Page 9: Historical Events In 2012

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

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

Nov 09   On this day in history 2 Iranian fighter jets fire on a US General Atomics MQ-1 Predator drone in international air space   

Nov 10   20 Syrian troops are killed by suicide bombings in Daara on this day in history.   

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

Nov 12   On this day in history into the Silence by Wade Davis wins the 2012 Samuel Johnson Prize   

Nov 13   3 Syrian tanks enter the demilitarized zone of Golan Heights on this day in history.   

Nov 14   A series of protests against austerity measures occur across Europe including Spain, Portugal, and Greece on this day in history.   

Nov 14   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 on this day in history.   

Nov 15   In the year 2012 at least 95 people are killed in Syrian conflicts   

Nov 16   In the year 2012 call of Duty: Black Ops 2 grosses $500 million in 24 hours to become the biggest entertainment launch of all time   

Nov 17   On this day in history 50 schoolchildren and a bus driver are killed after a train collides with a school bus in Manfalut, Egypt   

Nov 18   Lewis Hamilton wins the 2012 US Formula One Grand Prix on this day in history.   

Nov 20   On this day in history toshiba unveils a robot designed to help in nuclear disasters   

Nov 21   On this day in history an Israel and Hamas ceasefire is negotiated   

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

Nov 23   JR Tokai unveil a maglev LO train prototype capable of travelling up to 500km per hour in the year 2012.   

Nov 24   In the year 2012 gangnam Style becomes the most viewed youtube video surpassing 808 million views   

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   On this day in history 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.   

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

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

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

Nov 29   On this day in history 30 people are killed and 100 are wounded by bombs in Hillah and Karbala, Iraq   

Nov 29   The UN General Assembly approves a motion granting Palestine non-member observer state status in the year 2012.   

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   On this day in history voyager 1 spacecraft, launched in 1977, reaches the end of our solar system and enters interstellar space   

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   In the year 2012 8 people are killed and 12 injured by a magnitude 5.6 earthquake in South Korea   

Dec 06   7 people are killed and 770 injured during Egyptian protests in the year 2012.   

Dec 08   In the year 2012 in Qatar, the UN Climate Change Conference agrees to extend the Kyoto Protocol until 2020.   

Dec 08   UN climate conference agrees to extend the Kyoto Protocol to 2020 on this day in history.   

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