12 Biggest Stories in 2010

  • January 2010: Haiti gets hit by an earthquake, which killed 230,000 people.
  • February 2010: The 2010 Winter Olympics is held in Vancouver, Canada.
  • March 2010: The Kasubi Tombs in Uganda is damaged by fire, which becomes endangered.
  • April 2010: The Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland erupts and volcanic ash cancels all flights until May 23.
  • May 2010: The Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771 from Johannesburg to Tripoli crashes on its final destination, killing their 103 of 104 passengers. The only person, Ruben van Assouw survived.
  • June 2010: The FIFA World Cup 2010 is held in South Africa.
  • July 2010: Spain wins the World Cup repeating their win from the Euro 2008 tournament.
  • August 2010: The last surviving person of Argentina's squad at the FIFA World Cup 1930, Francisco Varallo dies at 100 of natural causes.
  • September 2010: As the World Turns, airs its final episode. At the time, it was the longest-running soap opera.
  • October 2010: The Netherlands Antilles is dissolved.
  • November 2010: Burmese president Aung San Suu Kyi is finally freed from her 20-year house arrest.
  • December 2010: Coronation Street becomes the longest-running soap opera.

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