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In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[†]
2012Sam Gibbons, American captain and politician (born 1920)[†]
Samuel Melville Gibbons was an American politician from the state of Florida, who served in the Florida State House of Representatives, Florida State Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives. He represented the city of Tampa in Congress for over 30 years.
2012Alex Karras, American football player, wrestler, and actor (born 1935)[†]
Alexander George Karras was an American professional football player, professional wrestler, sportscaster, and actor. He was a four-time Pro Bowl selection playing defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL), where he played from 1958 to 1970. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the Centennial class.
2012Piotr Lenartowicz, Polish philosopher and educator (born 1934)[†]
Piotr Lenartowicz was a Polish philosopher, vitalist, professor of philosophy at the Jesuit University of Philosophy and Education Ignatianum, jesuit.
2012Basil L. Plumley, American sergeant (born 1920)[†]
Basil Leonard Plumley was an American soldier who served in the United States Army for over three decades, rising to the rank of command sergeant major. He was a combat veteran of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, and is most noted for his actions during the Battle of Ia Drang in Vietnam.
2012Mark Poster, American philosopher and educator (born 1941)[†]
Mark Poster was Professor Emeritus of History and Film and Media Studies at UC Irvine, where he also taught in the Critical Theory Emphasis. He was pivotal to "bringing French critical theory to the U.S., and went on to analyse contemporary media."
2012Kyaw Zaw, Burmese commander and politician (born 1919)[†]
Kyaw Zaw was one of the founders of the Tatmadaw and a member of the Thirty Comrades who trained in Japan in the struggle for independence from Britain. He was also one of the leaders of the Communist Party of Burma, and had lived in exile in Yunnan Province, China, since 1989 after retiring from politics.
The demise of St. Vincent’s Hospital in Greenwich Village two years ago has led to a struggle for health care supremacy, offering a glimpse at what might be the future of urban medicine.
The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Google’s policies around licensing certain patents and suing other companies that it claims infringe on them.
In “Him,” by Daisy Foote and starring Hallie Foote, three middle-aged siblings brood on their dwindling options.
The United States military has secretly sent a task force to Jordan to help handle a flood of Syrian refugees and be positioned should the turmoil in Syria expand into a wider conflict.
Mitt Romney has kept up his criticism of China even as the equity firm he co-founded, Bain Capital, maintains its China-related holdings.
A sculptor fills his front yard with art, animals and 13 holes of golf.
The aerospace giants EADS and BAE Systems ended mergers talks on Wednesday after political haggling between European governments killed the deal.
The Supreme Court debated the nature and value of diversity in higher education and the role of the courts in policing how much weight admissions officers may assign to race.
Evidence put forth by the United States Anti-Doping Agency drew a picture of Lance Armstrong as an infamous cheat, a defiant liar and a bully who pushed others to cheat with him.
Cosco, a global shipping giant owned by the Chinese government, is running its part of the port of Piraeus in a much different way than the Greek company nearby operates.
In “Lincoln’s Code: The Laws of War in American History,” John Fabian Witt looks at the history of American engagement with the idea that the brutality of war should be limited by humanitarian rules.
Tassafaronga Village, a mixed-income development in Oakland, Calif., and the Richardson Apartments for the formerly homeless in San Francisco have created ripples of change in their communities.