The world in
2012
In 2012, NASA's Curiosity rover touched down on Mars, The Avengers topped the box office, and “Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye feat. Kimbra led the charts.
Music
The #1 song of 2012 was “Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye feat. Kimbra.
Movies
The biggest movie of 2012 was The Avengers.
Events
- NASA's Curiosity rover touched down on Mars
- 'Gangnam Style' became YouTube's first billion-view video
- Felix Baumgartner skydived from the edge of space
Prices
- Gallon of gas: ~$3.60
- Postage stamp: $0.45
Who led
US President: Barack Obama.
Notable birth
Blue Ivy Carter was born in 2012.
Fun fact
The world did not end, despite a widespread Maya-calendar doomsday myth.
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About the data
Facts are compiled from public sources — Billboard year-end charts, box-office records, Wikipedia year timelines, and USPS/BLS price history — and rewritten in our own concise words. Every Yearmark poster is drawn from original type, color, and pattern — never copyrighted album or movie artwork. More about the data.