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11 December 2012 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 11 December 2012 was a Tuesday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Diamonds” by Rihanna.
- Top Film of 2012
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2012 was The Avengers.
- Bestselling Novel of 2012
- “Fifty Shades of Grey” by E. L. James was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 2012.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “NCIS” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2012–13 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 11 December is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 11 December 2012 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 11 December 2012 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 11 December
- 2006 The International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust is opened in Tehran, Iran, by then-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad; nations such as Israel and the United States express concern.
- 2006 Felipe Calderón, the president of Mexico, launches a military-led offensive to put down the drug cartel violence in the state of Michoacán. This effort is often regarded as the first event in the Mexican drug war.
- 2008 Bernie Madoff is arrested and charged with securities fraud in a $50 billion Ponzi scheme.
- 2009 Finnish game developer Rovio Entertainment releases the hit mobile game Angry Birds internationally on iOS.
- 2019 The results of the 2019 Bougainvillean independence referendum are announced. The results are overwhelmingly one-sided. Over 98% of voters vote for Bougainville's independence.
Famous people born on December 11
- Hailee Steinfeld, American actress, singer and songwriter (born 1996)
- Jermaine Jackson, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (born 1954)
- Osho, Indian guru, mystic, and educator (1931–1990)
- Colleen Hoover, American author (born 1979)
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Events of 2012 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2012 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- March 2 – Dr. Seuss' The Lorax is released in theaters.
- March 20 – John Carter records one of the biggest losses in cinema history, forcing Disney to take a $200 million writedown and chairman Rich Ross to resign.
- May 4 – The Avengers, directed by Joss Whedon, is released by Marvel Studios as the sixth film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the final film in its "Phase One" slate.
Life in the US in 2012
President
Barack Obama
Gas (per gallon)
$3.68
Loaf of Bread
$1.84
Average House
$256,900
Weekly Wage
$757
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