2012
Higgs boson confirmed
Physicists at CERN announced that the Large Hadron Collider, the most complex machine ever built, had detected a new particle behaving exactly like…
Curiosity lands on Mars
A car-sized rover descended to the Martian surface in seven minutes of terror, lowered the final stretch by a hovering sky crane in a maneuver that had never…
Malala shot in Swat
A Taliban gunman boarded a school bus in Pakistan's Swat Valley, asked for Malala Yousafzai by name, and shot the fifteen-year-old in the head for the crime…
Sandy Hook massacre
A twenty-year-old man with a semiautomatic assault rifle walked into a quiet elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, and killed twenty first-graders…
London Olympics open
Danny Boyle's exuberant opening ceremony staged the Industrial Revolution…
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 2012?
Saeculum lists 5 events from 2012. The most significant is Higgs boson confirmed.
What era was 2012 part of?
2012 falls within the Contemporary (2001-2026). Networks, climate, and the new uncertainty.
Which regions saw notable events in 2012?
The events from 2012 span Europe, North America and South Asia.