Timeline: 2012 – Everything That Happened In The Year 2012
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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@markus4023
November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm
2012 was low key woke
@maxmetodiev641
November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm
The year I moved with my family to my current house
@Depth_of_Breadth
November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm
Seems like it was just a week ago. Seriously. Honestly! Literally even
@Crynki09
November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm
In 2012 I was enjoying my life in college. This was a great year for movies and music!
@alexgillis6154
November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm
I graduated high school in 2012!
@jlb831
November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm
My son was born in June of 2012 and had been waiting for this episode. Thanks for posting.
@DukesMusic84
November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm
For Millenials, the early 2010s was when we came of age and arguably some of our best years. These were the times that made us and I wouldn't trade it for anything.
@Juniornumberx
November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm
In retrospect… we can all agree, the world did come to an end. It hasn't been the same ever since.
@DeptOfBadDecisions
November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm
The universe declined the cancellation request.
@pattyl3090
November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm
Best narrator!
@victorchaos6608
November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm
But I really want to reenact scenes from Platoon with Charlie Sheen.
@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.
@michaeld.j.weinkauf3884
November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm
In 2012 I couldn't get a job anywhere so I went to college
@itachi_han
November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm
Sword art online cameo 0:53
@lucrativesoundsent.1274
November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm
The best part of 2012 was on December 12th when I finally left my ex-wife in San Diego to move back home to the Bay Area with my family and friends waiting with open arms! Good riddance! ππ
@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.
@tammyab1
November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm
Everything after 2010 was cringe af
@saholer
November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm
6:19 RIP that poor man shattered tailbone
@chloel.8007
November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm
I graduated from HS!!
@theoldrook
November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm
Dude 2012 was ass
@woodsgump
November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm
Oppa Gangnam Style
@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.
@DaangerousDan553
November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm
Trayvon wasn't murdered, she was JUSTIFIABLY shot in self-defense.
@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.
@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. Itβs 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
@Kagami-v9t
November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm
R.i.p capital steez 23:06
@OBEScratching
November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm
Still the best narrator on YouTube ππͺπ₯³
@PoncieLèon
November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm
Yessssss timeline
@GinOgre92
November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm
2012, what a boring year. You could of gone further back into the 1900s but yet you chose 2012?
@norbertmoses6264
November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm
I was 5 to 6 years old in 2012 and I vividly remember Gangnam Style was everywhere. everyone was doing it, the song was inescapable, like 2012 was such a weird time.
@SalemMorningstar
November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm
2012!
@josue-xj9hy
November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm
Gotye And Kimbra
@SwaggyG_2102
November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm
2012, that's the year I turned 10!
I still remember getting a Wii U on Christmas!
@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 didnβt count.
@joermnyc
November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm
I met my wife in 2012β¦ 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.
@theturtle2121
November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm
17:49 RIPβ¦ Ford Crown Victoriaβsπ’πͺ¦β€
@mirthenary
November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm
Not familiar with Gravity Falls, but I am familiar with Gravity Kills.
@ivanhernandez9579
November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm
I was 13 years old and I was in middle school back in 2012
@theturtle2121
November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm
8:30 πππππβ€ oh Julia ππβ€ππππ
@Godlvr008
November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm
Too bad they stopped having NFL and MLB somewhere in mid 2000s
@WorldzMo5t3pic
November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm
To think…_NOTHING_ has changed since Sandy Hook. Not ONE thing.
@nateslegacy
November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm
The year chief keef took overπ―
@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.
@TrekbattlesRob2025
November 8, 2026 at 11:35 pm
Horrible year for me. I had lost my job of 16 years late 2011 then in Feb 2012 my mom passed at 69 π