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   On this day in history 48 people are killed by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake in Guatemala   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 in the year 2012.   

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

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

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   In the year 2012 lewis Hamilton wins the 2012 US Formula One Grand Prix   

Nov 20   In the year 2012 toshiba unveils a robot designed to help in nuclear disasters   

Nov 21   In the year 2012 an Israel and Hamas ceasefire is negotiated   

Nov 22   On this day in history 2 people are killed and 120 injured after a 100-vehicle pile-up in dense fog in Texas   

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

Nov 24   Gangnam Style becomes the most viewed youtube video surpassing 808 million views in the year 2012.   

Nov 25   On this day in history 11 people are killed and 30 are wounded by twin car bombs hitting a Protestant church in Nigeria   

Nov 25   In the year 2012 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   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 on this day in history.   

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

Dec 03   Voyager 1 spacecraft, launched in 1977, reaches the end of our solar system and enters interstellar space in the year 2012.   

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 in the year 2012.   

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

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

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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