At A Glance

12 September 2022 at a glance

Day of the week
12 September 2022 was a Monday.
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 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 12 September 2022 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 12 September 2022 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 12 September

  • 2001 Ansett Australia, Australia's first commercial interstate airline, collapses due to increased strain on the international airline industry, leaving 10,000 people unemployed.
  • 2003 Typhoon Maemi, the strongest recorded typhoon to strike South Korea, made landfall near Busan.
  • 2005 Israeli–Palestinian conflict: the Israeli disengagement from Gaza is completed, leaving some 2,530 homes demolished.
  • 2007 Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada is convicted of plunder.
  • 2013 NASA confirms that its Voyager 1 probe has become the first manmade object to enter interstellar space.

Famous people born on September 12

  • Sydney Sweeney, American actress (born 1997)
  • Emmy Rossum, American singer and actress (born 1986)
  • Paul Walker, American actor (1973–2013)
  • Hans Zimmer, German composer and producer (born 1957)

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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