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2010 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 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.
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. [1]
October 2010 events in the United States (2 C, 13 P) November 2010 events in the United States (6 C, 43 P) December 2010 events in the United States (2 C, 12 P) C.
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 ...
Business and economy Philippine Airlines tells 25 airline pilots to return to work after quitting without notice forcing the airline to cancel flights. (Bloomberg via Business Week) Manufacturing output in China grows at its slowest rate in 17 months in July, with the Purchasing Managers Index falling 0.9% to 51.2%. (BBC) (Xinhua) The United Arab Emirates will suspend some BlackBerry mobile ...
Business and economy India and China help boost Asian shares outside Japan by 1.7%. (Livemint) Ambac Financial Group announces that it may have to declare bankruptcy, though it is still in talks with its senior bondholders about a consensual rescheduling of its debts. Before the 2008 financial crisis, Ambac was one of the two dominant bond insurance companies. (Reuters) An examiner appointed ...
Disasters and accidents Seven are killed and three injured in the rough landing of a Mi-8 helicopter in the Omsk region of Siberia, Russia. (ITAR-TASS) (KazInform) International relations Korean peninsula: North Korea warns that it will launch further attacks on South Korea if it continues "reckless military provocation". (CNN) South Korea increases its military strength on the islands near ...