Top events of 2012 - A review
The Queen's Diamond jubilee
The 60th anniversary of the Queen's accession to the thrones of seven countries upon the death of her father, King George VI were celebrated on 6th february 2012 .Celebrations were held in these countries(United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand ) to mark the occasion
originally posted on http://geeknfreak.in/2012/12/25/Top-events-of-2012-A-review.php
The Academy awards
The 84th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2011 of the United States and took place February 26, 2012, at the Hollywood and Highland Center Theatre
The Artist won five awards, including Best Actor for Jean Dujardin, Best Director for Michel Hazanavicius, and Best Picture, the first silent feature to win an Academy Award for Best Picture since 1927's Wings, the inaugural winner in 1929.
originally posted on http://geeknfreak.in/2012/12/25/Top-events-of-2012-A-review.php
UEFA euro 2012
UEFA European Football Championship was hosted for the first time by Poland and Ukraine between june 8th and july 1st.
Spain made history by becoming the first team to retain the UEFA European Championship
originally posted on http://geeknfreak.in/2012/12/25/Top-events-of-2012-A-review.php
London Olympics
There's no bigger event in the world than the Olympics with USA claiming the most of the medal with 104 in total with Phelps winning four golds and two silver medals, making him the most successful athlete of the Games for the third Olympics in a row
originally posted on http://geeknfreak.in/2012/12/25/Top-events-of-2012-A-review.php
Mars Exploration
The 'Curiosity rover' is a car-sized robotic rover exploring Gale Crater on Mars as part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission (MSL)
The rover's mission include:
Investigation of the Martian climate and geology;
Assessment of whether the selected field site inside Gale Crater ever has offered environmental conditions favorable for microbial life, including investigation of the role of water;
Planetary habitability studies in preparation for future human exploration
originally posted on http://geeknfreak.in/2012/12/25/Top-events-of-2012-A-review.php
Windows-8 released
Windows 8 features improved user experiences on desktops,laptops,tablets and home theater PCs. The features include much faster startup, an App Store, integrated web applications, improved digital media support, faster resumes from low-power states, and support for both USB 3.0 and Bluetooth 3.0
originally posted on http://geeknfreak.in/2012/12/25/Top-events-of-2012-A-review.php
Abraj Al-Bait towers in Mecca
Abraj Al-Bait tower, this becomes the second tallest building in the world, behind the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.* It is made up of seven different towers, with the Hotel Tower, the tallest, soaring to a height of 601m (1,972 ft)
originally posted on http://geeknfreak.in/2012/12/25/Top-events-of-2012-A-review.php
US elections
A very good victory for Barack Obama getting re-elected as the US President after a hard pounding campaign and a nail biting contest
originally posted on http://geeknfreak.in/2012/12/25/Top-events-of-2012-A-review.php
Quadcore smartphones
The first quad-core smartphones and tablets are released in 2012 With some are HTC one X+ , LG Nexus 4 , LG Optimus G, HTC Droid DNA , Samsung Galaxy Note 2
originally posted on http://geeknfreak.in/2012/12/25/Top-events-of-2012-A-review.php
End of the world
The Mayans were an ancient people that lived thousands of years ago, in what is now Central America. They are noted for having the only fully-developed written language of the pre-Columbian Americas – as well as its art, architecture, mathematical and astronomical systems.A b'ak'tun was the longest unit of measurement in this system and was equivalent to 144,000 days, or 394 years. When correlated with the modern Western calendar it can be shown that the 13th b'ak'tun ends on 21st December, 2012.
Many rumors claimed that world will end on december 21 with 1 in 10 people believed the rumors.
And ofcourse the World din't end with NASA claiming 'Our planet has been getting along just fine for more than 4 billion years, and credible scientists worldwide know of no threat associated with 2012'
courtesy: http://geeknfreak.in
