A Look Back At
Born in 2012
What Was Life Like in 2012?
Who Was in Charge?
President
Barack Obama
What Things Cost
Gas (per gallon)
$3.68
Loaf of Bread
$1.84
Average House
$256,900
Weekly Wage
$757
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.
- June 22 – Pixar Animation Studios' 13th feature film, Brave, is released in theaters.
- September 14 – S&P Dow Jones Indices announces that UnitedHealth Group will replace Kraft Foods among the stock issuers that constitute the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
- October 10 – Chicago Fire debuts on NBC.
- October 29 – Hurricane Sandy's storm surge slams into the Eastern seaboard and causes destruction especially in the states of New Jersey and New York.
- November 2 – Walt Disney Animation Studios' 52nd feature film, Wreck-It Ralph, is released in theaters and is a critical and commercial success.
Popular Toys & Games
- Furby (reboot)
- Skylanders Giants
- Wii U
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 on 1 January 2012
We Found Love
Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris