Arts & Culture
Gangnam Style became the first video to pass a billion YouTube views alongside blockbuster franchises Skyfall, The Avengers, and The Dark Knight Rises, Adele's chart reign, and the Pussy Riot trial.
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Les Misérables (2012 Film)
Tom Hooper's musical-drama film adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel, released December 25, 2012; gr...
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
J.R.R. Tolkien published *The Hobbit, or There and Back Again* in **1937** as a children's novel ...
Skyfall (2012 Film)
Skyfall is a 2012 spy film and the 23rd installment in the James Bond series produced by Eon Prod...
League of Legends Season 2 World Championship
The League of Legends Season 2 World Championship, held October 4–13, 2012, in Los Angeles, saw T...
Pro Evolution Soccer 2013
Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 (PES 2013), published by Konami, launched in 2012 as a landmark release...
Pussy Riot Punk Protest and Trial (2012)
Pussy Riot, a Russian feminist punk-rock collective, performed a protest song at Christ the Savio...
The Dark Knight Rises (2012 Film)
Christopher Nolan's *The Dark Knight Rises*, released in North America on **July 20, 2012**, conc...
Gangnam Style Viral Phenomenon
PSY's "Gangnam Style" became a global viral sensation following its release on July 15, 2012, dra...
UEFA Euro 2012 Football Championship
UEFA Euro 2012 was the fourteenth edition of the European Football Championship, held between Jun...
The Newsroom HBO Series 2012 Premiere
*The Newsroom* premiered on HBO on June 24, 2012, as a political drama created and principally wr...
The Avengers (2012 Film)
*The Avengers* (released internationally as *Marvel's Avengers Assemble*) premiered on April 11, ...
The Hunger Games (2012 Film)
Gary Ross's adaptation of Suzanne Collins's novel launches a defining young-adult film franchise ...
John Carter (2012 Film)
Disney's science-fiction epic "John Carter," released March 9, 2012, became one of the biggest bo...
2012 Oscars / 84th Academy Awards
February 26 Academy Awards ceremony; *The Artist* wins Best Picture as a silent film; Meryl Stree...
"Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen
Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" became the defining pop earworm of 2012, propelled to global u...
Adele's Album "21" — 2012 Dominance
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, known professionally as Adele, was born on May 5, 1988, in Tottenham, n...
Whitney Houston's Death (February 2012)
On February 11, 2012, American pop icon Whitney Houston was found dead at age 48 in a bathtub at ...