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Message:: [QUOTE="Treashunt, post: 2417557, member: 6763"]What Events Happened in 2012United Kingdom<ul> <li>The Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II celebrating the 60th anniversary of her ascension to the throne in 1952 takes place, with celebrations throughout the year in the United Kingdom and around the world.</li> </ul>United States<ul> <li>A gunman opens fire at a midnight screening of "The Dark Knight Rises" in Aurora, Colorado, killing twelve and injuring fifty-eight people on July 20th. The suspected shooter James Holmes was captured by police and his trial was scheduled for February of 2014.</li> </ul>United States<ul> <li>The Mars Science Laboratory or "Curiosity Rover" successfully lands on Mars.</li> </ul>United Kingdom<ul> <li>The Summer Olympics are held in London, England from July 27th to August 12th. The top three medal winning countries during the games were the United States, China and Great Britain. US Swimmer Michael Phelps became the most decorated Olympian of all time after bringing his medal count to twenty-two at these games.</li> </ul>United States<ul> <li>Austrian Felix Baumgartner becomes the first person to break the sound barrier without mechanical assistance when he jumps over New Mexico on October 14th.</li> </ul>United States<ul> <li>The film "Marvel's The Avengers" is released and becomes one of the highest-grossing films.</li> </ul> Well, you asked![/QUOTE]