What Happened on October 12, 2022

Historical Events

Film & TV History

American conspiracy theorist, radio host, and provocateur Alex Jones ordered by a Connecticut defamation trial jury to pay $965 million to families of those killed in 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School for falsely and repeatedly claiming on his broadcasts that none of the 20 children and six adults killed had actually died and that their relatives were crisis actors [1]

Radio Host and Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones

Lebanon reports its first death from Cholera since 1993, spreading from neighbouring Syria [1]
UN General Assembly passes a resolution condemning Russia's attempted annexation of Ukrainian territory [1]

Events in 2022

Famous Deaths

Luke Jackson, American basketball center/forward (Olympic gold 1964; NBA C'ship 1967 Philadelphia 76ers; NBA All-Star 1965), dies from heart failure at 80

Died in 2022 2022 Highlights