A 100-vehicle pile-up on a highway in Texas killed two people and injured 120 more.
Toshiba rolled out a four-legged robot designed to clean up after nuclear disasters.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 earned a staggering $500 million within 24 hours of release.
The New York City Marathon was canceled due to Hurricane Sandy.
The James Bond spy movie 'Skyfall,' starring Daniel Craig, premiered at the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK.
A painting called 'Abstraktes' by Gerhard Richter sold for a record $34 million.
China banned all literature from Japan or by Japanese authors.
A study was published by the journal Nature saying that scientists had identified four distinct types of breast cancer.
Iran blocked access to Google and Gmail due to an anti-Islam movie that triggered protests worldwide.
Egypt's state TV lifted the ban on veiled news presenters.
England was defeated by South Africa, who became top of the world Test cricket rank.
Female rowing duo Heather Stanning & Helen Glover claimed Team GB's first Olympic medal at the London Olympics.
Michael Phelps broke the world record for the most medals won at the Olympics.
Queen Elizabeth II of England declared the 30th Olympics opened in London, UK.
Ice Age: Continental Drift premiered in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The Avengers premiered in Los Angeles, California, US.
Apple Inc became the largest company in the world.
Wayne Rooney apologized to a 9-year-old fan after accidentally breaking his wrist.
The dystopian science fiction-adventure movie 'The Hunger Games' premiered in Los Angeles.
The hashtag #5secondsofsummer trended worldwide for the first time on Twitter.
Thieves stole up to 68 Olympic artifacts from a museum in Greece.
The cruise ship Costa Concordia sinks, killing 32.
After two and a half years of Alpha and Beta development, the full version of Minecraft was released.
Ubisoft released Rayman Origins worldwide for PlayStation 3, PC, and Xbox 360.
The much-anticipated Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was released for PC, PS4, and Xbox 360.
American romantic fantasy movie 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part I' premiered at the Rome Film Festival.
Rocksteady Games released the grittiest Batman game to date, Batman: Arkham City.
Dark Souls, the second Souls game after Demon's Souls, was released for PS3 and Xbox 360 in North America.
American spy thriller TV series 'Homeland' first aired on Showtime.
The movie 'Drive,' based on James Sallis's novel, was released in the US.
Officers closed a highway in Alberta, Canada, after a truck carrying 104 beehives overturned.
Singer legend Amy Winehouse was found dead at her home in London, England.
Marvel's superhero movie 'Captain America: The First Avenger' hit the theaters.
'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2' premiered in London.
''Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye featuring Kimbra was released.
Oprah Winfrey aired her last show.
The Voice, a reality singing competition television show, premiered on NBC.
NetherRealm's Mortal Kombat, the first game in the franchise reboot, was released for PS3 and Xbox 360.
After hyping the game up for years, Valve finally released Portal 2 for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
Game of Thrones premiered on HBO.
The movie 'Thor' premiered in cinemas in Sydney, Australia.
The Australian boy band 5 Seconds of Summer formed.
5 Seconds of Summer member Luke Hemmings posted his first YouTube video.
A first edition of 'The Birds of America' by John James Audubon was auctioned at Sotheby's, London, England, for £7,321,250 ($10 million) – which took the record for any book at auction.
British singer-songwriter Adele released her hit single 'Rolling in the Deep.'
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, based on J.K. Rowling's 2007 fantasy novel, was released worldwide.
Taylor Swift's third studio album 'Speak Now' was released. It won Billboard's 2011 Album of the Year.
Instagram was launched and gained 25,000 users on its first day.
The American biographical drama movie 'The Social Network' was released at the New York Film Festival.
Lady Gaga wore a full outfit made of meat for the MTV Video Music Awards.
