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In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[†]
2012Eve Arnold, American photographer and journalist (born 1912)[†]
Eve Arnold, OBE (honorary), FRPS (honorary) was an American photojournalist, long-resident in the UK. She joined Magnum Photos agency in 1951, and became a full member in 1957. She was the first woman to join the agency. She frequently photographed Marilyn Monroe, including candid-style photos on the set of The Misfits (1961).
2012Rod Robbie, English-Canadian architect, designed the Canadian Pavilion and Rogers Centre (born 1928)[†]
Roderick George Robbie was a British-born Canadian architect and planner. He was known for his design of the Canadian Pavilion at Expo 67 and Toronto's Rogers Centre (SkyDome).
With the Muslim Brotherhood in reach of an outright majority in Egypt’s parliament, the Obama administration has begun to shift from decades of hostility toward it.
Teachers in Idaho and elsewhere have been in revolt over policy makers thrusting technology into classrooms and shifting money to unproven teaching methods.
In the first Republican contest of the season, the top two candidates were separated by only a sliver of votes, offering Rick Santorum a chance to emerge as the alternative to Mitt Romney.
The first excursions by new airlines that will take tourists out of Earth’s atmosphere are poised to take off in 2012.
United Parcel Service and FedEx, the two major package delivery companies, have benefited as free shipping and returns have become more common among online retailers.
There are now two Republicans playing Someone Else against Mitt Romney.
Scott Thompson, PayPal’s president, will try to revamp Yahoo, the struggling online media company. He succeeds Carol Bartz, who was dismissed in September.
The Detroit carmakers posted double-digit increases in sales for the year as December finished with a flourish.
With City Opera in a sorry financial state, it has fallen to a range of smaller companies to provide variety and intimacy as a complement to the Met.
Matthew VanBesien, a former orchestral musician, will return from Australia, where he is director of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo proposed building the nation’s largest convention center in Queens and offering $1 billion in incentives to lure companies to Buffalo.
President Obama defied deep Republican opposition to appoint Richard Cordray as director of a new consumer protection agency and fill three labor board vacancies.