57 events found for 2012
The discovery of particles consistent with the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider is announced at CERN.
The Shard in London is inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe, with a height of 310 metres (1,020 ft).
At least 172 people are killed in a flash flood in the Krasnodar Krai region of Russia.
The Episcopal Church USA allows same-sex marriage.
Syrian Civil War: Government forces target the homes of rebels and activists in Tremseh and kill anywhere between 68…
A tank truck explosion kills more than 100 people in Okobie, Nigeria.
South Korean rapper Psy releases his hit single Gangnam Style.
At least seven people are killed and 32 others are injured after a bomb explodes on an Israeli tour bus at Burgas…
Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) capture the city of Kobanî without resistance, starting the…
James Holmes opened fire at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, killing 12 and injuring 70 others.
Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) capture the cities of Amuda and Efrîn without resistance.
Erden Eruç completes the first solo human-powered circumnavigation of the world.
Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) captured the cities of Serê Kaniyê and Dirbêsiyê, during clashes…
The Solar storm of 2012 was an unusually large coronal mass ejection that was emitted by the Sun which barely missed…
Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) capture the city of Girkê Legê.
A train fire kills 32 passengers and injures 27 on the Tamil Nadu Express in Andhra Pradesh, India.
A power grid failure in Delhi leaves more than 300 million people without power in northern India.