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Date: January 18, 2012
China opens the world's longest high-speed rail route, which links Beijing and Guangzhou. Date: December 26, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 26 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2012Tammy Baldwin First Openly Gay U.S. Senator Elected November 6, 2012Mesoamerican 13th…
A boat carrying more than 200 migrants capsizes in the Indian Ocean between the Indonesian island of Java and Christmas Island, killing 17 people and leaving 70 others missing. Date: June 21, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day…
The Hong Kong-based file-sharing website Megaupload is shut down by the FBI. Date: January 19, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2012Wharton Basin Double Earthquakes, Indonesia, Kill 10, Tsunami Observed April 11, 2012Russia Krasnodar…
A hot air balloon crashes near Carterton, New Zealand, killing all 11 people on board. Date: January 7, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2012Mali War Begins: Tuareg Militias Fight Malian Government for Independence,…
Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) capture the city of Girkê Legê. Date: July 24, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 24 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2012Damascus Bombings Kill 55 Outside Military Intelligence Complex, May 10, 2012MV…
The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia sinks off the coast of Italy due to the captain Francesco Schettino's negligence and irresponsibility. There are 32 confirmed deaths. Date: January 13, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…