Kate Middleton marries England’s prince
Kate and William married April 29 at Westminster Abbey, London. People in the U.S. woke up early to watch the wedding live. Kate and William shared not one but two kisses on Buckingham Palace’s balcony.
Bin Laden killed
“Got him” and “Rot in Hell” appeared on several American newspapers May 2. A tweet caught people’s eye the night before announcing the death before President Obama announced it officially.
Penn State scandal stirs the US
Penn State’s former football assistant coach Jerry Sandusky has been charged with 40 counts of child sex abuse involving eight young boys while current head coach Joe Paterno was fired. Penn State’s president and athletic director were also let go.
Harry Potter films end
The eighth and final movie based off of J.K. Rowling’s book showed in theaters July 15. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 broke record for biggest midnight screening with $43.5 million, $92 million for the day.
Katy Perry ties Jackson
Perry ties Michael Jackson’s 53-year-old record by having five No. 1 songs on the Billboard Hot 100. The album “Teenage Dream” was out for a year and a month when the fifth song made No. 1. The songs are “California Gurls,” “Teenage Dream,” “Firework,” “E.T.” and “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F).
Apple CEO pasts away
Steve Jobs stepped down two months before he pasts away on Oct. 5. Jobs co-founded Apple Inc. as well as Pixar Animation Studios. After one semester of college, Jobs dropped, but he continued to audit classes. Jobs later said, “If I had never dropped in on that single calligraphy course in college, the Mac would have never had multiple typefaces or proportionally spaced fonts.”
The Occupy movement appears across the nation
Occupy Wall Street made a protest for social inequality on Sept. 17. By Dec. 1, more than 2,686 communities worldwide protest together. The slogan “We are the 99 percent” refers to the wealth concentration of the top 1 percent.
Adele breaks through
English singer-songwriter Adele received six Grammy nominations as well as won three awards for the 2011 American Music Awards. She has currently undergone surgery to repair a strain on her vocal cords. Adele decided to take a break for a year in order to recover properly
Kim Kardashian marries then divorces
The reality TV show star married Aug. 20 only to file for divorce Oct. 31. The New York Times calculated that Kim and hubby, Kris, made $10,358.80 per hour of the marriage.
Call of Duty
The first five days of sales Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 raked in $775 million. Within the first day, gamer recorded 7 million hours of play.
