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. Novembe