I’m always a bit nostalgic towards the end of the year,
and what a year 2012 has been! We saw a lot of things that made us smile, broke
our hearts, and made history. Here’s a highlight reel of all things 2012…
January:
Hailey Yancy was the first baby born in St. Louis for 2012. Many new babies
arrived at the St. Louis Zoo in the first few days of 2012 – Studebaker the
Bangteng Calf, a King Penguin Chick, and Tundra the Mountain Bongo.
February: Giants beat Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI.
Whitney Houston passes away, after her success as one of the greatest
pop divas of all time.
March: “Hunger Games”
comes out in theaters, making $155 million at the box office on its first
weekend.
April: Kelly Clarkson’s “What
Doesn’t Kill You” tops Billboard charts. Chen Guangcheng, a Chinese government
dissident, seeks asylum in the US after speaking out against his government.
May: Mitt Romney of
Massachusetts captures the Republican nomination.
June: Wildfires in
Colorado and New Mexico burn through 200,000 acres and cause thousands to flee
their homes.
July: A gunman opens fire
in a movie theater for “The Dark Knight Rises,” killing 12 and injuring 58.
Stars of the movie visit victims in the hospital.
August: The Summer Olympics
kick off in London, and the US brings home the gold for gymnastics. Neil
Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, passes away at the age of 82.
September: An
attack at the US Consulate in Libya kills 4 people. This becomes a major issue
for the Presidential election.
October: Hurricane
Sandy devastates the Northeast with over $50 billion in damages. Jerry Sandusky
is sentenced to 30-60 years in prison for his part in the scandal at
Pennsylvania State University.
November: Obama
wins Presidential election against Mitt Romney. Later in the month he pardons
turkeys Cobbler and Gobbler.
December: “The
Hobbit” makes $84 million on its first weekend. A tragic school shooting in
Newton, CT claims 26 lives.
---Anna H., Jamestown Bluffs
