What was going on in August 2012?
Here are the key events in United States news for the month of August 2012. Six People Are Killed in Wisconsin Sikh Temple Shooting (Aug. 5): Wade Michael Page, age 40, opens fire in a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, killing six people and wounding three others.
What happened in the year 1964?
1964 as the war in Vietnam and US Congress Authorizes war against N Vietnam more American servicemen were dying, and after three civil rights workers were murdered in Mississippi the president signed the Civil Rights act of 1964 but this did not stop the violence as it continued to increase in many American Cities.
What big events happened in 2008?
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- Tibetan monks arrested after the March, 14 unrest.
- Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar.
- 2008 Sichuan earthquake.
- XXIX Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
- South Ossetia war.
- November terrorist attacks in Mumbai.
- Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the subprime mortgage crisis.
What are the top 10 news stories of 2012?
Here is Google’s full list for the top 10 trending news stories of 2012: 1. Hurricane Sandy 2. Kate Middleton pictures released 3. Olympics 2012 4. SOPA debate 5. Costa Concordia crash 6. Presidential Debate 7. Stratosphere jump
When did the Sandy Hook shooting happen in 2012?
On Dec. 14, 2012, a gunman started shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., killing 20 children and six adults. The year’s tragedies touched off a heated debate over gun control and personal safety in a country where gun ownership is protected by the 2nd Amendment.
Where did the Hurricane Sandy hit in 2012?
Hurricane Sandy. On Oct. 28, 2012, the much-feared “Frankenstorm,” named so for its proximity to Halloween, began to affect the Eastern United States with rain, wind, and high tides. Hurricane Sandy moved onshore the next evening at New Jersey with a 900-mile-wide reach that hit areas from North Carolina to Maine.