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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.
The Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 ( H.R. 2965, S. 4023) is a landmark United States federal statute enacted in December 2010 that established a process for ending the "don't ask, don't tell" (DADT) policy ( 10 U.S.C. § 654 ), thus allowing gay, lesbian, and bisexual people to serve openly in the United States Armed Forces.
1994 — Former Arkansas state employee Paula Jones accuses President Clinton of sexual harassment. 1994 — The United States hosts the FIFA World Cup, which is won by Brazil. 1995 — Oklahoma City bombing kills 168 and wounds 800. The bombing is the worst domestic terrorist incident in U.S. history, and the investigation results in the ...
May. May 1 – 2010 Times Square car bombing attempt: Car bomb fails to go off in Times Square, New York City. May 6 – The "flash crash" occurs at the New York Stock Exchange, temporarily depleting 1,000 points off of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It is the largest intra-day fall ever.
The webcast -- plans for which were first reported by DailyFinance -- goes live on nytimes.com every day between 1 and 2 p.m. to take advantage of the early-afternoon spike in video consumption ...
August. August 21 – The Australian Labor Party led by Prime Minister Julia Gillard defeats the Australian Liberal Party led by Opposition leader Tony Abbott in the 2010 Australian federal election. Prior to the close defeat it was the first hung parliament since the 1940 election. [7] [8] [9]
Business and economy China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) launch a Free Trade Area. (New York Times) (Xinhua) Disasters and accidents At least 19 people are dead and five are injured as mudslide hits an island resort near Angra dos Reis, Ilha Grande. Large numbers also killed elsewhere in Brazil. (BBC) (The Washington Post) Health A study suggests that teenagers who go ...
2010–11 North American winter. The winter of 2010–11 was a weather event that brought heavy snowfalls, record low temperatures, travel chaos and school disruption to the islands of Great Britain and Ireland. It included the United Kingdom's coldest December since Met Office records began, with a mean temperature of −1 °C (30 °F ...