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29 May 2012 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 29 May 2012 was a Tuesday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye featuring Kimbra.
- 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 29 May is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 29 May 2012 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 29 May 2012 was First Quarter.
On this day: 29 May
- 2004 The National World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
- 2005 France rejects the Constitution of the European Union in a national referendum.
- 2008 A doublet earthquake, of combined magnitude 6.1, strikes Iceland near the town of Selfoss, injuring 30 people.
- 2015 One World Observatory at One World Trade Center opens.
- 2020 An oil spill in Norilsk releases 17,500 tons of diesel oil into nearby rivers.
Famous people born on May 29
- Annette Bening, American actress (born 1958)
- John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States (1917–1963)
- Riley Keough, American model and actress (born 1989)
- Danny Elfman, American film composer, singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (born 1953)
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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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