Biggest Events of the Year 2012
The Top Ten
1 London Olympics
Opening ceremony is directed by Danny Boyle, Michael Phelps became the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time, winning his 22nd medal, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Brunei entered female athletes for the first time
2 Eurozone Crisis
Economists referred to the countries in most trouble as PIGS: Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Spain. If Greece were to go bankrupt, what are you left with?
Greece, Portugal and Spain flirted with bankruptcy
3 Facebook Went Public
4 Usa President Obama Is Reelected
5 French Presidential Election
6 UEFA Euro 2012
Europe's biggest footbal tournament with Spain retaining the trophy
7 Hurricane Sandy Hits New Jersey
8 Neil Armstrong Passes Away
First man to walk on the moon dies at 82
9 Apple Introduces iPhone 5
10 Psy Releases the Hit Gangnam Style
On December 21, 2012, "Gangnam Style" became the first YouTube video to reach a billion views
The Contenders
11 Robbie Williams Take the Crown Tour
Thought this was 2013
12 Transit of Venus
13 Typhoon Bopha In the Philippines Kills 1,067 People
14 Kony 2012
15 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
16 Innocence of Muslims released
17 The Dark Knight theater shooting
18 Shooting of Jordan Davis
19 Director James Cameron becomes the first person to reach the bottom of the Mariana Trench in a solo descent
20 Suicide of Amanda Todd
21 Cicada 3301 publishes its first internet puzzle
22 Shooting of Trayvon Martin
23 The Nightingale casting controversy
24 Ray Bradbury dies
25 Jimmy Savile Sexual Abuse Scandal
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