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Unix time. 1325376000 – 1356998399. 2012 ( MMXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2012th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 12th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 3rd year of the 2010s decade. 2012 was designated as:
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Aries Merritt sets a new world record of 12.80 seconds on the outdoor 110 metres hurdles at the Memorial Van Damme IAAF Diamond League meeting in Brussels. ( De Standaard) Month. September 2012. Previous day.
Disasters A new section of high-speed railway that had undergone test runs collapses near Qianjiang, China. (New York Times) Over 45 people are trapped by avalanches in the remote Afghan villages of Poshan and Ghadoor in Nuristan province. (AP via Wall Street Journal) International relations United States Census Bureau has estimated the world population up to 7 billion people. (USCB ...
2012 Year in tech: A timeline. While planet Earth has yet to meet its demise, the end of 2012 is nigh. It was a year of lengthy legal battles and shifting power dynamics in the tech industry. It ...
Business and economy A G-20 finance ministers meeting is held in Mexico City to discuss progress in the Eurozone bailout. (Reuters) Disasters The Australian town of Gympie, Queensland is threatened by the flooded Mary River following heavy rain overnight of up to 300 mm. (News Limited) A fire forces the evacuation of the Comandante Ferraz Brazilian Antarctic Base with two people dying. (AFP ...
The U.S. Supreme Court declines to take on the review of an abortion-related appeal. The case, which is a proposed measure to amend the Oklahoma state constitution that was unanimously struck down by the Oklahoma Supreme Court, dealt with the constitutionality of state "personhood" laws that endorse the viewpoint that human life begins at ...
Events. A list of the world's 100 most threatened species - a compilation of the most threatened animals, plants, and fungi - was published. The first period emission reduction commitments under the Kyoto Protocol expired at the end of 2012. A second commitment period was agreed to at the 2012 United Nations Climate Change Conference. January