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Business and economy Rio Tinto Alcan locks out hundreds of workers from a smelter in the Canadian town of Alma, Quebec. (CBC) Disasters A 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes south of Japan ; no damage is caused. (Wall Street Journal) (Reuters) (Newsday) A boat capsizes near Lamu Island off the Kenyan coast with at least seven people dead. (Reuters) International relations The Iranian Navy test ...
Pages in category "January 2012 events in the United States" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
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Disasters A fuel freighter, the Doola No. 3, explodes near the South Korean port city of Incheon, killing at least three crew members. (CNN) (Los Angeles Times) (MSNBC) Three trapped survivors are rescued from the capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia, over 24 hours after it ran aground off the coast of Italy. Two corpses are also found, bringing the known death toll of the incident to five ...
Politics and elections Protests against Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act: Several major websites, including Reddit and the English Wikipedia, undergo blackouts in protest against controversial internet legislation proposed by the United States Congress. The two pieces of legislation in question are designed to combat online piracy, but are feared to inadvertently threaten online ...
January 19 — National Popcorn Day. January 20 — National Cheese Lover Day, Penguin Awareness Day. January 21 — National Hugging Day, Squirrel Appreciation Day. January 23 — National Pie ...
2012 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2012th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 12th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 3rd year of the 2010s decade.