2010

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The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The swine flu pandemic which began the previous year dissipated in this year. In addition, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) gained four new members; Chile, Slovenia, Israel, and Estonia. 2010 also saw advancements in technology such as the release of the iPad, the public launch of Instagram, and the first successful trapping of antimatter.

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Pronunciation

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Events

January

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February

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March

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  • March 22 – Four-year-old Paulette Gebara Farah disappears from her family's home located in Huixquilucan, State of Mexico.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • March 26 – The ROKS Cheonan, a South Korean Navy ship carrying 104 personnel, sinks off the country's west coast, killing 46. In May, an independent investigation blames North Korea, which denies the allegations.<ref name="dailynk1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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  • October 11 – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he will extend the settlement freeze if the Palestinian leadership recognizes Israel as a Jewish state. The Palestinians quickly reject the offer.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • October 22
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November

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December

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World population

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Births and deaths

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Nobel Prizes

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New English words and terms

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See also

References

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