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In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[â ]
2012Donald E. Hillman, American colonel and pilot (born 1918)[â ]
Donald Edison Hillman was an American World War II flying ace and prisoner of war credited with five enemy aircraft destroyed. He was also the first American pilot, in 1952, to make a deep-penetration overflight of Soviet territory for the purpose of aerial reconnaissance.
2012Takaaki Yoshimoto, Japanese poet, philosopher, and critic (born 1924)[â ]
Takaaki Yoshimoto , also known as Ryƫmei Yoshimoto, was a Japanese poet, philosopher, and literary critic. As a philosopher, he is remembered as a founding figure in the emergence of the New Left in Japan, and as a critic, he was at the forefront of a movement to force writers to confront their responsibility as wartime collaborators.
2012Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar becomes the first batter in history to score 100 centuries in international cricket.[â ]
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is an Indian former international cricketer who captained the Indian national team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest cricketers of all time, and is the holder of several world records, including being the all-time highest run-scorer in both ODI and Test cricket, receiving the most player of the match awards in international cricket, and being the only batsman to score 100 international centuries. Tendulkar was a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha by presidential nomination from 2012 to 2018.
Complaints about mysterious transactions on iTunes are undermining the storeâs reputation as the safest of online shopping environments.
The American staff sergeant suspected of killing 16 Afghan villagers had been drinking alcohol and suffering from stress tied to his fourth combat tour, a senior official said.
Manhattanâs most expensive luxury building â 15 Central Park West â has drawn celebrities and business titans. But whatâs it like to live there?
In âArthur Millerâs Death of a Salesman,â starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, the director Mike Nichols has created an immaculate monument to a great American play.
As the Chinese government forges ahead on an effort to blanket the country with cameras, Bain Capital, the private equity firm founded by Mitt Romney, stands to profit.
In swing states like Colorado, Republicans are using concerns about the sluggish recovery to appeal to Hispanic voters, long a solid part of the Democratic base.
President Hamid Karzai said he was at âthe end of the ropeâ over the deaths of Afghan civilians.
Dale Carpenterâs book is a detailed account of Lawrence v. Texas, the Supreme Court case that overturned laws against homosexual conduct.
In 1982, Edward Lee Elmore was convicted of murdering a 76-year-old woman and sentenced to die. Last month, he was set free.
A four-week visit to India in February made a dance critic feel that only now has he witnessed dance where it is truly central to culture.
Sales at restaurants with waiters â a reliable past guide to how the economy is going â jumped 8.7 percent last year.
On her new album Esperanza Spalding offers a collection of groove-based songs that feature solos by jazz veterans.