What Happened in June 2012?
Here are the key events in United States news for the month of June 2012. Scott Walker Wins Recall Election in Wisconsin (June 5): Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker easily wins a recall election against his 2010 opponent, Tom Barrett.
What Happened on June 5 2012?
Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II: Elizabeth II attends a lunch at Westminster Hall following the Jubilee thanksgiving service at St Paul’s Cathedral. Celebrations ends with a flypast by the Red Arrows.
What happened June 6th?
This Day in History – June 6, 1944, The United States and allied troops invaded at Normandy. This was the largest air, land, and sea invasion in history. The goal was to surprise Germany, but Germany was ready to fight. It was the beginning of the end of World War II.
Which Crystal event observed last in June 2012 occurs about once in the century?
The next will occur on 06 June 2012. We may note that in the present epoch the Venus transits occur in pairs with each pair separated by over a century; and show a clear pattern of recurrence at intervals of 8, 121.5, 8 and 105.5 years.
Was 2012 the best year for the UK?
The survey, which saw Opinium Research speak with 2,005 adults, saw 37% of Britons name 2012 the year of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympics as the best year for Britain since the start of the decade.
What happened on June 7th?
This Day in History: June 7 In the landmark case of Griswold v. State of Connecticut, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favour of the constitutional right of married persons to use birth control.
What happened June 8th?
1966 – The National Football League and American Football League announced a merger effective in 1970. 1967 – Six-Day War: The USS Liberty incident occurs, killing 34 and wounding 171. 1968 – James Earl Ray, the man who assassinated Martin Luther King Jr. is arrested at London Heathrow Airport.
When was the last time Venus crossed in front of the Sun?
6 June 2012
The last transit of Venus was on 5 and 6 June 2012, and was the last Venus transit of the 21st century; the prior transit took place on 8 June 2004. The previous pair of transits were in December 1874 and December 1882. The next transits of Venus will take place on 10–11 December 2117 and 8 December 2125.
When did Venus transit the Sun?
On June 5, 2012, SDO collected images of the rarest predictable solar event—the transit of Venus across the face of the Sun. This event lasted approximately six hours and happens in pairs eight years apart, which are separated from each other by 105 or 121 years.
What terrible things happened in 2012?
Gunman breaks into Conn. school, kills 20 children and 6 adults. Mass shootings in the U.S. have been a recurring theme this year with incidents at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., at a mall in Oregon, and at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin.
What happened on June 8th?
What happened on June 9th?
1967 – Six-Day War: Israel captures the Golan Heights from Syria. 1968 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a national day of mourning following the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
What is celebrated June 9?
National Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day.