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  • U.S.
    Mar, 2012
    DC Comics

    DC unveiled a new logo consisting of the letter "D" flipping back to reveal the letter "C" and "DC ENTERTAINMENT"

    U.S.
    Mar, 2012

    In March 2012, DC unveiled a new logo consisting of the letter "D" flipping back to reveal the letter "C" and "DC ENTERTAINMENT". The Dark Knight Rises was the first film to use the new logo, while the TV series Arrow was the first series to feature the new logo.




  • Belize
    Friday Mar 2, 2012
    Prince Harry

    Harry's visit to Belize

    Belize
    Friday Mar 2, 2012

    In March 2012, Harry led an official visit to Belize as part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.




  • Moscow, Russia
    Sunday Mar 4, 2012
    Vladimir Putin

    Third presidential term

    Moscow, Russia
    Sunday Mar 4, 2012

    On 4 March 2012, Putin won the 2012 Russian presidential elections in the first round, with 63.6% of the vote, despite widespread accusations of vote-rigging.




  • Toronto, Canada
    Sunday Mar 4, 2012
    Uber

    Uber launches in Canada

    Toronto, Canada
    Sunday Mar 4, 2012

    Uber launches in Canada starting with Toronto.




  • Barcelona, Spain
    Wednesday Mar 7, 2012
    Lionel Messi

    Five goals against Bayer Leverkusen

    Barcelona, Spain
    Wednesday Mar 7, 2012

    On 7 March, Messi scored five goals in a Champions League last 16-round match against Bayer Leverkusen, an unprecedented achievement in the history of the competition.




  • Bangladesh
    Mar, 2012
    Virat Kohli

    2012 Asia Cup in Bangladesh

    Bangladesh
    Mar, 2012

    Kohli was appointed the vice-captain for the 2012 Asia Cup in Bangladesh on the back of his fine performance in Australia, Kohli was in fine form during the tournament, finishing as the leading run-scorer with 357 runs at an average of 119, His knock was the highest individual score in Asia Cup history, the joint-second highest score in an ODI run-chase and the highest individual score against Pakistan in ODIs surpassing previous record of 156 by Brian Lara. Kohli was awarded the man of the match in both matches that India won, but India could not progress to the final of the tournament.




  • Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
    Monday Mar 12, 2012
    Dwayne Johnson

    Rock Concert

    Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
    Monday Mar 12, 2012

    On the March 12, 2012 episode of Raw, The Rock hosted his first "Rock Concert" segment since 2004, mocking Cena in his songs.


  • Aldershot, Hampshire, England, U.K.
    Saturday Mar 17, 2012
    Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

    First solo military Engagement

    Aldershot, Hampshire, England, U.K.
    Saturday Mar 17, 2012

    On St. Patrick's Day, 17 March 2012, the Duchess carried out the traditional awarding of shamrocks to the Irish Guards, one of the Foot Guards regiments of the British Army, at their base in Aldershot, which was her first solo military engagement.


  • Ipswich, England, U.K.
    Monday Mar 19, 2012
    Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

    First Speaking Engagement

    Ipswich, England, U.K.
    Monday Mar 19, 2012

    On 19 March 2012, the Duchess gave her first speaking engagement for the opening of the Treehouse, a new children's hospice opened by East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH), a charity of which she is a patron.


  • Seattle, Washington, U.S.
    Monday Mar 19, 2012
    Amazon

    Amazon acquires Kiva Systems

    Seattle, Washington, U.S.
    Monday Mar 19, 2012

    Amazon acquires Kiva Systems for $775 million, a robotics company that creates robots that can move items around warehouses.


  • Barcelona, Spain
    Tuesday Mar 20, 2012
    Lionel Messi

    Messi became the top goalscorer in Barcelona's history

    Barcelona, Spain
    Tuesday Mar 20, 2012

    On 20 March, Messi became the top goalscorer in Barcelona's history at 24 years old, overtaking the 57-year record of César Rodríguez's 232 goals with a hat-trick against Granada.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Friday Mar 23, 2012
    World Bank

    Jim Yong Kim as the next president of the Bank

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Friday Mar 23, 2012

    On 23 March 2012, U.S. President Barack Obama announced that the United States would nominate Jim Yong Kim as the next president of the Bank.


  • North Korea
    Tuesday Mar 27, 2012
    Kim Jong-un

    Fourth Conference of the Workers' Party

    North Korea
    Tuesday Mar 27, 2012

    On 27 March 2012, Kim was elected to the Fourth Conference of the Workers' Party of Korea.


  • New York City, New York, U.S.
    Mar, 2012
    Carlos Slim

    Ora TV

    New York City, New York, U.S.
    Mar, 2012

    In March 2012 Slim, along with American television host Larry King, established Ora TV, an on-demand digital television network that produces and distributes television shows.


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