May 30, 2012
Gas cost $3.64 a gallon in the spring of 2012, and the Dow Jones stood at 13,104 — the country was in the middle of a presidential election year, with Barack Obama preparing to face Republican nominee Mitt Romney in the fall. On screens and in earbuds, "The Hunger Games" dominated the box office while fun.'s "We Are Young" featuring Janelle Monae held the number one spot on the charts. The Miami Heat claimed the NBA championship that year by defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder, the same spring that a pastel version of "The Scream" by Edvard Munch sold at a New York City auction for $120 million, setting a new world record for an auctioned work of art.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — May 30, 2012
NY Times Headlines — Week of May 30, 2012
For The White House, A Wary Wait As Syria Boils
Appeals Court Turns Back Marriage Act As Unfair To Gays
Elite Military Forces Are Denied In Bid For Expansion
Obama’S Fate May Depend On Europe
Covert Wars, Waged Virally
World Events — May 2012
Time Person of the Year — 2012
On the radio
Billboard Charts — May 30, 2012
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 2011–12 Season
Emmy Winners — 2012
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — May 30, 2012
Ebert 4-Star Films — May 30, 2012
On the field
Sports Champions — May 30, 2012
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