On this day
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
Portrait 1080 × 1920 PNG · created on your device
Nick Swisher, a major contributor to the Yankees’ for four years, and Raul Ibanez, a significant pickup last season, are headed elsewhere for 2013.
To some experts, the latest chapter in the Greek fiscal drama is a new reminder of how private investors have managed to outmaneuver Europe’s officials at various stages of the debt crisis.
At 130,000 square feet, the new Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam gloms onto the rear of the old one, a beloved red-and-white-striped, late-19th-century Neo-Renaissance brick pile by Adriaan Willem Weissman.
Owners of dozens of buildings across the city drape the exteriors with enormous displays for Christmas, New Year and the Lunar New Year — an expense that appears to be downturn-proof.
Weak PC sales this holiday season suggest the struggles of Microsoft and other companies that depend heavily on the computer business will not abate soon.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 19, 2012, covering December 23, 2012.
Taylor Swift
Wiz Khalifa
Rod Stewart
One Direction
Michael Buble
2012Jean Harris, American educator and murderer (born 1923)[†]
Jean Struven Harris was the headmistress of The Madeira School for girls in McLean, Virginia, who made national news in the early 1980s when she was tried and convicted of the murder of her ex-lover, Herman Tarnower, a well-known cardiologist and author of the best-selling book The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet. The case is featured on the TV show Murder Made Me Famous.
2012Eduardo Maiorino, Brazilian mixed martial artist and kick-boxer (born 1979)[†]
Eduardo "Morpheus" Maiorino was a Brazilian professional kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He was a three time Brazilian Heavyweight Muay Thai Champion, the K-1 Brazil 2004 Tournament finalist and champion, and a World Muay Thai Association (WMA) Super Heavyweight World Champion.
In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[†]