31 events found for 2010
An explosion on Deepwater Horizon, an offshore rig in the Gulf of Mexico, resulted in the largest marine oil spill in hi
Ukraine and Russia signed the Kharkiv Pact, extending the Russian lease on naval facilities in Crimea
Arizona governor Jan Brewer signed into law the controversial anti–illegal immigration bill SB 1070, much of which was l
Faisal Shahzad attempted to detonate a car bomb in Times Square, New York City, but it failed to explode
A draft sequence of the Neanderthal genome was published, demonstrating that today's humans have Neanderthal ancestors
David Cameron took office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom as the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats formed the
Gordon Brown resigned as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party after failing to strike a c
On arrival at Tripoli International Airport, Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771 crashed into the ground at a speed of 262 kn (
British politician Stephen Timms survived a murder attempt by an Islamic extremist during a constituency surgery
Three days before her seventeenth birthday, Jessica Watson arrived in Sydney after sailing non-stop and unassisted aroun
In Bangkok, the Thai military (pictured) concluded a week-long crackdown on widespread protests by forcing the surrender
Upon landing in Mangalore, Air India Express Flight 812 overshot the runway and fell down a hillside, killing 158 of the
A train derailment and collision in the West Midnapore district of West Bengal, India, caused the deaths of at least 148
A gunman carried out a shooting spree in Cumbria, England, killing 12 people and injuring 11 others before committing su
A child suicide bomber attacked a wedding in Nadahan, Afghanistan, killing at least 40 people and injuring at least 70 o
Sixteen-year-old Abby Sunderland was rescued after her boat was dismasted in the Indian Ocean while trying to become the
The royal wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling took place in Stockholm Cathedral
John Isner defeated Nicolas Mahut at the Wimbledon Championships, concluding the longest match in tennis history, which
Julia Gillard (pictured) was sworn in as the first female prime minister of Australia after incumbent Kevin Rudd decline
Julia Gillard was sworn in as the first female prime minister of Australia after incumbent Kevin Rudd declined to…