Former Liberian president Charles Taylor is sentenced to 50 years in prison for his role in atrocities committed during the Sierra Leone Civil War. Date: May 30, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hits northern Italy near Bologna, killing at least 24 people. Date: May 29, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Arkankergen massacre in Kazakhstan's Alakol District kills 15 people. Date: May 28, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
The SpaceX Dragon 1 becomes the first commercial spacecraft to successfully rendezvous and berth with the International Space Station. Date: May 25, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2 launches a Dragon capsule on a Falcon 9 rocket in the first commercial flight to the International Space Station. Date: May 22, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
Tokyo Skytree opens to the public. It is the tallest tower in the world (634 m), and the second tallest man-made structure on Earth after Burj Khalifa (829.8 m). Date: May 22, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day…
A suicide bombing kills more than 120 people in Sanaa, Yemen. Date: May 21, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
A bus accident near Himara, Albania kills 13 people and injures 21 others. Date: May 21, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
At least 27 people are killed and 50 others injured when a 6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes northern Italy. Date: May 20, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
A car bomb explodes near a military complex in the Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor, killing nine people. Date: May 19, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 19 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)