July 23, 2012
A Big Mac cost $4.33 that summer of 2012, and the Dow Jones sat at 13,104 — as Syria's conflict was escalating toward full-scale civil war, with heavier weapons flooding the country and international observers warning the crisis had moved beyond isolated unrest. On the radio, Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" was the song of the summer, while audiences lined up for "Ice Age: Continental Drift" at the multiplex and fans of E.L. James were keeping "Fifty Shades of Grey" at the top of the New York Times fiction list for weeks on end. That July and August, the Summer Olympics ran in London, where American athletes delivered a dominant performance, finishing with 46 gold, 29 silver, and 29 bronze medals for a total of 104, the highest medal count of any nation at the Games.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — July 23, 2012
NY Times Headlines — Week of July 23, 2012
Al Qaeda Taking Deadly New Role In Syria’S Conflict
World Events — July 2012
Time Person of the Year — 2012
On the radio
Billboard Charts — July 23, 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 — July 23, 2012
Ebert 4-Star Films — July 23, 2012
On the field
Sports Champions — July 23, 2012
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