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Documenting 2012 Through Instagram

To see more photos of events from around the world in 2012, browse blog posts with the Current Events tag.

With 2012 coming to a close, it’s only natural to look back at the history-making events that have defined this year. From hail storms in Texas, to Holi in India, people have been using Instagram to document and share the world around them.

Here are just a few events captured with Instagram in 2012:

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The Olympics on Instagram

If you’re not one of the 10,500 athletes, 7,000 officials or 800,000 spectators that are making the trip to the Olympics this year, fret not. Athletes, teams and the @Olympics themselves will be sharing photos from London on Instagram.

The games begin on July 27th and many of the athletes, coaches, family members and officials are making their way to the UK now. Be sure to follow these Instagrammers for a behind the scenes peek:

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Happy Independence Day!

Want to see more photos? Check out pictures geotagged at the Statue of Liberty.

Today is the Fourth of July — America’s Independence Day — and we’re commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain in 1776 with an ode to Lady Liberty.

The Statue of Liberty sits on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. It was designed by frenchman Frédéric Bartholdi, gifted to the United States from the people of France, and officially dedicated on October 28, 1886. The woman represents Libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom. A broken chain lies at her feet and she carries a torch and a tablet upon which is inscribed the date of the American Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776.

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The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

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Want to see more photos of the Diamond Jubilee? Check out pictures tagged with #diamondjubilee

This coming weekend, Brits everywhere will celebrate a rare Diamond Jubilee to mark the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s rule. She is only the second British monarch to mark a Diamond Jubilee, the other being Queen Victoria in 1897.

Over a long weekend, the country will host a number of events. Boats will flood the river Thames for the Diamond Jubilee Pageant. Family, friends and neighbors are encouraged to join together in a Big Jubilee Lunch. Queen Elizabeth II will grant city status to competing towns. And, just as on Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1897, various fires will be lit to illuminate the entire British Island.

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Manhattanhenge

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In NYC? Be sure to tag your photos #manhattanhenge!

Don’t miss out on Manhattanhenge! Tonight is one of only two times a year when the setting sun aligns perfectly with Manhattan’s east-west street grid. This makes for a perfect chance to snap photos of the sun setting between the skyscrapers of Manhattan! Take a look at photos of this unique sunset on Instagram by browsing #manhattanhenge.

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Space Shuttle Enterprise Sails the Hudson

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View more photos from the shuttle’s journey at #spottheshuttle.

This week, the Space Shuttle prototype Enterprise is being transported on a barge from New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport to its new permanent home at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, on the west side of Manhattan.

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