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Business and economy Libor inter-bank interest rate: Bob Diamond, former CEO of Barclays, gives evidence to the Parliament of the United Kingdom's Treasury Select Committee on the bank's manipulation of Libor and Euribor interest rates. (RTÉ) (BBC) Chancellor George Osborne accuses ministers in Gordon Brown's government of attempting to manipulate interest rates during the recession. (The ...
July 27–August 12 – The United States compete at the Summer Olympics in London, England and win 46 gold, 29 silver, and 29 bronze medals. [citation needed] July 31 – 2012 Summer Olympics: In swimming, Michael Phelps of the United States wins a record 19th Olympic medal, with gold in the 4 × 200 meters freestyle relay. [186]
July 23 – The Solar storm of 2012 is an unusually large coronal mass ejection emitted by the Sun which barely misses the Earth by nine days. If it had hit, it would have caused up to US$2.6 trillion in damages to electrical equipment worldwide. [41] July 27–August 12 – The 2012 Summer Olympics are held in London, England, United Kingdom. [42]
On 29 July 2012 he will face a national referendum for his dismissal. After a partial vote recount, Enrique Peña Nieto is confirmed as the winner of the 2012 Mexican presidential election; Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, R-Mich., announces his resignation from the United States House of Representatives. (Washington Post)
July 2012 crimes in the United States (5 P) Pages in category "July 2012 events in the United States" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
New stars would be added on July 4 after a new state had been admitted. [2] 1827 – Slavery is abolished in the State of New York. 1831 – Samuel Francis Smith writes "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" for the Boston, Massachusetts July 4 festivities. 1832 – John Neal delivers the first public lecture in the US to advocate the rights of women. [3] [4]
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Yangzhou on July 20, at a depth of 13.9 km. 1 death is confirmed. [92] A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Simeulue, Indonesia, on July 25, at a depth of 22 km. One man died while fleeing his home. [93] A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Solomon Islands, on July 25, at a depth of 22.9 km. [94]
The event occurred in 2012, near the local maximum of sunspots that can be seen in this graph.. At 02:08 UT on 23 July 2012, a large coronal mass ejection (CME) was launched from the Sun. [3] The eruption emanated from solar active region 11520 and coincided with what was at most an X2.5-class solar flare. [4]