November

November 1, 2012, Hurricane Sandy: The death toll in the U.S. attributed to Hurricane Sandy rises to at least 90, nearly half in New York City, as millions of people in the Northeastern United States continue to deal with power outages, gasoline shortages and sparse public transportation. (The Wall Street Journal)

November 1, 2012, Internet analytics company ComScore says Google's Gmail has edged out Microsoft's Hotmail as the world's top e-mail service. (Cnet)

November 1, 2012, Charges of perjury and child endangerment, among others, are filed today against former Penn State President Graham Spanier and two other administrators in connection with the Penn State scandal involving imprisoned former football coach Jerry Sandusky; new charges also are filed against Athletic Director Tim Curley and retired Vice President Gary Schultz, who are already under arrest on perjury and failure to report child abuse charges. (Fox Sports)

November 1, 2012, Astronomers detect what appears to be light from the first stars in the universe based on data from high-energy radiation, indicating that stars were present at least as early as 500 million years after the “big bang”. (National Geographic)

November 2, 2012, Release of Flight

November 2, 2012, Release of The Man with the Iron Fists

November 2, 2012, Release of Wreck it Ralph

November 2, 2012, Release of This Must Be the Place

November 2, 2012, Season 2 Premiere of Last Man Standing

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November 2, 2012, The New York City Marathon is canceled due to the devastation wreaked by Hurricane Sandy. (RTE)

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November 5, 2012, Release of Robbie Williams album Take the Crown

November 5, 2012, Release of  Halo 4

November 5, 2012, A judge in Australia rules that Standard & Poor's misled investors in its rating of two pre-crisis issues of structured debt. (Bloomberg)

November 6, 2012, Barack Obama is projected to defeat his Republican opponent Mitt Romney in the electoral college vote and win re-election as President of the United States, after having won the crucial swing states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin. Florida remains too close to call. (CNN)
 

November 6, 2012, In the United States Congress, the Senate is projected to maintain a Democratic majority with a two seat increase, while Republicans loses seats but maintains marginal control in the House. (Businessweek)

November 7, 2012, Voters in the states of Colorado and Washington approve the legalization of recreational use of marijuana in voter ballot initiatives, while the state of Massachusetts approves the use of medical marijuana. (CNN)
 

November 7, 2012, Voters in the states of Maine and Maryland approve measures that would allow same-sex marriage, while Minnesota votes down an amendment that would define marriage as between one man and one woman. Washington is expected to approve a measure legalizing same-sex marriage as well. (Los Angeles Times)
November 7, 2012, An earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale kills 48 people in northern Guatemala. (El País)

November 8, 2012, U.S. President Barack Obama announces his intention to visit Myanmar later this month, which would make him the first U.S. President to visit the country. (BBC)
November 8, 2012, Jared Lee Loughner, the perpetrator in the 2011 Tucson shooting, is given 7 consecutive life sentences. (Los Angeles Times)

November 9, 2012, Release of Aerosmith album From another Dimension

November 9, 2012, Release of Lincoln

November 9, 2012, CIA Director David Petraeus submits his resignation to President Barack Obama, citing an extramarital affair he had. (NBC News)



November 9, 2012, North Wales child abuse scandal and fallout of the Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal: The UK broadcaster ITV faces an investigation by the media regulator Ofcom after television presenter Phillip Schofield handed Prime Minister David Cameron an internet-generated list of potential suspects in a child abuse case involving a care home during a live interview on Thursday, and asked him to comment. (The Independent)
November 9, 2012, The current Bishop of Durham Justin Welby is officially named as the next Archbishop of Canterbury, the leader of the Anglican Church. He will succeed the present incumbent, Rowan Williams, who is set to retire in December. (BBC)

November 10, 2012, Palestinian militants fire a barrage of rockets from Gaza into southern Israel, in a cross-border escalation following an earlier attack in which four Israeli soldiers are injured, two seriously, when an anti-tank missile fired from the Gaza Strip hits an Israeli army jeep patrolling some 200 meters inside the Israeli border with Gaza; Israel carries out counter-strikes, killing five Palestinians and wounding 30. (The Times of Israel)

 


November 10, 2012,  United States elections, 2012: President of the United States Barack Obama officially wins the state of Florida and its 29 electoral votes in the presidential election, putting the final count to 332 electoral votes for Obama—more than the 270 needed to ensure election—to Mitt Romney's 206 electoral votes. (Reuters)

November 12, 2012, Sir Rex Hunt, who was Governor of the Falkland Islands at the time of the 1982 invasion dies aged 86. (BBC)
November 13, 2012, Following over 150 rockets being fired into Israel over the past four days from Gaza and attacks by Israel, Egypt has mediated a truce. Both Hamas and Ehud Barak praise the efforts for peace. (JPost)
November 13, 2012, A total solar eclipse occured in parts of Australia and the South Pacific. The most populous city to experience totality was Cairns. (BBC)
November 13, 2012, Scott Routley, a 39-year-old Canadian man, makes medical history by becoming the first person believed to have been in a vegetative state to tell scientists that he is not in any pain. The discovery requires the rewriting of medical textbooks. (BBC)

 November 14, 2012, Season 2 Premiere of Whitney

November 14, 2012, Operation Pillar of Cloud: Hamas military chief Ahmed Jabari is killed in a targeted air strike carried out by the Israel Defense Forces and the Shin Bet.(YNetnews)
November 14, 2012, Astronomers announce the discovery of CFBDSIR 2149-0403, the closest known rogue planet to Earth at approximately 100 light-years away. (BBC)

November 15, 2012, Deepwater Horizon oil spill: BP announces it will plead guilty to charges of manslaughter and obstruction of Congress, and will pay a total of US$4.5 billion to the US Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission. (Wall Street Journal)

-Separately, the two highest-ranking BP supervisors on board the Deepwater Horizon on the day of the explosion have been indicted on 23 criminal counts. (CNN)

 




November 15, 2012, Operation Pillar of Cloud: Three Israeli civilians are killed in Kiryat Malachi, Israel, in a further barrage of rocket attacks on southern Israel from Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Rockets have hit apartment buildings, schools and private houses so far. (The Times of Israel)

-The Palestinian death toll rises to at least 16, including 2 children. Officials in Gaza report at least 150 have been injured since the start of the Israeli operation. (Al Jazeera)
-Two rockets are fired at Tel Aviv, with one landing in the sea and the other hitting an uninhabited area in the city's suburbs. Iranian backed Islamic Jihad has claimed responsibility for the incident, which was the first attack against the city since the 1991 Gulf War. (The Jerusalem Post)
    
November 16, 2012, Release of Green Day album Dos

November 16, 2012, Release of Christina Aguilera album Lotus

November 16, 2012, Release of Soundgarden album King Animal

November 16, 2012, Release of Twilight Breaking Dawn Pt.2

November 16, 2012, Release of Anna Karenina

November 16, 2012, Release of Rihanna album Unapologetic

November 16, 2012, Release of Call of Duty: Black Ops II

November 16, 2012, Release of Epic Mickey II

November 16, 2012, Hostess Brands announces it will file for bankruptcy and liquidate its assets, stating that a bakery union's worker strike stemming from contract disputes "crippled" its operations. 18,500 workers are expected to be laid off. (Bloomberg)

 

November 16, 2012, Authorities in Bolivar, Missouri, arrest Blaec Lammers, 20, after he is accused of stockpiling weapons in an attempt to commit a copycat crime mirroring the 2012 Aurora shooting, this time targeting the premiere of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2. (FoxNews.com)

 

November 17, 2012, Operation Pillar of Defense: Two unguided rockets from Gaza land outside Jerusalem and two more land outside Tel-Aviv. Out of the 350 rockets fired since the start of Operation Pillar of Defense, the Iron Dome missile system has shot down over 200 rockets. (JPost)

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November 18, 2012, Operation Pillar of Defense: An Israeli strike on a home in Gaza has killed at least 10 people, officials say, as Sunday became the deadliest day since Israel launched an operation against Hamas militants last week. Over 80 Israeli alleged terrorist targets were hit today by IDF bombs including rocket firing sites and weapon smuggling tunnels. The IDF releases a video showing rocket launching sites adjacent to a Mosque and accuses Hamas of using human shields. (BBC)
November 18, 2012, East Asia Summit:ASEAN leaders sign a controversial human rights declaration. (Global Post)
November 18, 2012, Brazil wins the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup after a thrilling final in which they beat Spain 3-2 after extra time in Bangkok, Thailand. (FIFA)
November 18, 2012, British racing driver Lewis Hamilton wins Formula One's 2012 United States Grand Prix ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso. (BBC)

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November 19, 2012, Operation Pillar of Defense: Israeli air strikes kill at least 20 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip including Islamic Jihad members, while over 130 rockets are fired towards Israel injuring several, amid ceasefire talks in Egypt. (BBC)
November 19, 2012, Barack Obama becomes the first sitting US President to visit Burma, meeting both Burmese President Thein Sein and National League for Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. (BBC)
November 19, 2012, Astronauts Yuri Malenchenko, Sunita Williams, and Akihiko Hoshide return from ISS to Earth with spacecraft Soyuz TMA-05M marked the end of Expedition 33 and the start of Expedition 34. (Reuters)

November 20, 2012, Release of Hitman: Absolution

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November 20, 2012, Sesame Street puppeteer Kevin Clash, known for being the voice of Elmo, resigns after a second accuser files a complaint that Clash had underage sexual relations with him. (BBC)

November 21, 2012, Release of Red Dawn

November 21, 2012, Release of Life of Pi

November 21, 2012, Release of Rise of The Guardians

November 21, 2012, Release of Silver Linings Playbook

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November 21, 2012, The United States bans Tim Pat Coogan, one of Ireland's most recognisable historians and a leading authority on Éamon de Valera and Michael Collins. As a result his book tour is cancelled. The decision is described as a major shock and blot against United States Ambassador to Ireland Dan Rooney. (Irish Central)
November 21, 2012, Puerto Rican professional boxer Héctor Camacho is shot multiple times in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. The driver of Camacho's car is killed in the attack. Camacho was shot in the neck and face and taken to St. Paul's Hospital in Río Piedras, where he was pronounced to be in critical condition shortly thereafter. (El Nuevo Herald)
November 21, 2012, Jesse Jackson, Jr. resigns from U.S. Congress due to health problems and federal criminal investigation of his activities. (Chicago Tribune)
November 21, 2012, Toshiba Corporation unveil a robot that they believe will help in nuclear disasters and could enter the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant damaged during the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. (Daily Record)

November 22, 2012, Operation Pillar of Defense: A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, announced by Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, comes into effect at 7:00 pm local time. (CBC News)

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November 22, 2012, Sandy Island, a South Pacific island, shown on marine charts and world maps as well as on Google Earth, does not exist, Australian scientists say. (BBC)
November 22, 2012, ESO says Makemake, one of the solar system’s five dwarf planets, has been found to have no atmosphere. (The Register)

November 23, 2012, Release of Hitchcock

November 23, 2012, Opposition leaders in Egypt call for large protests after President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi passed a decree giving himself sweeping new powers. Protests for and against his decision are taking place in Cairo, and violence has occurred throughout Egypt. (BBC)

 


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November 23, 2012, Britain's top GCHQ code-breakers say they are stumped by a secret code found on the leg of a dead pigeon that was found in a chimney in Surrey, England, with a message from World War II attached. (BBC)
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November 24, 2012, The music video for South Korean pop singer PSY's "Gangnam Style" surpasses 808 million views, making it the most viewed video in the history of YouTube. (BBC)
November 24, 2012, Retail analysis says more Americans went out to shop (as opposed to shopping online) on Black Friday, 23 November. However, total sales decreased 1.8% from the previous Black Friday. (CNN)
November 24, 2012, Egypt's top judges accuse President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi of staging an "unprecedented attack" on the judiciary, after he passes a decree granting himself extensive new powers. Critics and supporters have staged rallies. Crowds gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square, vowing to stage a sit-in protest. (BBC)
November 24, 2012, Palestinian officials announce the body of former leader Yasser Arafat will be exhumed to investigate whether his death in Paris in 2004 was caused by poisoning. (BBC)
November 24, 2012, Irish Daily Star editor Michael O'Kane resigns over his role in the publication of topless photographs of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. (BBC)
November 24, 2012, Puerto Rican professional boxer and former world champion Héctor Camacho dies four days after being shot in his hometown of Bayamón, Puerto Rico. (AP via WVEC)
November 24, 2012, The NHL cancels all games through 14 December, plus the 2013 NHL All-Star Game scheduled for 27 January in Columbus, Ohio, due to the 2012 NHL lockout. (The Guardian)

November 25, 2012, Catalonia holds a snap election following a demonstration for independence with the governing Convergence and Union party led by Artur Mas returning with a reduced number of seats. (CNN)



November 25, 2012, A teenager is killed and 40 wounded while storming the Muslim Brotherhood headquarters in Damanhur, Egypt, during the third day of protests as a result from the power grab by Mohamed Morsi. (National Post)



November 25, 2012, The death toll from a fire in a garment factory in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka rises to 112 as the search for victims continues. (AP via WVEC)

November 26, 2012, NASA and Roscosmos announce that veteran spaceflyers Scott Kelly and Mikhail Korniyenko will carry out the first year-long mission to the International Space Station in 2015. (NASA)

 

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November 26, 2012, President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi meets judges to try to defuse a crisis over a decree that extends his powers, as a day of opposition protests looms. (BBC)
November 26, 2012, Scientists have found life in an Antarctic Lake Vida that was sealed off from the outside world by a thick sheet of ice several thousands of years ago. (The Guardian)

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November 27, 2012, The remains of Yasser Arafat are exhumed as part of an investigation into how the Palestinian leader died in November 2004. (BBC)
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November 28, 2012, President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi will address the nation about a decree greatly increasing his powers. (CBS News)

 
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November 28, 2012, The United States Environmental Protection Agency announces that BP has been suspended from bidding on future US government contracts as a result of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. (Bloomberg)
November 28, 2012, The European Commission approves a Spanish government plan to shrink and restructure three major Spanish banks (Bankia, NCG Banco and Catalunya Banc) and sell a fourth (Banco de Valencia)
November 28, 2012, New York City passed a day, 26 November, without a violent crime for the first time in recent memory.

November 29, 2012, Person of Interest



November 29, 2012, New data from the NASA space probe MESSENGER indicate that Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, almost surely has water ice buried beneath the surface at its north pole. (NASA)

November 29, 2012, The 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly approves to upgrade Palestine's status from an "observer" to an "observer state", with 138 voting in favor, 9 against and 41 abstaining. (BBC)



November 29, 2012, A committee charged with developing a new Egyptian constitution releases a final draft as protests against sweeping new powers granted to President Mohamed Morsi continue. (CNN)
November 29, 2012, The new species of darter fish are classified and named as Etheostoma obama after U.S. President Barack Obama. (The Guardian)

November 30, 2012, Release of Killing Them Softly

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