Voyager 1 spacecraft enters interstellar space, becoming the first man-made object to do so. Date: August 25, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
Anders Behring Breivik, perpetrator of the 2011 Norway attacks, is sentenced to 21 years of preventive detention. Date: August 24, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
A hot-air balloon crashes near the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana, killing six people and injuring 28 others. Date: August 23, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 23 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
Ethnic clashes over grazing rights for cattle in Kenya's Tana River District result in more than 52 deaths. Date: August 22, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 22 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
A prison riot in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, kills at least 20 people. Date: August 20, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
South African police fatally shoot 34 miners and wound 78 more during an industrial dispute at Marikana near Rustenburg. Date: August 16, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 16 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
At least 306 people are killed and 3,000 others injured in a pair of earthquakes near Tabriz, Iran. Date: August 11, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Marikana massacre begins near Rustenburg, South Africa, resulting in the deaths of 47 people. Date: August 10, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 10 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
Shannon Eastin becomes the first woman to officiate an NFL game. Date: August 9, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 9 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
NASA's Curiosity rover lands on the surface of Mars. Date: August 6, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 6 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)