On January 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastates Haiti, killing more than 230,000 and destroying the nation’s infrastructure. On January 27, 2010, Apple Computer unveils the iPad tablet computer.Time Magazine announces Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is its 2010 Person of the Year.
Contents
What big events happened in 2010?
Popular Culture 2010
- Russia Suicide bombers.
- Haiti magnitude 7 earthquake.
- Chile Earthquake measuring 8.8 magnitude.
- United Arab Emirates Burj Khalifa.
- United States Affordable Care Act passes in Congress.
- United States BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Disaster.
- Afghanistan US increases the number of troops.
- Floods in Pakistan.
What bad things happened in 2010?
Very bad things in 2010
- 3 Mel Gibson.
- 4 Bullying.
- 5 Chile disasters.
- 6 Lost.
- 7 TSA.
- 8 Icelandic volcano.
- 9 Toyota recall.
- 10 Haiti.
What happened on May 2010?
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.
What happened April 2010?
This Day in History: April 20
On this day in 2010, an explosion occurred on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig—located in the Gulf of Mexico, some 41 miles (66 km) off the coast of Louisiana—leading to the largest oil spill in history.
What events happened after 2010?
Prince William and Prince Harry’s royal weddings, al-Qaeda and ISIS terror leaders killed, missing Malaysian planes, legalisation of same-sex marriage, reality star Donald Trump becoming president and tech diversity are just some of the momentous happenings we’ve lived through since 2010.
What happened July 2010?
Spain Beats Netherlands 1-0 to Win World Cup (July 11): After four weeks and 64 games, the 32 countries who entered the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa were whittled down to just two; the final game, between Spain and the Netherlands, went into overtime after a scoreless game.
What was going on in June 2010?
Two Americans Arrested on Terrorism Charges (June 6): Two Americans on their way to Somalia with intentions to join Islamic extremist group Al Shabab, which aims to kill American troops, are arrested at the Kennedy International Airport in New York.
What happened in the year 2009?
23 28 Mar 2009: The first case of H1N1 swine flu in the U.S. was found in California. 24 6 Apr 2009: A 6.3 magnitude earthquake killed hundreds in Italy. 25 7 Apr 2009: The former Peruvian President was sentenced to 25 years of imprisonment.32 11 Jun 2009: H1N1 flu was declared a global pandemic.
What happened in 2008 in the world?
In 2008, the face of the global economy changed forever. Investment banks, the secondary credit market, and an unregulated financial market disappeared.1 The central banks around the world propped up the financial system. In September of that year, America came very close to total economic collapse.
What happened in the year 2018?
The Murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
On October 2 Saudi dissident and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. He didn’t come out alive. In the weeks that followed, Saudi officials told various stories about what happened.
What happened April 20th 2010?
On April 20, 2010, the oil drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, operating in the Macondo Prospect in the Gulf of Mexico, exploded and sank resulting in the death of 11 workers on the Deepwater Horizon and the largest spill of oil in the history of marine oil drilling operations.
What happened April 13th 2010?
Nuclear Security Summit: President of the United States Barack Obama opening the biggest international meeting hosted by the US since 1945, greets leaders from nearly 50 countries. (BBC News)
What happened on April 24th 2010?
Child sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church: In Chile, Catholic Church leaders and President Sebastián Piñera meet for more than an hour to discuss the child sexual abuse scandal and agree to send a letter to all the country’s parishes.
What was popular in 2010 decade?
The 10 Things That Defined the 2010s
- Streaming culture.
- Going green.
- Going viral.
- The rise of smartphones.
- Instagram.
- Superhero movies.
- Hip-hop and R&B’s musical reign.
- Political Twitter.
What major events happened in 2010 Australia?
December
- 15 December – A boat carrying up to 80 asylum seekers crashes into a cliff face on Christmas Island, killing at least 30.
- 16–20 December – The Gascoyne River in Western Australia was affected by major flooding, inundating houses in Carnarvon.
What was happening in August 2010?
Here are the key events in Science and Disasters news for the month of August 2010. U.S. Scientists Estimate BP Oil Spill Leaked 5 Million Barrels (Aug.It surpassed the 1979 disaster from the Mexican oil rig, Ixtoc I, which leaked 3.3 million barrels of oil.
What bad events happened in 2012?
The 8 most disruptive events of 2012
- Tight oil supply: the beginning of the end.
- Hurricane Sandy.
- Big Oil and Kurdistan autonomy.
- US presidential election goads on the global shale juggernaut.
- East Africa’s new day dawns.
- China’s territorial ambitions make waves.
- Syria inflames geopolitical risk.
- North Korea fires a missile.
What events happened in 2020?
2020 events: Yep, these things all happened in the year from hell
- Australian bushfires.
- Prince Harry and Meghan Markle quit royal family.
- COVID-19 pandemic.
- Kobe Bryant’s death.
- Impeachment of President Donald Trump.
- “Parasite” sweeps the Oscars.
- Harvey Weinstein verdict.
- Stock market crash 2020.
What big events happened in 2013?
United States government re-opens
- Lance Armstrong.
- President Obama is inaugurated.
- Russia meteor explodes near Chelyabinsk.
- North Korea continues missile and nuclear tests.
- EF-5 tornado hits Moore, Oklahoma.
- Turkey anti-government protests.
- Sarin gas attacks against citizens of Syria.
- garment factory in Bangladesh collapses.
What happened in 2012 in the world?
The election took place on November 6th, 2012. President Obama won re-election with 51.06 percent of the vote against Romney who came away with 47.20 percent.Women were more likely to vote for Obama than men. Voters of color were overwhelmingly more likely to vote for Obama, as white voters leaned Romney.