WHAT ALL HAPPENED SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER 2012
Find out what all happened September to December 2012

Tammy Baldwin, becomes the first openly gay politician to be elected to the United States Senate. (6. November 2012)

Big Tex, a 52-foot statue and cultural icon in Dallas, Texas, is destroyed by fire during the final weekend of the 2012 State Fair of Texas. (19. October 2012)

A train carrying liquid fuel crashes and bursts into flames in northern Burma, killing 27 people and injuring 80 others. (9. November 2012)

Park Geun-hye becomes the first female president of South Korea. (19. December 2012)

At least 125 people are killed and up to 200 injured in bombings in the Alawite village of Aqrab, Syria. (11. December 2012)

A firecracker factory explodes near Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, killing 40 and injuring 50 others. (5. September 2012)

At least 50 schoolchildren are killed in an accident at a railway crossing near Manfalut, Egypt. (17. November 2012)

A Tupolev Tu-204 airliner crashes in a ditch between the airport fence and the M3 highway after overshooting a runway at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, killing five people and leaving three others critically injured. (29. December 2012)

A fuel tank truck crashes and explodes in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh killing 26 people and injuring 135. (1. November 2012)

Ceasefire begins between Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Israel after eight days of violence and 150 deaths. (22. November 2012)

Israel launches a major military operation in the Gaza Strip, as hostilities with Hamas escalate. (14. November 2012)

An Antonov An-72 plane crashes close to the city of Shymkent, killing 27 people. (25. December 2012)

A total of 315 people are killed in two garment factory fires in Pakistan. (11. September 2012)

A gang rape in Delhi sparks widespread demonstrations across India. (16. December 2012)

Hurricane Sandy hits the east coast of the United States, killing 148 directly and 138 indirectly, while leaving nearly $70 billion in damages and causing major power outages. (29. October 2012)

The extrasolar planet Alpha Centauri Bb is discovered. (16. October 2012)

An Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane belonging to Aéro-Service, crashes into houses near Maya-Maya Airport during a thunderstorm, killing at least 32 people. (30. November 2012)

An earthquake off the Pacific coast of Guatemala kills at least 52 people. (7. November 2012)

Four people are killed and 16 others are injured in the Midland train wreck after a Union Pacific train struck a parade float in Midland, Texas. (15. November 2012)

12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief took place at Madison Square Garden and was broadcast on 20 international television networks to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Sandy. (12. December 2012)