News+2011-2012+Zach+Wendland

=June 16, 2011: Rep. Anthony Weiner resigned from office after an embarrassing scandal. He sent several sexually explicit pictures of himself to several women. He was a leading candidate to become mayor of New York City.= = = June 24, 2011: New York legalizes same-sex marriage. The marriage bill was passed in the New York legislature by a 33-29 vote. This vote came on the eve of the annual Gay Pride Parade. Governor Andrew Cuomo is credited with this mile stone in gay-rights culture. =

=July 5, 2011: Casey Anthony is acquitted of murdering her two year old daughter. The trial sparked much outrage on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Many people believed that she was guilty, and Casey has had to go into hiding due to the threats against her life.= = =

**November 8, 2011: PENN STATE ASSISTANT COACH JERRY SANDUSKY CHARGED WITH CHILD MOLESTATION.** February 11, 2012: Popstar Whitney Houston dies at age 48. She died in her hotel room the night before the Grammy's. Her cause of death was revealed to be an overdose caused by mixing prescription drugs and alcohol.

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