Events in History
- Feb 27 Wikileaks begins disclosing 5 million emails from private intelligence company Stratfor
- Jul 10 The American Episcopal Church becomes the first to approve a rite for blessing gay marriages
- Jul 18 Kim Jong-un is officially appointed Supreme Leader of North Korea and given the rank of Marshal in the Korean People's Army
- Aug 16 Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange is granted political asylum by Ecuador
- Nov 1 Scientists detect evidence of light from the universe's first stars, predicted to have formed 500 million years after the big bang
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Historical Figures Born in 2012
- Jan 7 Blue Ivy Carter, American daughter of Beyoncé and Jay-Z, born in New York City
- Apr 4 Grumpy Cat [Tardar Sauce], American cat internet celebrity, born in Morristown, Arizona (d. 2019)
Historical Marriages
- Mar 8 Former "Raising Sextuplets" star Jenny Masche weds longtime beau Levi McClendon in San Diego
- May 19 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (28) weds his longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan at a small ceremony in Palo Alto, California
- Jun 2 Vice President Joe Biden's daughter Ashley Biden (30) weds Dr. Howard David Krein at St. Joseph on the Brandywine in Wilmington, Delaware
Historical Divorces
- Aug 20 The man known primarily for gatecrashing the White House, Tareq Salahi (42) divorces socialite Michaele Salahi (46) due to adultery, desertion and construction desertion
- Dec 28 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin (82) divorces Lois Driggs Cannon due to irreconcilable differences after 23 years of marriage
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