2012 is a year that started on a Sunday and is still the current day. There were many cultural ideas that have been disseminated through the Internet, books and television on 2012 being the Doomsday or the end of the world and suggest that disastrous events will happen in the year 2012.Let’s see all that happened in the year 2012!
-On January the 7th – Hot air balloon crashes in Carterton, New Zealand, killing 11.
-On January the 18th – Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) blackout becomes the largest protest in the history of the internet.
-On January the 23rd – European Union agrees to embargo Iranian oil in protest against Iran’s alleged nuclear weapons program
- On February the 2nd – Cold snap across Europe kills more than 100 people (over 400 people by 08-02)
-On February the 4th – Tens of thousands of people are stranded by floods in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland.
-On January the 18th – Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) blackout becomes the largest protest in the history of the internet.
-On January the 23rd – European Union agrees to embargo Iranian oil in protest against Iran’s alleged nuclear weapons program
- On February the 2nd – Cold snap across Europe kills more than 100 people (over 400 people by 08-02)
-On February the 4th – Tens of thousands of people are stranded by floods in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland.
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-On February the 11th – Israel Air Force conducts four air strikes in Gaza Strip.
- On February the 17th – The President of Germany, Christian Wulff, resigns over a corruption scandal.
-On February the 21st – Yemen voters go to the polls for a presidential election where the only candidate on the ballot paper is vice-president Abd Rabbuh Mansur al-Hadi.
-On February the 23rd – A series of bomb attacks across 12 Iraqi cities kills 60 and injures 200.
-On February the 26th – The film The Artist wins five Academy Awards and becomes the first silent film to win since 1927.
-On March the 2nd – Tornadoes kill at least 27 people in the American states of Indiana and Kentucky.
-On March the 5th – 27 members of Iraq’s security force are killed by gunmen disguised as police in Haditha.
-On March the 8th – Greece secures debt-restructuring deal with private lenders.
-On March the 12th – 100 people are killed in ethnic clashes and cattle raids in South Sudan.
- March the 13th – Encyclopedia Britannica announces that it will no longer public printed versions of its encyclopedia .
-On March the 17th – Bolton Wanderer footballer Fabrice Muamba collapses and is rushed to hospital during a live football match against Tottenham Hotspur.
-On March the 17th – John Demjanjuk, convicted Nazi war criminal, dies from natural causes at 91.
-On March the 20th – Disney movie John Carter records one of the largest losses in cinema history with a $200 million dollar write down.
-On March the 25th – Peter Cruddas, treasurer of Britain’s Conservative Party, resigns after being caught on film selling access to British Prime Minister David Cameron.
-On March the 26th – Canadian Film maker, James Cameron, becomes the first person to visit Challenger Deep, the deepest point on Earth in over 50 years.
-On April the 3rd – Spanish unemployment reaches record high, youth unemployment stands at 50%.
-On April the 3rd – US President Barack Obama officially secures Democratic presidential nomination.
-On April the 5th – 77 year old pensioner’s suicide outside Greece’s parliament prompts further protests in Athens.
-On April the 6th – US F-18 Hornet crashes into side of apartment building in Virginia with no fatalities.
-On April the 8th – American actress and television host Ricki Lake weds Christian Evans.
-On April the 9th – The Lion King becomes highest grossing Broadway show after overtaking The Phantom of the Opera.
-On April the 10th – Apple Inc claims a value of $600 billion making it the largest company by market capitalization in the world.
-On April the 11th – South Korean legislative elections result in the governing Saenuri Party retaining governance.
-On April the 12th – Civilian rule in Mali is returned after Dioncounda Traore is sworn in as interim president.
-On April the 15th – US Secret Service inappropriate conduct scandal begins with at least 11 people implicated.
-On April the 16th – For the first time since 1977 no Pulitzer Prize is awarded for fiction.
-On April the 21st – Chicago White Sox pitcher, Philip Humber, pitches the 21st MLB perfect game against the Seattle Mariners.
-On May the 1st – Guggenheim Partners make the largest ever purchase of a sports franchise after buying the Los Angeles Dodgers for $2.1 billion.
-On May the 7th – NATO air strike kills 14 and woulds 6 civilians in Afghanistan’s Badghis Province.
-On May the 21st – 120 people are killed and 350 injured by a suicide bomb in Sana’a, Yemen.
-On June the 9th – It is announced that up to $125 million dollars in loans will be given to aid Spain’s struggling banks.
-On June the 12th – The chemical compound NOTT-202, which is capable of selectively absorbing carbon dioxide, is created.
-On June the 21st – Miami Heat win the 2012 NBA finals after defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder 4 games to one.
-On June the 24th – Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood becomes President of Egypt.
-On June the 27th – Queen Elizabeth II shakes hands with former IRA commander and Sinn F.
-On July the 5th – South Korea announce plans to begin “scientific’ whaling of minke whales.
-On July the 10th – The American Episcopal Church becomes the first to approve a rite for blessing gay marriages .
-On July the 18th – 6 Israeli tourists are killed and 30 injured after a bomb explodes on a tourist bus at Burgas Airport, Bulgaria.
-On July the 27th – Queen Elizabeth II announces the opening of the London 2012 Olympics at the opening ceremony.
-On July the 31st – A second power grid failure in two days leaves 670 million people in India without power.
-On August the 1st – 8 Women’s badminton doubles players are disqualified from the 21012 summer Olympics for “not using one’s best efforts to win a match.
-On August the 17th – Three members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot are jailed for two years.
-On August the 24th – A US jury in California finds that Samsung is guilty of patent infringement and awards over US$1 billion in damages to Apple.
-On February the 11th – Israel Air Force conducts four air strikes in Gaza Strip.
- On February the 17th – The President of Germany, Christian Wulff, resigns over a corruption scandal.
-On February the 21st – Yemen voters go to the polls for a presidential election where the only candidate on the ballot paper is vice-president Abd Rabbuh Mansur al-Hadi.
-On February the 23rd – A series of bomb attacks across 12 Iraqi cities kills 60 and injures 200.
-On February the 26th – The film The Artist wins five Academy Awards and becomes the first silent film to win since 1927.
-On March the 2nd – Tornadoes kill at least 27 people in the American states of Indiana and Kentucky.
-On March the 5th – 27 members of Iraq’s security force are killed by gunmen disguised as police in Haditha.
-On March the 8th – Greece secures debt-restructuring deal with private lenders.
-On March the 12th – 100 people are killed in ethnic clashes and cattle raids in South Sudan.
- March the 13th – Encyclopedia Britannica announces that it will no longer public printed versions of its encyclopedia .
-On March the 17th – Bolton Wanderer footballer Fabrice Muamba collapses and is rushed to hospital during a live football match against Tottenham Hotspur.
-On March the 17th – John Demjanjuk, convicted Nazi war criminal, dies from natural causes at 91.
-On March the 20th – Disney movie John Carter records one of the largest losses in cinema history with a $200 million dollar write down.
-On March the 25th – Peter Cruddas, treasurer of Britain’s Conservative Party, resigns after being caught on film selling access to British Prime Minister David Cameron.
-On March the 26th – Canadian Film maker, James Cameron, becomes the first person to visit Challenger Deep, the deepest point on Earth in over 50 years.
-On April the 3rd – Spanish unemployment reaches record high, youth unemployment stands at 50%.
-On April the 3rd – US President Barack Obama officially secures Democratic presidential nomination.
-On April the 5th – 77 year old pensioner’s suicide outside Greece’s parliament prompts further protests in Athens.
-On April the 6th – US F-18 Hornet crashes into side of apartment building in Virginia with no fatalities.
-On April the 8th – American actress and television host Ricki Lake weds Christian Evans.
-On April the 9th – The Lion King becomes highest grossing Broadway show after overtaking The Phantom of the Opera.
-On April the 10th – Apple Inc claims a value of $600 billion making it the largest company by market capitalization in the world.
-On April the 11th – South Korean legislative elections result in the governing Saenuri Party retaining governance.
-On April the 12th – Civilian rule in Mali is returned after Dioncounda Traore is sworn in as interim president.
-On April the 15th – US Secret Service inappropriate conduct scandal begins with at least 11 people implicated.
-On April the 16th – For the first time since 1977 no Pulitzer Prize is awarded for fiction.
-On April the 21st – Chicago White Sox pitcher, Philip Humber, pitches the 21st MLB perfect game against the Seattle Mariners.
-On May the 1st – Guggenheim Partners make the largest ever purchase of a sports franchise after buying the Los Angeles Dodgers for $2.1 billion.
-On May the 7th – NATO air strike kills 14 and woulds 6 civilians in Afghanistan’s Badghis Province.
-On May the 21st – 120 people are killed and 350 injured by a suicide bomb in Sana’a, Yemen.
-On June the 9th – It is announced that up to $125 million dollars in loans will be given to aid Spain’s struggling banks.
-On June the 12th – The chemical compound NOTT-202, which is capable of selectively absorbing carbon dioxide, is created.
-On June the 21st – Miami Heat win the 2012 NBA finals after defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder 4 games to one.
-On June the 24th – Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood becomes President of Egypt.
-On June the 27th – Queen Elizabeth II shakes hands with former IRA commander and Sinn F.
-On July the 5th – South Korea announce plans to begin “scientific’ whaling of minke whales.
-On July the 10th – The American Episcopal Church becomes the first to approve a rite for blessing gay marriages .
-On July the 18th – 6 Israeli tourists are killed and 30 injured after a bomb explodes on a tourist bus at Burgas Airport, Bulgaria.
-On July the 27th – Queen Elizabeth II announces the opening of the London 2012 Olympics at the opening ceremony.
-On July the 31st – A second power grid failure in two days leaves 670 million people in India without power.
-On August the 1st – 8 Women’s badminton doubles players are disqualified from the 21012 summer Olympics for “not using one’s best efforts to win a match.
-On August the 17th – Three members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot are jailed for two years.
-On August the 24th – A US jury in California finds that Samsung is guilty of patent infringement and awards over US$1 billion in damages to Apple.
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