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Revisit the news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[†]
2012Roelof Kruisinga, Dutch physician and politician, Dutch Minister of Defence (born 1922)[†]
Roelof Johannes Hendrik Kruisinga was a Dutch politician of the defunct Christian Historical Union (CHU) party and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and physician.
2012Ralph Parr, American colonel and pilot (born 1924)[†]
Colonel Ralph Sherman Parr, Jr. was an American double-flying ace of the Korean War. He was credited with a total of ten downed enemy aircraft. He also flew in World War II and the Vietnam War, and is the only person to have been awarded both the United States Army Distinguished Service Cross and the corresponding decoration used by the United States Air Force once it became an independent branch of service, the Air Force Cross.
2012Marty Reisman, American table tennis player and author (born 1930)[†]
Martin 'Marty' Reisman was an American champion table tennis player and author. He was the 1958 and 1960 U.S. Men's singles champion and the 1997 U.S. hardbat champion.
2012Saul Steinberg, American businessman and financier (born 1939)[†]
Saul Phillip Steinberg was an American businessman and financier. He became a millionaire before his 30th birthday and a billionaire before his 40th birthday. He started a computer leasing company (Leasco), which he used in an audacious and successful takeover of the much larger Reliance Insurance Company in 1968. He was best known for his unsuccessful attempts to take over Chemical Bank in 1969 and Walt Disney Productions in 1984.
Michael Capo’s auction house sells objects viewed by the larger auctioneers as not worth their while.
As part of a national rush to capitalize on rising rents, new apartment complexes are being built at the fastest pace since 2008.
A blaze that killed 112 workers in Bangladesh last month exposed a disconnect among retailers like Sears and Walmart, the monitoring system to protect workers and the factories filling the orders.
The pharmaceutical industry is challenging a California law that stipulates it pay for the proper disposal of leftover pills that could otherwise pose a threat to the environment.
Lincoln Center Theater’s blistering production of Clifford Odets’s “Golden Boy,” directed by Bartlett Sher, features a superb cast of almost 20 actors.
Black and Hispanic leaders in New York, one of the most diverse states in the nation, are growing increasingly concerned about their standing in state government.
Unemployment dropped to 7.7 percent as the economy continued to recover in spite of the lingering budget stalemate and the damaging effects of Hurricane Sandy.
Conservatives have a point when they suggest that America’s safety net can sometimes entangle people in a soul-crushing dependency.
Many New Yorkers lust after a particular place at a particular address. And some actually wind up living in it.
As potential rewards have soared, the tactics and technologies available to inside traders today are more sophisticated and more difficult both to detect and to prove.
The pilots union approved a new contract, freeing American Airlines to come out of bankruptcy, and possibly pursue a merger with US Airways.
This time of year, when charitable giving becomes rushed and routine, might be the best time to review how you divide your donations.