August 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 — August 23, 2012
World Events — August 2012
Time Person of the Year — 2012
On the radio
Billboard Charts — August 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 — August 23, 2012
Ebert 4-Star Films — August 23, 2012
On the field
Sports Champions — August 23, 2012
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