diff --git a/pkg/printers/internalversion/printers.go b/pkg/printers/internalversion/printers.go
index 499a0e7c020..1ef024267ca 100644
--- a/pkg/printers/internalversion/printers.go
+++ b/pkg/printers/internalversion/printers.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net"
-	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/duration"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/events"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/apps"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/autoscaling"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/batch"
@@ -236,15 +234,15 @@ func AddHandlers(h printers.PrintHandler) {
 
 	eventColumnDefinitions := []metav1beta1.TableColumnDefinition{
 		{Name: "Last Seen", Type: "string", Description: apiv1.Event{}.SwaggerDoc()["lastTimestamp"]},
-		{Name: "First Seen", Type: "string", Description: apiv1.Event{}.SwaggerDoc()["firstTimestamp"]},
-		{Name: "Count", Type: "string", Description: apiv1.Event{}.SwaggerDoc()["count"]},
-		{Name: "Name", Type: "string", Format: "name", Description: metav1.ObjectMeta{}.SwaggerDoc()["name"]},
-		{Name: "Kind", Type: "string", Description: apiv1.Event{}.InvolvedObject.SwaggerDoc()["kind"]},
-		{Name: "Subobject", Type: "string", Description: apiv1.Event{}.InvolvedObject.SwaggerDoc()["fieldPath"]},
 		{Name: "Type", Type: "string", Description: apiv1.Event{}.SwaggerDoc()["type"]},
 		{Name: "Reason", Type: "string", Description: apiv1.Event{}.SwaggerDoc()["reason"]},
-		{Name: "Source", Type: "string", Description: apiv1.Event{}.SwaggerDoc()["source"]},
+		{Name: "Kind", Type: "string", Description: apiv1.Event{}.InvolvedObject.SwaggerDoc()["kind"]},
+		{Name: "Source", Type: "string", Priority: 1, Description: apiv1.Event{}.SwaggerDoc()["source"]},
 		{Name: "Message", Type: "string", Description: apiv1.Event{}.SwaggerDoc()["message"]},
+		{Name: "Subobject", Type: "string", Priority: 1, Description: apiv1.Event{}.InvolvedObject.SwaggerDoc()["fieldPath"]},
+		{Name: "First Seen", Type: "string", Priority: 1, Description: apiv1.Event{}.SwaggerDoc()["firstTimestamp"]},
+		{Name: "Count", Type: "string", Priority: 1, Description: apiv1.Event{}.SwaggerDoc()["count"]},
+		{Name: "Name", Type: "string", Priority: 1, Format: "name", Description: metav1.ObjectMeta{}.SwaggerDoc()["name"]},
 	}
 	h.TableHandler(eventColumnDefinitions, printEvent)
 	h.TableHandler(eventColumnDefinitions, printEventList)
@@ -515,7 +513,7 @@ func translateTimestampSince(timestamp metav1.Time) string {
 		return "<unknown>"
 	}
 
-	return duration.ShortHumanDuration(time.Since(timestamp.Time))
+	return duration.HumanDuration(time.Since(timestamp.Time))
 }
 
 // translateTimestampUntil returns the elapsed time until timestamp in
@@ -525,7 +523,7 @@ func translateTimestampUntil(timestamp metav1.Time) string {
 		return "<unknown>"
 	}
 
-	return duration.ShortHumanDuration(time.Until(timestamp.Time))
+	return duration.HumanDuration(time.Until(timestamp.Time))
 }
 
 var (
@@ -1328,25 +1326,42 @@ func printEvent(obj *api.Event, options printers.PrintOptions) ([]metav1beta1.Ta
 		Object: runtime.RawExtension{Object: obj},
 	}
 	// While watching event, we should print absolute time.
-	var FirstTimestamp, LastTimestamp string
+	var firstTimestamp, lastTimestamp string
 	if options.AbsoluteTimestamps {
-		FirstTimestamp = obj.FirstTimestamp.String()
-		LastTimestamp = obj.LastTimestamp.String()
+		firstTimestamp = obj.FirstTimestamp.String()
+		lastTimestamp = obj.LastTimestamp.String()
 	} else {
-		FirstTimestamp = translateTimestampSince(obj.FirstTimestamp)
-		LastTimestamp = translateTimestampSince(obj.LastTimestamp)
+		firstTimestamp = translateTimestampSince(obj.FirstTimestamp)
+		lastTimestamp = translateTimestampSince(obj.LastTimestamp)
+	}
+	if options.Wide {
+		row.Cells = append(row.Cells,
+			lastTimestamp,
+			obj.Type,
+			obj.Reason,
+			obj.InvolvedObject.Kind,
+			formatEventSource(obj.Source),
+			strings.TrimSpace(obj.Message),
+			obj.InvolvedObject.FieldPath,
+			firstTimestamp,
+			int64(obj.Count),
+			obj.Name,
+		)
+	} else {
+		row.Cells = append(row.Cells,
+			lastTimestamp,
+			obj.Type,
+			obj.Reason,
+			obj.InvolvedObject.Kind,
+			strings.TrimSpace(obj.Message),
+		)
 	}
-	row.Cells = append(row.Cells, LastTimestamp, FirstTimestamp,
-		int64(obj.Count), obj.Name, obj.InvolvedObject.Kind,
-		obj.InvolvedObject.FieldPath, obj.Type, obj.Reason,
-		formatEventSource(obj.Source), obj.Message)
 
 	return []metav1beta1.TableRow{row}, nil
 }
 
 // Sorts and prints the EventList in a human-friendly format.
 func printEventList(list *api.EventList, options printers.PrintOptions) ([]metav1beta1.TableRow, error) {
-	sort.Sort(events.SortableEvents(list.Items))
 	rows := make([]metav1beta1.TableRow, 0, len(list.Items))
 	for i := range list.Items {
 		r, err := printEvent(&list.Items[i], options)
diff --git a/pkg/printers/internalversion/printers_test.go b/pkg/printers/internalversion/printers_test.go
index 73553d57878..8042ce0183c 100644
--- a/pkg/printers/internalversion/printers_test.go
+++ b/pkg/printers/internalversion/printers_test.go
@@ -1927,7 +1927,7 @@ func TestTranslateTimestampSince(t *testing.T) {
 		{"unknown", translateTimestampSince(metav1.Time{}), "<unknown>"},
 		{"30 seconds ago", translateTimestampSince(metav1.Time{Time: time.Now().Add(-3e10)}), "30s"},
 		{"5 minutes ago", translateTimestampSince(metav1.Time{Time: time.Now().Add(-3e11)}), "5m"},
-		{"an hour ago", translateTimestampSince(metav1.Time{Time: time.Now().Add(-6e12)}), "1h"},
+		{"an hour ago", translateTimestampSince(metav1.Time{Time: time.Now().Add(-6e12)}), "100m"},
 		{"2 days ago", translateTimestampSince(metav1.Time{Time: time.Now().UTC().AddDate(0, 0, -2)}), "2d"},
 		{"months ago", translateTimestampSince(metav1.Time{Time: time.Now().UTC().AddDate(0, 0, -90)}), "90d"},
 		{"10 years ago", translateTimestampSince(metav1.Time{Time: time.Now().UTC().AddDate(-10, 0, 0)}), "10y"},
@@ -1952,7 +1952,7 @@ func TestTranslateTimestampUntil(t *testing.T) {
 		{"unknown", translateTimestampUntil(metav1.Time{}), "<unknown>"},
 		{"in 30 seconds", translateTimestampUntil(metav1.Time{Time: time.Now().Add(3e10 + buf)}), "30s"},
 		{"in 5 minutes", translateTimestampUntil(metav1.Time{Time: time.Now().Add(3e11 + buf)}), "5m"},
-		{"in an hour", translateTimestampUntil(metav1.Time{Time: time.Now().Add(6e12 + buf)}), "1h"},
+		{"in an hour", translateTimestampUntil(metav1.Time{Time: time.Now().Add(6e12 + buf)}), "100m"},
 		{"in 2 days", translateTimestampUntil(metav1.Time{Time: time.Now().UTC().AddDate(0, 0, 2).Add(buf)}), "2d"},
 		{"in months", translateTimestampUntil(metav1.Time{Time: time.Now().UTC().AddDate(0, 0, 90).Add(buf)}), "90d"},
 		{"in 10 years", translateTimestampUntil(metav1.Time{Time: time.Now().UTC().AddDate(10, 0, 0).Add(buf)}), "10y"},
diff --git a/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/storage_test.go b/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/storage_test.go
index 1b919009a5c..c9581980b24 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/storage_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/storage_test.go
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ func TestConvertToTableList(t *testing.T) {
 			out: &metav1beta1.Table{
 				ColumnDefinitions: columns,
 				Rows: []metav1beta1.TableRow{
-					{Cells: []interface{}{"foo", "1/2", "Pending", int64(10), "1y", "10.1.2.3", "test-node", "nominated-node"}, Object: runtime.RawExtension{Object: pod1}},
+					{Cells: []interface{}{"foo", "1/2", "Pending", int64(10), "370d", "10.1.2.3", "test-node", "nominated-node"}, Object: runtime.RawExtension{Object: pod1}},
 				},
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/duration/duration.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/duration/duration.go
index 0b88ab6c1fe..961ec5ed8b2 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/duration/duration.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/duration/duration.go
@@ -57,17 +57,29 @@ func HumanDuration(d time.Duration) string {
 	}
 	minutes := int(d / time.Minute)
 	if minutes < 10 {
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%dm%ds", minutes, int(d/time.Second)%60)
+		s := int(d/time.Second) % 60
+		if s == 0 {
+			return fmt.Sprintf("%dm", minutes)
+		}
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%dm%ds", minutes, s)
 	} else if minutes < 60*3 {
 		return fmt.Sprintf("%dm", minutes)
 	}
 	hours := int(d / time.Hour)
 	if hours < 8 {
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%dh%dm", hours, int(d/time.Minute)%60)
+		m := int(d/time.Minute) % 60
+		if m == 0 {
+			return fmt.Sprintf("%dh", hours)
+		}
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%dh%dm", hours, m)
 	} else if hours < 48 {
 		return fmt.Sprintf("%dh", hours)
 	} else if hours < 24*8 {
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%dd%dh", hours/24, hours%24)
+		h := hours % 24
+		if h == 0 {
+			return fmt.Sprintf("%dd", hours/24)
+		}
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%dd%dh", hours/24, h)
 	} else if hours < 24*365*2 {
 		return fmt.Sprintf("%dd", hours/24)
 	} else if hours < 24*365*8 {