| 2010-04-10
Polish Air Force Tu-154M crashes near Smolensk, Russia, killing all 96 people on board including President Lech Kaczyński.
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| 2010-07-02
South Kivu tank truck explosion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo kills at least 230 people.
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| 2010-01-06
The Ady Gil, a ship owned by Sea Shepherd, is sunk during a skirmish with the Japanese Whaling Fleet's Shōnan Maru.
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| 2010-01-04
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.
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| 2010-01-17
2010 Penang dragon boat accident occurs in Penang, Malaysia
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| 2010-05-01
a failed car bomb attempt occurs in Times Square in New York City.
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| 2010-04-20
Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion kills 11 and causes rig to sink, initiating a massive oil discharge in the Gulf of Mexico.
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| 2010-02-23
Unknown criminals pour more than 2.5 million liters of diesel oil and other hydrocarbons into the river Lambro, in Northern Italy, causing an environmental disaster.
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| 2010-05-12
An Afriqiyah Airways Flight crashes and kills everyone but one person on board.
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| 2010-04-12
A train derailed near Merano, Italy, after running into a landslide, causing nine deaths and injuring 28 people.
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| 2010-05-08
The last piece of Yankee Stadium falls in the Bronx, New York, marking the end of the two year demolition process.
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| 2010-02-24
Sachin Tendulkar scored the first double century in One Day International cricket.
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| 2010-02-19
A student at Amador Valley High School commits suicide by jumping in front of a Union Pacific Railroad freight train traumatizing thousands.
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| 2010-02-27
Central Chile is hit with an 8.8 magnitude earthquake.
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| 2010-02-20
In Madeira Island, Portugal, heavy rain causes floods and mudslides, leaving at least 32 deaths in the worst disaster on the history of the archipelago.
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| 2010-04-11
Bon Jovi performs at Dallas for the Circle Tour
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| 2010-05-15
Jessica Watson becomes the youngest person to sail, non-stop and unassisted around the world solo.
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| 2010-01-28
Five murderers of President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman of Bangladesh: Lieutenant Colonel Syed Faruq Rahman, Lieutenant Colonel Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan, Major AKM Mohiuddin Ahmed, Major Bazlul Huda and Lieutenant Colonel Mohiuddin Ahmed were hanged.
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| 2010-01-22
Conan O'Brien's last Tonight Show episode after a big controversy over the Tonight Show timeslot.
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| 2010-05-08
Barrow AFC won the English FA Trophy at Wembley, this makes them the only team in the world to win it at both the Old & New Wembley stadiums.
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| 2010-01-25
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 crashes into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after take-off from Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport, killing all 90 people on-board.
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| 2010-01-04
The Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building is officially opened.
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| 2010-04-15
Volcanic ash from the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland leads to the closure of airspace over most of Europe.
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| 2010-03-29
Two female suicide bombers hit the Moscow Metro system at the peak of the morning rush hour, killing 40.
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| 2010-01-01
A suicide car bomber detonated at a volleyball tournament in Lakki Marwat, Pakistan, killing 105 and injuring 100 more.
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| 2010-01-12
The 2010 Haiti earthquake occurs killing at least 230,000 and destroying the majority of the capital Port-au-Prince.
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| 2010-04-14
Volcano Eyjafjallajökull erupts in Iceland resulting in massive disruption to air traffic in most of Europe
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| 2010-05-06
The second largest intraday point swing in Dow Jones Industrial Average history occurs.
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| 2010-06-24
John Isner of the United States defeats Nicolas Mahut of France at Wimbledon, in the longest match in tennis history.
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