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Business and economy The social network Facebook holds an initial public offering and closes nearly flat at $38.23 a share. (CNBC) (Los Angeles Times) (The New York Times) The Dow Jones Industrial Average, NASDAQ, and S&P 500 close at their lowest levels of 2012. (CNBC) International relations The Group of Eight meets in the United States at Camp David with the Greek debt crisis and associated ...
International relations U.S. President Barack Obama visits Afghanistan on an unannounced visit coinciding with the first anniversary of Osama Bin Laden's assassination by the U.S. Special Forces in Pakistan, signing an agreement with Afghan President Hamid Karzai outlining a continuing U.S. role in Afghanistan after 2014. (BBC) Five European presidents and the President of the European ...
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May 2012 crimes in the United States (4 P) Pages in category "May 2012 events in the United States" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
International relations Unidentified North Koreans seize three Chinese boats with 29 crew and demand payment for their release. (BBC) Daniel B. Shapiro, United States ambassador to Israel, says that the United States "is ready" to attack Iran to prevent the development of nuclear weapons within Iran. (CBS News) Law and crime The trial of former Bosnian Serb Army Colonel General Ratko Mladić ...
May 18 is the 138th day of the year ... Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (d. 2012) 1930 – Warren Rudman, American soldier, ... Historical Events on May 18
Disasters At least 20 people are killed in an explosion in a road tunnel being constructed in central China. (BBC) At least two people are killed and 17 others are injured when a rally car plows through a crowd of spectators in the Var region of southern France. (BBC) (Al Jazeera) International relations Three protesters are arrested in a police raid ahead of this weekend's 60-nation NATO ...
The first May Day protests originated in several countries throughout Europe including Stockholm, Madrid, London, Brussels, and Geneva in 1890. [2] While the demand for an 8-hour workday was the primary concern that protesters were protesting for, other demands included improved working conditions, universal suffrage, peace among nations, and international solidarity. [2]