4. Look for Tiger to make a victorious showing in the Masters and the U.S. Open. At the end of 2012, the U.S. debt was $16.05 trillion. Jan 22 AFC Championship, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough: New … U.S. News | Business News | Disasters & Science News. Jan 9 FIFA Ballon d'Or: Barcelona forward Lionel Messi wins award for a record 3rd consecutive year; Japanese midfielder Homare Sawa wins women's award, Jan 11 38th People's Choice Awards: Johnny Depp & Emma Stone win (Movie Star) and Nathan Fillion & Nina Dobrev win (TV Drama), Jan 15 69th Golden Globes: "The Descendants," George Clooney & Meryl Streep win, Jan 17 LeBron James becomes youngest player in NBA history to record 20,000 career points during the Miami Heat's 92-75 victory over Golden State; James, 28 years, 17 days, passes Kobe Bryant, 29 years, 122 days, Jan 28 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Victoria Azarenka becomes first Belarusian player to win Grand Slam singles title; beats Maria Sharapova of Russia 6-3, 6-0, Jan 29 100th Australian Open Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković beats Rafael Nadal 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7, 7-5; longest Grand Slam singles final in duration in the Open Era, 5 hours 53 minutes, Jan 29 American snowboarder Shaun White achieves the first ever SuperPipe perfect score (100) in Winter X Games history, Jan 31 Leonard Cohen releases his album "Old Ideas", becomes No.1 in 10 countries, Feb 5 Super Bowl XLVI, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN: New York Giants beat New England Patriots, 21-17; MVP: Eli Manning, New York, QB, Feb 5 Flavor Flav and Elton John appear in a Pepsi Co. ad during Super Bowl XLVI, Feb 6 Queen Elizabeth II marks the 60th anniversary of becoming British monarch, becoming only the second to do so, Feb 6 Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot is presented with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Feb 25 World Health Organization removes India from the list of polio endemic countries, Feb 26 84th Academy Awards: "The Artist" wins five Oscars and becomes the first silent film to win since 1927, Jean Dujardin & Meryl Streep also win, Mar 4 Vladimir Putin wins Russian presidential election amid allegations of voter fraud, Mar 12 "The Hunger Games" directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Jennifer Lawrence premieres in Los Angeles, Mar 16 Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar becomes first cricketer to score 100 international centuries, Mar 25 Peter Cruddas, treasurer of Britain's Conservative Party, resigns after being caught on film selling access to British Prime Minister David Cameron, Mar 26 Canadian filmmaker James Cameron becomes the first person to visit Challenger Deep, the deepest point on Earth in over 50 years, Mar 27 Danielle Steel’s novel “Betrayal” is published, Apr 1 47th Academy of Country Music Awards: Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton, and Miranda Lambert win, Apr 1 WrestleMania XXVIII, Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL: The Rock defeats John Cena, titled "Once in a Lifetime", Apr 3 US President Barack Obama officially secures Democratic presidential nomination, Apr 4 German Nobel Laureate, Günter Grass, publishes controversial poem that claims Israel is plotting to wipe out Iran, Apr 8 Pope Benedict XVI calls for an end to Syrian blood shed in papal Easter message, Apr 10 Rick Santorum suspends his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination making Mitt Romney the overwhelming favourite, Apr 11 Billionaire Warren Buffett is diagnosed with prostate cancer, Apr 11 "The Avengers", directed by Joss Whedon and starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo and Jeremy Renner, premieres in Los Angeles, Apr 14 J. K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter novels, launches her website "Pottermore", Apr 14 Beastie Boys inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with Adam Yauch too ill to attend, Apr 15 Hologram of late rapper Tupac features on stage with Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre at Coachella music festival, Apr 15 TV comedy drama "Girls" created by and starring Lena Dunham premieres on HBO, Apr 17 The 8th century St. Cuthbert Gospel, Europe's oldest intact book, is purchased by the British Library for 9 million pounds, Apr 20 People magazine name Eva Mendes as one of 2012's Most Beautiful at Every Age, Apr 22 TV political comedy "Veep" created by Armando Iannucci, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Anna Chlumsky premieres on HBO. NBA Record. Whitney Houston, widely recognized as one of the greatest voices in history, dies in the bathtub of a hotel at the age of forty-eight after drowning due to a drug overdose on February 11th. 4. The attack was recorded as the second deadliest mass shooting committed by a single gunman in US history and opened up further discussion on gun control and mental health. The top three medal winning countries during the games were the United States, China and Great Britain. The end of the Mayan calendar, or the end of the world as some believed, is observed with little to no consequence. The retired US Space Shuttle Endeavour has arrived at is final destination in a museum in Los Angeles after its journey was delayed due to trees, street lights, power lines and other such objects being in the way of its path. Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, dies at the age of eighty-two on August 5th. US Swimmer Michael Phelps became the most decorated Olympian of all time after bringing his medal count to twenty-two at these games. Jan 18, 2012. Filed to: 2012 geek out gif images “GIF” is officially the word of the year , so it’s only appropriate to use it as a lens through which to view the most important events of 2012. Disaster has struck from Italy to … India - Mars Orbiter Mission . That made the debt-to-GDP ratio 100%, higher than at any time since World War II. FEBRUARY. President Obama and Karzai Sign Agreement (May 1): On the first anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden, President Obama makes a surprise visit to Afghanistan. The suspected shooter James Holmes was captured by police and his trial was scheduled for February of 2014. Musicians like Rihanna, Adele, Bruno Mars, Gotye, Carly Rae Jepsen, and Taylor Swift top the charts and win awards. Vladimir Putin is elected president of Russia after previously serving as the Prime Minister, his election is met with some protest. On February 11, 85-year-old Pope Benedict XVI shocked the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics when he announced he was resigning for health reasons. Park Geun-hye is elected as the first female president of South Korea on December 19th. Major Events, Headlines And Deaths From The Past Year. Historical Events for March, 2012. In Uncategorized. Important Events of 2012 Timeline created by tdyer0482. SOPA Becomes Largest Protest in Internet History ip-watch.org SOPA stands for Stop Online Piracy act and was created in order to put a stop to people stealing copywritten things off the Internet.
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