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11 March 2012 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 11 March 2012 was a Sunday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)” by Kelly Clarkson.
- 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 March is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 11 March 2012 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 11 March 2012 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 11 March
- 2006 Michelle Bachelet is inaugurated as the first female president of Chile.
- 2008 Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-123, carrying the first component of the Japanese Kibō module to the International Space Station.
- 2010 Economist and businessman Sebastián Piñera is sworn in as President of Chile. Aftershocks of the 2010 Pichilemu earthquakes hit central Chile during the ceremony.
- 2020 The World Health Organization (WHO) declares the COVID-19 virus epidemic a pandemic.
- 2021 US President Joe Biden signs the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan into law.
Famous people born on March 11
- Johnny Knoxville, American actor and entertainer (born 1971)
- Rupert Murdoch, Australian-American businessman and media magnate (born 1931)
- Jodie Comer, English actress (born 1993)
- Anton Yelchin, Russian-American actor (1989–2016)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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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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