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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:

• Severe Freeze in Europe
• Happy Independence Day!
• The Running of the Bulls
• London 2012 Opening Ceremony
• Space Shuttle Endeavour Flies from Texas to California
• 2012 World Series on Instagram
• Muslims Journey to Mecca for the Hajj (حج)
• Hurricane Sandy Descends Upon the East Coast
• US Election Night 2012
• 300,000 Protest Government in Buenos Aires

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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:

• Olympic Committee - @olympics
• NBC Olympic Coverage - @nbcolympics
• Usain Bolt, Track & Field - @usainbolt
• Michael Phelps, Swimming - @m_phelps00
• Lebron James, Basketball - @kingjames330
• Kerri Walsh, Beach Volleyball - @kerrileewalsh
• Allyson Felix, Track & Field - @af85
• Jordyn Wieber, Gymnastics - @jordyn_wieber
• Lolo Jones, Track & Field - @locololo
• Natalie Coughlin, Swimming - @nataliecoughlin
• Heather Mitts, Soccer - @hmitts2
• Ryan Lochte, Swimming - @ryanlochte
• Sanya Richiards-Ross, Track & Field - @sanyarichiross
• Stephanie Price, Swimming - @itsstephrice

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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.