According to global media two major, potentially world-changing events took place in the week 6 -13 November 2012......l

Question

According to global media two major, potentially world-changing events took place in the week 6 -13 November 2012. Which were they?

Answer 1

US Presidential election (4-yearly), and the congress to change China's leadership (10-yearly)
2012 marked the last year in office of China's Premier Wen Jiabao, the first year in office of Xi Jinping as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, and the re-election of America's first African-American president, Barack Obama. The Antarctic reserve initiative failed to reach agreement.