21 events found for 2010
The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explodes in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven workers and beginning an oil spill tha
The controversial Kharkiv Pact (Russian Ukrainian Naval Base for Gas Treaty) is signed in Kharkiv, Ukraine, by Ukrainian
Faisal Shahzad attempts to detonate a car bomb in Times Square, but the bomb fails to go off
Mass protests in Greece erupt in response to austerity measures imposed by the government as a result of the Greek gover
In just 36 minutes, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunges nearly 1,000 points in what is known as the 2010 Flash Cras
David Cameron takes office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom as the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats form the c
Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771 crashes on final approach to Tripoli International Airport in Tripoli, Libya, killing 103 o
Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on the STS-132 mission to deliver the first shuttle-launched Russian ISS component — Ras
Jessica Watson becomes the youngest person to sail, non-stop and unassisted around the world solo
Pamir Airways Flight 112 crashes in Afghanistan's Shakardara District, killing 44
The Royal Thai Armed Forces concludes its crackdown on protests by forcing the surrender of United Front for Democracy A
JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, launches the solar-sail spacecraft IKAROS aboard an H-IIA rocket
Air India Express Flight 812, a Boeing 737 crashes over a cliff upon landing at Mangalore, India, killing 158 of 166 peo
Inter Milan beat Bayern Munich 2–0 in the UEFA Champions League final in Madrid, Spain to become the first, and so far o
In West Bengal, India, the Jnaneswari Express train derailment and subsequent collision kills 148 passengers
Israeli Shayetet 13 commandos boarded the Gaza Freedom Flotilla while still in international waters trying to break the
Falcon 9 Flight 1 is the maiden flight of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Stati
At least 40 people are killed and more than 70 wounded in a suicide bombing at a wedding party in Arghandab, Kandahar
The first African FIFA World Cup kicks off in South Africa
A capsule of the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa, containing particles of the asteroid 25143 Itokawa, returns to Earth by l