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Major U.S. news stories, from the Presidential Election to the Chicago Teachers’ Strike by Jennie Wood Barack ObamaRelated Links 2012 Year in Review 2012 News of the WorldScience News of 2012 2011 Month-By-Month Current Events 2012 People in the News 2012 People in the News Quiz 2012 Places in the News Quiz 2012 Pop Culture in the News Quiz 2012 Arts and Entertainment Awards Campaign 2012 Country Profiles The biggest story this year for the United States was the 2012 Presidential Election. Other events like the teachers’ strike in Chicago, the U.S. Supreme Court reviewing Obama’s Affordable Health Care Act, and several state-wide battles over gay marriage threatened to have an impact on the election. Meanwhile, the nation continued to be shocked by the fallout over the Penn State scandal as well as be deeply affected by the killing of Trayvon Martin and the movie theater shootings in Aurora, Colorado. The 2012 General Election turned out much like the election in 2010, with the Democrats maintaining control of the Senate while the Republicans still dominated the House. As 2013 approached, a still divided Congress was faced with resolving Federal Budget issues in time to avoid a possible fiscal cliff. Read about these 2012 news highlights and more below. Election 2012 Obama stays in the White House while Democrats keep control of the Senate and Republicans remain in charge of the House Campaign 2012 Look back at the close, intense 2012 presidential election campaign Chicago Teachers’ Strike Teachers from the nation’s third largest school district go on strike The U.S. Economy and the Fiscal Cliff The still struggling U.S. economy may go over a fiscal cliff Petraeus Scandal General Petraeus resigns from the CIA after his extramarital affair is uncovered by the FBI The U.S. and Gay Marriage in 2012 Same-sex marriage is a reoccurring issue throughout 2012 Gunman Kills Twenty Children in Connecticut The shooting reignites the debate on gun control U.S. Supreme Court Reviews the Affordable Health Care Act A nation’s highest court reviews the constitutionality of the Affordable Health Care Act Colorado Movie Theater Shooting More people are killed and wounded than in any other shooting in U.S. history Occupy Wall Street Anniversary Checking in with the nationwide protest one year later The Population Shifts in the United States According to Census data released in 2012, white births are no longer the majority Aftermath of the Penn State Child Molestation Scandal Sandusky receives his sentence Trayvon Martin case The killing of Trayvon Martin sparks national outrage More from Year in Review
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Major U.S. news stories, from the Presidential Election to the Chicago Teachers’ Strike
The biggest story this year for the United States was the 2012 Presidential Election. Other events like the teachers’ strike in Chicago, the U.S. Supreme Court reviewing Obama’s Affordable Health Care Act, and several state-wide battles over gay marriage threatened to have an impact on the election. Meanwhile, the nation continued to be shocked by the fallout over the Penn State scandal as well as be deeply affected by the killing of Trayvon Martin and the movie theater shootings in Aurora, Colorado. The 2012 General Election turned out much like the election in 2010, with the Democrats maintaining control of the Senate while the Republicans still dominated the House. As 2013 approached, a still divided Congress was faced with resolving Federal Budget issues in time to avoid a possible fiscal cliff. Read about these 2012 news highlights and more below.
- 2012 Year in Review 2012 News of the WorldScience News of 2012 2011 Month-By-Month Current Events 2012 People in the News 2012 People in the News Quiz 2012 Places in the News Quiz 2012 Pop Culture in the News Quiz 2012 Arts and Entertainment Awards Campaign 2012 Country Profiles
Obama stays in the White House while Democrats keep control of the Senate and Republicans remain in charge of the House
Look back at the close, intense 2012 presidential election campaign
Teachers from the nation’s third largest school district go on strike
The still struggling U.S. economy may go over a fiscal cliff
General Petraeus resigns from the CIA after his extramarital affair is uncovered by the FBI
Same-sex marriage is a reoccurring issue throughout 2012
The shooting reignites the debate on gun control
A nation’s highest court reviews the constitutionality of the Affordable Health Care Act
More people are killed and wounded than in any other shooting in U.S. history
Checking in with the nationwide protest one year later
According to Census data released in 2012, white births are no longer the majority
Sandusky receives his sentence
The killing of Trayvon Martin sparks national outrage
- More from Year in Review
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U.S. News: Gunman Kills Twenty Children in Connecticut
- U.S. News: Gunman Kills Twenty Children in Connecticut
TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs?
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TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs?
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
Current Events This Week: January 2023
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Andersen’s Fairy Tales: Contents
The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales
- Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs?
- The Twelve Dancing Princesses
- Current Events This Week: January 2023
- African Americans by the Numbers
- Andersen’s Fairy Tales: Contents
- The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales
