January 2012
On 13 January 2012 at about 9:45 pm, in calm seas and overcast weather, under command of Captain Francesco Schettion the Costa Concordia struck a rock in the Tyrrhenian Sea on the Western coast of Italy. This tore a (160 ft) gash on the port side of her hull, which almost immediately flooded parts of the engine room and caused loss of power to her propulsion and electrical systems. Of the 3,229 passengers and 1,023 crew known to have been aboard, 30 bodies were located, and two more passengers are missing and presumed dead.
February 2012
On February 5, 2012 The NY Giants Beat Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI : In a rematch of the 2008 Super Bowl, the New York Giants beat the New England Patriots 21–17. An estimated 111.3 million people tune in to see quarterback Eli Manning lead the Giants to their second Super Bowl victory over Tom Brady and the Patriots in five years.
March 2012
March 11, 2012 Staff Sgt. Bales, an 11-year Army veteran, was said to have walked more than a mile from his base in rural southern Afghanistan before going from house to house, firing at or stabbing unarmed civilians. Afterward, he returned to his base for an unspecified amount of time before leaving again and walking to another village, where he allegedly killed more civilians, a total of 16.
April 2012
April 18, 2012 broadcast icon Dick Clark, the longtime host of the influential "American Bandstand" died. He suffered a heart attack while at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica. He was 82.
May 2012
May 20, 2012 a magnitude 6.0 earthquake in northern Italy, 22 miles north of the city of Bologna killed at least 7 people and caused serious damage to buildings.
June 2012
June 17, 2012 Rodney King 47, found dead at the bottom of his swimming pool. King was the black motorist whose brutal on-camera clubbing by white cops led to the 1992 Los Angeles riots when the officers were acquitted.
July 2012
July 20, 2012 A lone 24-year-old masked gunman entered a Colorado movie theater playing the new Batman movie and opened fire early Friday, killing at least 12 people and wounding 50. I refuse to mention his name, his name needs to be forgotten and the names of who he killed need to be remembered.
Remember the victims not who killed them
August 2012
August 29, 2012 Hurricane Isaac Hits the Gulf Coast. Exactly seven years after Katrina battered the Gulf Coast, Hurricane Isaac hits the same area. Declared a Category 1, Isaac's winds roar at 80 miles per hour and the hurricane moves slowly across the region, but it lacks the strength of Katrina. In Louisiana, more than 600,000 residents lose power, but the city of New Orleans avoids any major damage.
September 2012
September 11, 2012 Gunmen Storm U.S. Embassy in Libya. Armed gunmen storm the American consulate in Benghazi and shoot and kill U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three other embassy officials.
October 2012
October 9, 2012 Taliban gun down 14-year-old girl who defied them. In Pakistan, Taliban members shoot 14-year-old Malala Yousafzai in the head and neck. The shooting occurs while Yousafzai is on her way home on a school bus filled with children. Two other girls are wounded. All three girls survive. Ehsanullah Ehsan, a Taliban spokesman, confirms that Yousafzai was the target due to her outspokenness against the Taliban and her determination to get an education.
November 2012
November 6, 2012 Barack Obama Wins Re-Election. President Obama is re-elected, narrowly defeating Republican nominee Mitt Romney. Obama prevails in both the electoral college (303 to 206) and the popular vote (50% to 48%), buoyed largely by taking several crucial battle states, including Colorado, Iowa, Ohio, New Hampshire, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
December 2012
December 14, 2012 Gunman Kills 26 at Elementary School. The Gunman, forces his way into Sandy Hook Elementary School, in Newton, Connecticut and kills 26 people. The victims include 20 children between the ages of six and seven. Then the gunman takes his own life while still inside the school. Before going to the school, the gunman shoots and kills his mother, Nancy, in the home they shared.
Charlotte Bacon, 2/22/06, female
Daniel Barden, 9/25/05, male
Rachel Davino, 7/17/83, female.
Olivia Engel, 7/18/06, female
Josephine Gay, 12/11/05, female
Ana M. Marquez-Greene, 04/04/06, female
Dylan Hockley, 3/8/06, maleDawn Hochsprung, 06/28/65, female
Madeleine F. Hsu, 7/10/06, female
Catherine V. Hubbard, 6/08/06, female
Chase Kowalski, 10/31/05, male
Jesse Lewis, 6/30/06, male
James Mattioli , 3/22/06, male
Grace McDonnell, 12/04/05, female
Anne Marie Murphy, 07/25/60, female
Emilie Parker, 5/12/06, female
Jack Pinto, 5/06/06, male
Noah Pozner, 11/20/06, male
Caroline Previdi, 9/07/06, female
Jessica Rekos, 5/10/06, female
Avielle Richman, 10/17/06, female
Lauren Rousseau, 6/1982, female (full date of birth not specified)
Mary Sherlach, 2/11/56, female
Victoria Soto, 11/04/85, female
Benjamin Wheeler, 9/12/06, male
Allison N. Wyatt, 7/03/06, female
Remember the victims not who killed them
This year was filled with many ups and downs both personally and publically. I know that as I think of my New Years Resolutions for 2013, one that I plan on sticking to is to hug my boys every day.
I know this...In My Life I will not rush through every day without looking back. I will take time to enjoy what I have, not regret what I don't, and reflect a little more on what has happened or is happening in this world we live in.
