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12 July 2022 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 12 July 2022 was a Tuesday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “As It Was” by Harry Styles.
- Top Film of 2022
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2022 was Avatar: The Way of Water.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 12 July is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 12 July 2022 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 12 July 2022 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 12 July
- 1975 São Tomé and Príncipe declare independence from Portugal.
- 1979 The island nation of Kiribati becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
- 1998 France win their first World Cup title, defeating defending champions Brazil 3–0.
- 2001 Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-104, carrying the Quest Joint Airlock to the International Space Station.
- 2006 A cross-border raid by Hezbollah militants starts the 2006 Lebanon War.
Famous people born on July 12
- Julius Caesar, Roman politician and general (born -100)
- Steve Howey, American actor (born 1977)
- Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani-English activist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1997)
- Vinícius Júnior, Brazilian footballer (born 2000)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2022 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2022 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 10 – The United States Mint announces they have started shipping the first of the American Women quarters, starting with poet Maya Angelou, the first African American woman to be featured on a U.S. quarter.
- March 15 – Amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the Senate passes a resolution condemning President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal.
- March 27 – The 94th Academy Awards, hosted by Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes, are held at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Sian Heder's CODA is awarded Best Picture, along with an additional two awards, including Troy Kotsur for Best Supporting Actor.
Life in the US in 2022
President
Joe Biden
Gas (per gallon)
$3.99
Loaf of Bread
$2.76
Average House
$454,900
Weekly Wage
$1,069
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