012
    • Highest Winds: 115 mph (185 km/h
    • Lowest Winds: 940 mbar (hPa); 27.76 inHg
    Photo From: http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/508f1b1d69bedd5028000000-638-475/new-york-hurricane-sandy-flooding.png

  • Lance Armstrong Loses Titles

    Lance Armstrong Loses Titles
    • Lance is stripped of all 7 of his titles and all of his sponsors for using methamphetamines during 1999-2005

  • Obama gets Re-elected

    Obama gets Re-elected
    • He won 65,899,660 popular votes and 332 electoral votes
    • On April 4, 2011, President Obama officially announced his candidacy for re-election
    • On April 30, 2012 the campaign announced that its slogan would be "Forward".

  • The Last Movie in the Twilight Saga

    The Last Movie in the Twilight Saga
    First Twilight Movie: November 21, 2008
    Actors: Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, Billy Burke, Jackson Rathbone.

  • "Gangnam Style" Hits 1 Billion Views

    • First video to reach a billion views on youtube ever
    • 6.5 million views per day - that's 76.4 view per second.
    • For a time Gangnam Style was the most listened to song on streaming platforms such as Spotify, Rdio and Mog, holding the No. 1 spot on the On-Demand Songs chart for 5 weeks