January 20, 2012, was a Friday. It was 12 years, 10 months, and 1 day ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aquarius.
These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on January 20, 2012:
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The top movie on this day was "Underworld Awakening".
This date was 4,689 days ago. Approximately 156 months have passed. It was the 20th day of 2012, in week 03. The decade was the 2010s. People born on this day are currently 12 years old and belong to the Gen Alpha generation. 2012 had 366 days because it was a leap year. 52 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
It is Friday, January 20, 2012. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Aquarius. People have "that Friday feeling" and are excited for the weekend.
The holiday season of 2011 seems like a distant memory. New year's resolutions are already being abandoned, and many are eagerly awaiting their first paycheck after Christmas In America, the song "We Found Love" by Rihanna ft Calvin Harris is at the top of the singles charts, while "Domino" by Jessie J is the number-one song in the UK. Barack Obama is the President of the United States, and the movie Underworld Awakening is at the top of the box office.
David Cameron is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Video rental stores such as Blockbuster are continuing to close their doors at the moment. Sadly, it seems as though they will be unable to compete with online streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu. People are using pre-made comics called "Rage Comics" to share funny and relatable experiences.
Meanwhile, in the Middle East, protests in Syria have snowballed, and a civil war has started. Armed militias are now beginning to spring up across the country. The slang phrase YOLO (You only live once) is starting to become more common. It's 2012, so the music charts are being dominated by artists such as Carly Rae Jepsen, Gotye, Flo Rida, LMFAO and Ellie Goulding.
A cringe-worthy Youtube video called "My Video for Briona" is going viral at the moment. The videos consists of a teenager expressing his love for his girlfriend by giving a soppy 2-minute-long monologue. 33 people have been left dead after a cruise ship called the Costa Concordia crashes on the coast of Italy. The captain of the ship, Francesco Schettino, has been arrested. The file storage website MegaUpload.com has just been shut down by the FBI for alleged copyright infringement.
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) has recently been killed following coordinated protests by Wikipedia, Google, and thousands of other websites. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Whitney Houston, Trayvon Martin, Edd Gould, and MCA would all still be alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "The Royle Family", "MythBusters", "Mad Men", and "Hawaii Five-0".
Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Grand Theft Auto IV", "Homefront", "Crysis 2", and "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "LazyTown", "Wonder Pets!", "Glee", and "Pretty Little Liars". Popular toys at the moment include the PlayStation 3, Harumika (dolls), Rocky the Robot Truck, and Jake and the Never Land Pirates figures.
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People in January 2012 were watching the following TV series:
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If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 2012.
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Barack Obama was the President of the United States on January 20, 2012.
David Cameron was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Enda Kenny was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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