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Jan 15th – US Airways Flight 1549 makes an emergency landing into the Hudson River shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport in New York City. All passengers and crew members survive
Jan 20th – Barack Obama, inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States of America, becomes the United States’ first African-American president
January 22 – President Obama signs executive orders to close the Guantanamo Bay detention camp within one year and to prohibit torture in terrorism interrogations
January 29 – Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich becomes the first state governor to be impeached and removed from office in a quarter century
Feb 1st – Super Bowl XLIII: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Arizona Cardinals, 27-23 at the Raymond James Stadium MVP: Santonio Holmes, Pittsburgh, WR
February 12 To honor the 200th anniversary of the birth of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, the U.S. Mint launches a series of pennies that commemorate four stages in Lincoln’s life
February 18 – President Obama orders the deployment of 17,000 additional US troops to Afghanistan.16
March 10 – Geneva County massacre: Michael McLendon goes on a killing rampage in Geneva County, Alabama, in which he kills his mother and 6 other family members. He then later kills 3 random civilians before committing suicide inside a factory where he used to work.
April 3 – A mass shooting occurs in an immigration center in Binghamton, New York. Gunman Jiverly Anteras Wong, a naturalized citizen from Vietnam, shots and kills 13 people, and injuring 4 others, before committing suicide – it is one of the biggest mass shootings in U.S. history perpetrated by a single person
May 11th – An American soldier in Iraq opened fire on a counseling center at Camp Liberty in Bagdhad, leaving 5 other US soldiers dead and 3 soldiers wounded
May 17th, Minecraft released on PC
June 12 – Analog television broadcasts end in the United States, as the Federal Communications Commission requires all full power stations to send their signals digitally.
June 25 Michael Jackson dies.
Jul 4th – The Statue of Liberty’s crown reopens to the public after 8 years, due to security reasons following the World Trade Center attacks
October 9 – President Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize, which surprises many, including Obama himself
October 15 – In the balloon boy hoax, parents claim their young child has been swept away in a large balloon resembling a spacecraft, triggering an extensive rescue effort by authorities. They later admit to the hoax and are fined and given short sentences in jail.
Oct 18th – QB Tom Brady throws five second quarter touchdowns against the Tennessee Titans, an NFL record for touchdown passes in one quarter
November 4 – The New York Yankees defeat the Philadelphia Phillies to win their 27th world championship.
November 5 – Ft. Hood military base becomes the scene the worst mass shooting at a U.S. military base when Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan opens fire, killing 13 and wounding dozens
November 27 – Golfer Tiger Woods is involved in a car accident the day after Thanksgiving, triggering media coverage that the married father of two has had affairs with about one dozen women, and ultimately the loss of many of Woods’ corporate sponsors
Sept 9 Apple launched the iPod Touch 3G.
Dec 11th – Tiger Woods announced an indefinite leave from professional golf to focus on his marriage
Dec 18th – James Cameron’s “Avatar”, starring Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana, is released
Dec 25 – As Northwest Airlines Flight 253 approaches Detroit, Nigerian al-Qaeda member Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab (whom boarded in Amsterdam) attempts to detonate plastic explosives concealed in his underwear until he is subdued by passengers and crew. He is arrested, convicted, and then sentenced to life in prison by a federal court.[
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Jan 4th – The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention removed HIV infection from its list of communicable diseases of public health significance.
Jan 10th – The US economy is expected to get worse with more job cuts, it is reported today
Jan 11th – Simon Cowell leaves “American Idol”
January 13 – Google announces that they were the target of a cyber attack from China. The incident prompts the company to consider pulling out of China
Feb 7th – Super Bowl XLIV; New Orleans Saints defeated the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 to win their first super bowl.
February 12 – February 28 – The United States compete at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia and win 9 gold, 15 silver, and 13 bronze medals
February 23 – The United States Navy officially announces that it will end its ban of women in submarines
March 19 – NASA announces that 2010 will likely become the warmest year on record due to global warming based on an analysis of temperature record data from the Goddard Institute for Space Studies
March 23 – U.S. President Barack Obama signs the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law aiming to insure 95% of Americans, 21 states plan to sue
April 20 – An explosion occurs at the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, killing 11 workers, causing the rig to sink two days later and initiating a massive offshore oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico; this environmental disaster is now considered the largest in U.S. history
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.
Jun 17th – 64th NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics, 4 games to 3
Aug 4th – California’s Proposition 8, the ballot initiative prohibiting same-sex marriage passed by the state’s voters in 2008, was overturned by Judge Vaughn Walker in the case Perry v. Schwarzenegger
Aug 7th – Jerry Rice is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Oct 6th – Roy Halladay pitches the second no-hitter in MLB Postseason History during Game 1 of the NLDS versus the Cincinnati Reds
Dec 22nd – The repeal of the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy, the 17-year-old policy banning on homosexuals serving openly in the United States military, was signed into law by President Barack Obama.
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Jan 15th – US Airways Flight 1549 makes an emergency landing into the Hudson River shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport in New York City. All passengers and crew members survive
Jan 20th – Barack Obama, inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States of America, becomes the United States’ first African-American president
January 22 – President Obama signs executive orders to close the Guantanamo Bay detention camp within one year and to prohibit torture in terrorism interrogations
January 29 – Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich becomes the first state governor to be impeached and removed from office in a quarter century
Feb 1st – Super Bowl XLIII: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Arizona Cardinals, 27-23 at the Raymond James Stadium MVP: Santonio Holmes, Pittsburgh, WR
February 12 To honor the 200th anniversary of the birth of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, the U.S. Mint launches a series of pennies that commemorate four stages in Lincoln’s life
February 18 – President Obama orders the deployment of 17,000 additional US troops to Afghanistan.16
March 10 – Geneva County massacre: Michael McLendon goes on a killing rampage in Geneva County, Alabama, in which he kills his mother and 6 other family members. He then later kills 3 random civilians before committing suicide inside a factory where he used to work.
April 3 – A mass shooting occurs in an immigration center in Binghamton, New York. Gunman Jiverly Anteras Wong, a naturalized citizen from Vietnam, shots and kills 13 people, and injuring 4 others, before committing suicide – it is one of the biggest mass shootings in U.S. history perpetrated by a single person
May 11th – An American soldier in Iraq opened fire on a counseling center at Camp Liberty in Bagdhad, leaving 5 other US soldiers dead and 3 soldiers wounded
May 17th, Minecraft released on PC
June 12 – Analog television broadcasts end in the United States, as the Federal Communications Commission requires all full power stations to send their signals digitally.
June 25 Michael Jackson dies.
Jul 4th – The Statue of Liberty’s crown reopens to the public after 8 years, due to security reasons following the World Trade Center attacks
October 9 – President Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize, which surprises many, including Obama himself
October 15 – In the balloon boy hoax, parents claim their young child has been swept away in a large balloon resembling a spacecraft, triggering an extensive rescue effort by authorities. They later admit to the hoax and are fined and given short sentences in jail.
Oct 18th – QB Tom Brady throws five second quarter touchdowns against the Tennessee Titans, an NFL record for touchdown passes in one quarter
November 4 – The New York Yankees defeat the Philadelphia Phillies to win their 27th world championship.
November 5 – Ft. Hood military base becomes the scene the worst mass shooting at a U.S. military base when Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan opens fire, killing 13 and wounding dozens
November 27 – Golfer Tiger Woods is involved in a car accident the day after Thanksgiving, triggering media coverage that the married father of two has had affairs with about one dozen women, and ultimately the loss of many of Woods’ corporate sponsors
Sept 9 Apple launched the iPod Touch 3G.
Dec 11th – Tiger Woods announced an indefinite leave from professional golf to focus on his marriage
Dec 18th – James Cameron’s “Avatar”, starring Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana, is released
Dec 25 – As Northwest Airlines Flight 253 approaches Detroit, Nigerian al-Qaeda member Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab (whom boarded in Amsterdam) attempts to detonate plastic explosives concealed in his underwear until he is subdued by passengers and crew. He is arrested, convicted, and then sentenced to life in prison by a federal court.[
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Jan 4th – The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention removed HIV infection from its list of communicable diseases of public health significance.
Jan 10th – The US economy is expected to get worse with more job cuts, it is reported today
Jan 11th – Simon Cowell leaves “American Idol”
January 13 – Google announces that they were the target of a cyber attack from China. The incident prompts the company to consider pulling out of China
Feb 7th – Super Bowl XLIV; New Orleans Saints defeated the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 to win their first super bowl.
February 12 – February 28 – The United States compete at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia and win 9 gold, 15 silver, and 13 bronze medals
February 23 – The United States Navy officially announces that it will end its ban of women in submarines
March 19 – NASA announces that 2010 will likely become the warmest year on record due to global warming based on an analysis of temperature record data from the Goddard Institute for Space Studies
March 23 – U.S. President Barack Obama signs the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law aiming to insure 95% of Americans, 21 states plan to sue
April 20 – An explosion occurs at the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, killing 11 workers, causing the rig to sink two days later and initiating a massive offshore oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico; this environmental disaster is now considered the largest in U.S. history
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.
Jun 17th – 64th NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics, 4 games to 3
Aug 4th – California’s Proposition 8, the ballot initiative prohibiting same-sex marriage passed by the state’s voters in 2008, was overturned by Judge Vaughn Walker in the case Perry v. Schwarzenegger
Aug 7th – Jerry Rice is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Oct 6th – Roy Halladay pitches the second no-hitter in MLB Postseason History during Game 1 of the NLDS versus the Cincinnati Reds
Dec 22nd – The repeal of the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy, the 17-year-old policy banning on homosexuals serving openly in the United States military, was signed into law by President Barack Obama.
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