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e. 2010 (MMX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2010th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 10th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 1st year of the 2010s decade. The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake ...
From top left, clockwise: Anti-government protests called the Arab Spring arose in 2010–2011, and as a result, many governments were overthrown, including when Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi was killed; Crimea is annexed by Russia in 2014; ISIS/ISIL perpetrates terrorist attacks and captures territory in Syria and Iraq; climate change awareness and the Paris Agreement; the Event Horizon ...
The single "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" was released and debuted on 12 February 2010 during an opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics. February 12 – 28 – The United States compete at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver , British Columbia , and win 9 gold, 15 silver, and 13 bronze medals.
Presidency of Barack Obama. 2010 – The Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico explodes, spilling millions of gallons of oil into the sea. The spill becomes the worst oil spill in American history. 2010 – In the 2010 Midterm elections, the Republicans retake the House of Representatives as the Democrats lose 63 seats.
Portal:Current events/June 2010. June 2010 was the sixth month of that common year. The month, which began on a Tuesday, ended on a Wednesday after 30 days.
Spain's Joan Capdevila holding the FIFA World Cup Trophy after defeating the Netherlands in the final. The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010. The bidding process for hosting the tournament finals was open only to ...
May 2010 Sumatra earthquake: 0 0 14 [99] Algeria, M'Sila, 38 km W of Sidi Aïssa: 5.3 2.0 VI This is the first and largest of three events of the 2010 Beni-Ilmane earthquakes that occurred from May 13 to May 23. 2 43 19 [100] Pacific-Antarctic Ridge: 6.0 10.0 - Doublet; the two earthquakes occurred twenty-one minutes apart. - - 19 [101] Pacific ...
June 5–21 – The 2010 IRB Junior World Championship was held at three sites in Argentina and won by New Zealand. August 20, – September 5, – 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup was held at two sites in London, England and won by New Zealand. October 23, – December 18, – The 2010 end-of-year series takes place.