Page 9: Historical Events In 2012

Nov 06   5 people are shot at a poultry processing plant in Fresno, California in the year 2012.   

Nov 07   48 people are killed by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake in Guatemala in the year 2012.   

Nov 09   In the year 2012 2 Iranian fighter jets fire on a US General Atomics MQ-1 Predator drone in international air space   

Nov 10   In the year 2012 20 Syrian troops are killed by suicide bombings in Daara   

Nov 11   12 people are killed by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Burma in the year 2012.   

Nov 12   Into the Silence by Wade Davis wins the 2012 Samuel Johnson Prize in the year 2012.   

Nov 13   3 Syrian tanks enter the demilitarized zone of Golan Heights in the year 2012.   

Nov 14   In the year 2012 a series of protests against austerity measures occur across Europe including Spain, Portugal, and Greece   

Nov 14   In the year 2012 israel launches Operation Pillar of Defense against the Palestinian-governed Gaza Strip, killing Hamas military chief Ahmed Jabari. In the following week 140 Palestinians and five Israelis are killed in an ensuing cycle of violence. A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is announced by Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after the week-long escalation in hostilities in Southern Israel and the Gaza Strip.   

Nov 15   At least 95 people are killed in Syrian conflicts in the year 2012.   

Nov 16   Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 grosses $500 million in 24 hours to become the biggest entertainment launch of all time on this day in history.   

Nov 17   50 schoolchildren and a bus driver are killed after a train collides with a school bus in Manfalut, Egypt in the year 2012.   

Nov 18   Lewis Hamilton wins the 2012 US Formula One Grand Prix in the year 2012.   

Nov 20   Toshiba unveils a robot designed to help in nuclear disasters on this day in history.   

Nov 21   An Israel and Hamas ceasefire is negotiated on this day in history.   

Nov 22   In the year 2012 2 people are killed and 120 injured after a 100-vehicle pile-up in dense fog in Texas   

Nov 23   On this day in history jR Tokai unveil a maglev LO train prototype capable of travelling up to 500km per hour   

Nov 24   Gangnam Style becomes the most viewed youtube video surpassing 808 million views on this day in history.   

Nov 25   In the year 2012 11 people are killed and 30 are wounded by twin car bombs hitting a Protestant church in Nigeria   

Nov 25   Typhoon Bopha, known as "Pablo" in the Philippines, kills at least 1,067 with around 838 people still missing. The typhoon caused considerable damage in the island of Mindanao on this day in history.   

Nov 26   On this day in history 10 children are killed and 15 people are injured after a Syrian government Jet drops a cluster bomb on a playground   

Nov 27   29 people are killed and 126 are wounded by 8 car bombings across Iraq in the year 2012.   

Nov 28   On this day in history 54 people are killed and 120 are injured by two car bombs in Damascus, Syria   

Nov 29   30 people are killed and 100 are wounded by bombs in Hillah and Karbala, Iraq in the year 2012.   

Nov 29   On this day in history the UN General Assembly approves a motion granting Palestine non-member observer state status.   

Dec 01   On this day in history 8 people are killed and 36 injured after a bus overturns in Bolivia   

Dec 02   In the year 2012 9 people are killed after 30 cars are trapped in Sasago Tunnel, Japan   

Dec 03   Voyager 1 spacecraft, launched in 1977, reaches the end of our solar system and enters interstellar space on this day in history.   

Dec 04   29 people are killed by a mortar attack in Bteeha, Syria in the year 2012.   

Dec 04   Typhoon Bopha in Philippines killing 1,901 people on this day in history.   

Dec 05   8 people are killed and 12 injured by a magnitude 5.6 earthquake in South Korea on this day in history.   

Dec 06   On this day in history 7 people are killed and 770 injured during Egyptian protests   

Dec 08   In Qatar, the UN Climate Change Conference agrees to extend the Kyoto Protocol until 2020 on this day in history.   

Dec 08   On this day in history uN climate conference agrees to extend the Kyoto Protocol to 2020   

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