On this day
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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Two years after its merger with Continental, United Airlines has struggled with delays and computer glitches, and it has failed to settle on a contract with employees — all while losing money.
The Obama administration, hoping that the war in Syria has reached a turning point, is considering more aggressive action there, including providing arms to some opposition fighters.
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, still plagued by technological troubles, will ultimately cost taxpayers $396 billion if the Pentagon sticks to its plan.
The parsing of four sentences, rather than important questions about the Benghazi killings, could decide the fate of a leading candidate for secretary of state, Susan E. Rice.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 28, 2012, covering November 29, 2012.
One Direction
Taylor Swift
Soundtrack
The Weeknd
Soundgarden
2012Joelmir Beting, Brazilian journalist (born 1936)[†]
Joelmir José Beting was a Brazilian journalist, radio and TV anchorman, and an economics-specialized columnist. He was widely recognized for his ability to translate the harsh, confusing economical concepts into simple, easy to understand examples for the people in general.
2012Sherab Palden Beru, Tibetan painter (born 1911)[†]
Sherab Palden Beru was an exiled Tibetan thangka artist who played a key role in preserving the art-form through the training of western students over a period of more than four decades.
In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[†]