Let's see...
the ball drops
we go over the fiscal cliff
Northern Mali Conflict
North Korea conducts an underground nuculer test.
A meteor explodes in Chelyabinsk
The pope resigns.
There's a new pope.
The European Union agrees to 10 billion euros bailout for Cyprus.
The queen is hopitalized.
The queen gets a raise, it was that, or lose her to the Miami Heat.
Canada becomes the first country to withdraw from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification.
Margaret Thatcher dies.
The boston marithon bombings (3 Dead, 264 injered)
A tornado hit the Oklahoma City metropolitan area.
If I'm missing anything feel free to comment