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Business and economy The combined economy of the 17 eurozone nations narrowly avoids a recession, largely due to relatively high economic growth in Germany. However, overall growth in the eurozone was zero in the first quarter of 2012. (The Daily Telegraph) A customer of American multinational retail corporation Wal-Mart is bitten by a rattlesnake on the premises of the Clarkston, Washington ...
Salman Rushdie, Art Spiegelman and Mario Vargas Llosa are among those to protest against the planned spending of US$300 million on the Fifth Avenue branch of the New York Public Library, saying it is "a misplaced use of funds in a time of great scarcity". A letter signed by more than 700 writers, academics and others is sent to the library.
21 May Suicide bombing 120+ 350+ Sana'a, Yemen: 2012 Sanaa bombing: A suicide bomber dressed as a soldier blew himself up during a rehearsal for the annual Unity Day parade. [26] [27] Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula: 13 June Car bombings, shootings 93 312 Baghdad and six other cities, Iraq: 13 June 2012 Iraq attacks: A wave of attacks across ...
August 15, 2012 Shooting 0 1 Washington, D.C. On August 15, 2012, Floyd Lee Corkins II, wielding a 9mm pistol along with two magazines and 50 rounds of ammunition, entered the lobby of Family Research Council's Washington, D.C. headquarters. [109] Corkins shot an employee, 46-year-old Leonardo Johnson, in the left arm.
Kennedy's 25-foot Wianno Senior sailboat Victura is on display on the grounds of the Library from May to October. Acquired by the family when Kennedy was 15, it played an important role in forging sibling bonds and, after the president's death, continued being sailed by other members of the family, especially race-enthusiast brother Ted. [48] [49]
After the bombing, security was increased at the complex, and fire safety improvements were implemented. [30] On February 26, 1995, a memorial fountain made of granite was dedicated in the Plaza to honor the victims of the 1993 bombing. [31] The fountain was designed by sculptor Elyn Zimmerman, and placed above the site of the explosion. It ...
About 100 workers were in the Los Angeles Times building at 1:07 a.m. Oct. 1, 1910. Then 16 sticks of dynamite exploded at the anti-union newspaper, and people began dying.
When the library opened in 1957, he transferred his office to the facility and often worked there five or six days a week. [15] In the office, he wrote articles, letters, and his book Mr. Citizen . In 2007, the Truman Library Institute announced a $1.6 million preservation and restoration of his working office to preserve the artifacts it ...