Timeline of 2012

A chronological index of dated events in this knowledge base. Maintained by the build-structure skill from the dated content files.

| Date | Item | Category | Link | |——|——|———-|——| | 2009-10-02 | Rio 2016 Olympic Bid Success | History & Politics | link | | 2012-01-01 | GoPro and the Action Camera Rise (2012) | Science & Technology | link | | 2012-01-01 | Quantum Computing Advances 2012 | Science & Technology | link | | 2012-01-08 | Tebowing Cultural Phenomenon | Society & Economics | link | | 2012-01-13 | Costa Concordia Disaster | Society & Economics | link | | 2012-01-18 | SOPA/PIPA 2012 Internet Activism | Science & Technology | link | | 2012-01-19 | Kodak Bankruptcy (January 2012) | Society & Economics | link | | 2012-01-31 | Susan G. Komen–Planned Parenthood Controversy | Society & Economics | link | | 2012-02-05 | Super Bowl XLVI | Society & Economics | link | | 2012-02-11 | Whitney Houston’s Death (February 2012) | Arts & Culture | link | | 2012-02-12 | Adele’s Album “21” — 2012 Dominance | Arts & Culture | link | | 2012-02-14 | “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepsen | Arts & Culture | link | | 2012-02-26 | 2012 Oscars / 84th Academy Awards | Arts & Culture | link | | 2012-02-26 | The Shooting of Trayvon Martin (February 2012) | Society & Economics | link | | 2012-02-29 | The Raspberry Pi Launch (February 2012) | Science & Technology | link | | 2012-03-05 | KONY 2012 Campaign | Society & Economics | link | | 2012-03-09 | John Carter (2012 Film) | Arts & Culture | link | | 2012-03-18 | 2012 Formula One Season and Sebastian Vettel’s Third Championship | Society & Economics | link | | 2012-03-23 | The Hunger Games (2012 Film) | Arts & Culture | link | | 2012-04-01 | Aung San Suu Kyi Enters Myanmar’s Parliament (2012) | History & Politics | link | | 2012-04-09 | Instagram Facebook Acquisition 2012 | Science & Technology | link | | 2012-04-15 | Kim Jong-un’s 2012 Leadership Consolidation in North Korea | People | link | | 2012-04-15 | Nico Rosberg’s 2012 Breakthrough — Mercedes’s First Modern Victory | Society & Economics | link | | 2012-05-01 | Occupy Wall Street — 2012 Momentum | Society & Economics | link | | 2012-05-01 | The 2012 US Military Pivot to Asia | History & Politics | link | | 2012-05-04 | The Avengers (2012 Film) | Arts & Culture | link | | 2012-05-06 | 2012 French Presidential Election — François Hollande’s Victory | History & Politics | link | | 2012-05-07 | Vladimir Putin — 2012 Return to Presidency | People | link | | 2012-05-18 | Facebook Initial Public Offering 2012 | Society & Economics | link | | 2012-05-19 | London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay | History & Politics | link | | 2012-05-25 | SpaceX Dragon Berths with the ISS (May 2012) | Science & Technology | link | | 2012-05-25 | Elon Musk — 2012 Leadership of SpaceX and Tesla | People | link | | 2012-05-29 | 2012 Amazon Basin Record Flood | Society & Economics | link | | 2012-06-01 | European Debt Crisis — 2012 Escalation | Society & Economics | link | | 2012-06-01 | Spain’s 2012 Banking and Property Crisis | Society & Economics | link | | 2012-06-05 | Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee | History & Politics | link | | 2012-06-06 | Venus Transit of June 2012 | Science & Technology | link | | 2012-06-20 | Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development | Society & Economics | link | | 2012-06-22 | Jerry Sandusky and the Penn State Sexual Abuse Scandal | Society & Economics | link | | 2012-06-24 | The Newsroom HBO Series 2012 Premiere | Arts & Culture | link | | 2012-06-27 | The LIBOR Scandal and the Barclays Fine (June 2012) | Society & Economics | link | | 2012-06-28 | NFIB v. Sebelius: Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act | History & Politics | link | | 2012-06-30 | Mohamed Morsi — 2012 Egyptian Presidency and Muslim Brotherhood | People | link | | 2012-07-01 | UEFA Euro 2012 Football Championship | Arts & Culture | link | | 2012-07-01 | Fukushima Daiichi and Japan’s 2012 Nuclear Restart | Society & Economics | link | | 2012-07-04 | Higgs Boson Discovery | Science & Technology | link | | 2012-07-08 | 2012 Wimbledon Championships | Society & Economics | link | | 2012-07-15 | Syrian Civil War — 2012 Escalation | History & Politics | link | | 2012-07-15 | Gangnam Style Viral Phenomenon | Arts & Culture | link | | 2012-07-16 | Marissa Mayer Becomes Yahoo CEO | People | link | | 2012-07-20 | The Dark Knight Rises (2012 Film) | Arts & Culture | link | | 2012-07-20 | Aurora, Colorado Theater Shooting | Society & Economics | link | | 2012-07-27 | 2012 London Olympics Technology & Broadcasting | Science & Technology | link | | 2012-07-27 | 2012 London Summer Olympics | History & Politics | link | | 2012-07-27 | London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony | History & Politics | link | | 2012-07-28 | Michael Phelps’s 2012 Olympic Swimming Performance | History & Politics | link | | 2012-07-28 | 2012 London Olympics Equestrian Events | History & Politics | link | | 2012-07-31 | The 2012 India Blackouts (July 2012) | Science & Technology | link | | 2012-08-05 | Usain Bolt’s 100m Olympic Gold and World Record | History & Politics | link | | 2012-08-06 | Curiosity Rover Mars Landing | Science & Technology | link | | 2012-08-12 | 2012 Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony | History & Politics | link | | 2012-08-12 | 2012 Summer Olympics Men’s Basketball | History & Politics | link | | 2012-08-12 | East London Regeneration and the 2012 Olympic Legacy | History & Politics | link | | 2012-08-17 | Pussy Riot Punk Protest and Trial (2012) | Arts & Culture | link | | 2012-08-19 | Julian Assange’s Ecuador Asylum (August 2012) | History & Politics | link | | 2012-08-25 | Voyager 1 Leaves the Heliosphere | Science & Technology | link | | 2012-08-29 | 2012 London Summer Paralympics | History & Politics | link | | 2012-08-30 | Clint Eastwood’s 2012 RNC Speech and Empty Chair Moment | Society & Economics | link | | 2012-09-01 | 2012 Global Health Developments and Disease Surveillance | Science & Technology | link | | 2012-09-11 | 2012 Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands Dispute | History & Politics | link | | 2012-09-16 | 2012 Arctic Sea Ice Minimum | Science & Technology | link | | 2012-09-17 | Occupy Wall Street Founders and the Movement’s Ideological Core | People | link | | 2012-09-21 | Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 | Arts & Culture | link | | 2012-09-21 | Apple iPhone 5 Launch | Science & Technology | link | | 2012-10-03 | 2012 Presidential Debates and Vice Presidential Debate | History & Politics | link | | 2012-10-08 | Nobel Prize Announcements 2012 | People | link | | 2012-10-09 | Malala Yousafzai October 2012 Shooting | People | link | | 2012-10-10 | Lance Armstrong USADA Investigation 2012 | Society & Economics | link | | 2012-10-13 | League of Legends Season 2 World Championship | Arts & Culture | link | | 2012-10-14 | Felix Baumgartner Red Bull Stratos (October 2012) | Science & Technology | link | | 2012-10-23 | Skyfall (2012 Film) | Arts & Culture | link | | 2012-10-26 | Windows 8 Release | Science & Technology | link | | 2012-10-29 | Hurricane Sandy — 2012 Atlantic Disaster | Society & Economics | link | | 2012-10-29 | Occupy Sandy: Mutual-Aid Disaster Response | Society & Economics | link | | 2012-11-01 | Global Internet Adoption and the Digital Divide (2012) | Science & Technology | link | | 2012-11-06 | 2012 United States Presidential Election | History & Politics | link | | 2012-11-06 | Barack Obama — 2012 Re-election Victory | People | link | | 2012-11-06 | Mitt Romney 2012 Presidential Campaign | History & Politics | link | | 2012-11-15 | Xi Jinping’s 2012 Elevation to General Secretary | People | link | | 2012-11-19 | Juan Manuel Santos — Colombian Peace Process | People | link | | 2012-12-01 | YouTube and Streaming Video Adoption (2012) | Science & Technology | link | | 2012-12-14 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Arts & Culture | link | | 2012-12-14 | Peter Jackson — Filmmaker and The Hobbit Trilogy Creator | People | link | | 2012-12-14 | Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting | Society & Economics | link | | 2012-12-19 | South Korea 2012 Presidential Election | History & Politics | link | | 2012-12-21 | Mayan Apocalypse Phenomenon (December 2012) | Society & Economics | link | | 2012-12-25 | Les Misérables (2012 Film) | Arts & Culture | link | | 2012-12-31 | 2012 US Fiscal Cliff and Congressional Negotiations | History & Politics | link |