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Timeline: 2012 – Everything That Happened In The Year 2012

Weird History | November 8, 2026



Remember what it was like to live in the 2010s? Timeline is the Weird History channel’s prestige documentary series that examines history, decade by decade and year by year, covering the people, news, culture, sports, and entertainment that defined the past and shaped the world we live in today.

In this episode we look at 2012, the year Hurricane Sandy tore up the east coast of the US, the Avengers assembled, and Michael Phelps becomes the greatest medal winner in Olympic history.

So which events from 2010 interest you the most? Let us know in the comments!

(Much like real history, this video was produced entirely by human beings.)

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  1. @adrian_veidt

    November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm

    Never gave a damn about Beckham. Dec 8, 2012 is the time Manny Pacquiao got knocked smooth tf out by Juan Manuel Marquez in their 4th clash

    Sept 8, 2012. My favorite fighter of all time Andre SOG Ward who just won the Super Six Tournament defended his title against Lightheavy weight champ Chad Dawson. Dre systematically took all his weapons before knocking out. Dre had a more legit accolades at that specific time for the top p4p spot over floyd.

  2. @dddon51

    November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm

    What is with this out of context, low information description of the Zimmerman thing? Is this CNN?

    A police phone dispatcher is not in charge. Zimm was attacked and almost beaten to death.

  3. @tylerlacor8116

    November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm

    13:48 this is sad but I met one of the people who was in the theatre that night, she survived without permanent disfigurement or wounds, but she was shot by birdshot and was one of the first people attacked by him. Pretty horrible stuff.

  4. @randiekay4994

    November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm

    My mother was a teacher for 15 years. Her second year of teaching is when sandy hook happened and during the rest of her time as a teacher as a result texas was considering arming teachers. Well my mother was against that and instead opted to have a baseball bat in her classroom. Needless to say respect comes from Louisville.

    Also i graduated in 2012.

  5. @clonecommando-8290

    November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm

    Marriage is just a ritual for when you are bored in your relationship and want to envelope your relationship and s-x life with activities mimicking royal coronations of kings and queens. It’s an art and fashion but taken TOO seriously as if s-x is to be under a pact and contract instead of celebrating love and for some reason has to be religious

  6. @plasmaboy2265

    November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm

    The Morning of the 2012 Election I was in my Third Grade Class when we got Called to the Lobby. And waiting there for us were two Poll Workers and three Voting Machines. We were given the chance to vote for President along with other choices like Favorite Holiday,Color,Food. It was a fun new experience for us, even though our Votes didn’t count.

  7. @joermnyc

    November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm

    I met my wife in 2012… and then Sandy hit the city. We saw Skyfall and The Hobbit in theaters. We got married in February 2014 right after a blizzard.
    Sad fact for Canada: 1993 was the last time any Canadian NHL team won the Stanley Cup.

  8. @Bacon420

    November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm

    Aww crap I had no idea Whitney Houston was dead. 2012 was the year we moved to Colorado..and then there was the theater shooting, and we NEVER went to a theater again.

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