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.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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