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22 October 2012 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 22 October 2012 was a Monday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “One More Night” by Maroon 5.
- 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 22 October is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 22 October 2012 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 22 October 2012 was First Quarter.
On this day: 22 October
- 2006 A Panama Canal expansion proposal is approved by 77.8% of voters in a national referendum.
- 2007 A raid on Anuradhapura Air Force Base is carried out by 21 Tamil Tiger commandos, with all except one dying in this attack. Eight Sri Lanka Air Force planes are destroyed and ten damaged.
- 2008 India launches its first uncrewed lunar probe mission Chandrayaan-1.
- 2012 Cyclist Lance Armstrong is formally stripped of his seven Tour de France titles after being charged for doping.
- 2013 The Australian Capital Territory becomes the first Australian jurisdiction to legalize same-sex marriage with the Marriage Equality (Same Sex) Act 2013.
Famous people born on October 22
- Bob Odenkirk, American actor and comedian (born 1962)
- Jeff Goldblum, American actor and producer (born 1952)
- Christopher Lloyd, American actor, comedian and producer (born 1938)
- Javier Milei, Argentine politician and economist, President of Argentina (born 1970)
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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