April 12, 2014
Gas cost $3.37 a gallon in the spring of 2014, and the Dow Jones stood at 17,823 — a tense standoff over Ukraine dominated international headlines, as the United States and its allies suspended Russia from the G8 following the annexation of Crimea, marking the first time the group had shrunk since Russia joined in 1998. On screens and speakers, "Game of Thrones" was pulling in record viewers on HBO while Pharrell Williams held the top spot on the charts with "Happy," a song that would go on to become one of the best-selling singles of the decade. The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Miami Heat to claim the NBA championship that June, the same spring that the United Nations International Court of Justice ruled Japan's Antarctic whaling program was commercial rather than scientific and ordered it halted — a landmark decision in international environmental law.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — April 12, 2014
NY Times Headlines — Week of April 12, 2014
In New Officers’ Careers, Peace Is No Dividend
World Events — April 2014
Time Person of the Year — 2014
On the radio
Billboard Charts — April 12, 2014
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 2013–14 Season
Emmy Winners — 2014
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — April 12, 2014
On the field
Sports Champions — April 12, 2014
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