Page 9: Historical Events In 2012

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

Nov 07   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   

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

Nov 11   12 people are killed by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Burma   

Nov 12   In this year, Into the Silence by Wade Davis claims the 2012 Samuel Johnson Prize   

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

Nov 14   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   

Nov 15   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   

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

Nov 18   In this year, Lewis Hamilton claims the 2012 US Formula One Grand Prix   

Nov 20   Toshiba unveils a robot designed to help in nuclear disasters   

Nov 21   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   

Nov 23   JR Tokai unveil a maglev LO train prototype capable of travelling up to 500km per hour   

Nov 24   Gangnam Style is recorded as becoming the most viewed youtube video surpassing 808 million views.   

Nov 25   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, results in the deaths of at least 1067 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   

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

Nov 28   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.   

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

Dec 01   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   

Dec 03   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   

Dec 04   Typhoon Bopha in Philippines killing 1901 people   

Dec 05   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   

Dec 08   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   

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