2010

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For the film, see 2010: The Year We Make Contact.

For the book, see 2010: Odyssey Two.

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2010 by topic:

News by month

Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec

Arts

Architecture - Art - Literature - Music (Country, UK) - Film - Television - Home video

Politics

Elections - Int'l leaders - Politics - State leaders - Sovereign states

Science and technology

Archaeology - Aviation - Birding/Ornithology - Meteorology - Rail transport - Science - Spaceflight

Sports

Sport - Australian Football League - Baseball - Football (soccer) - Ice Hockey - Motor Racing - Tennis

By place

Africa - Argentina - Australia - Canada - Denmark - India - Iraq - Ireland - Japan - Luxembourg - Malaysia - Mexico - New Zealand - Philippines - Singapore - South Africa - Switzerland - United Kingdom -Wales - Zimbabwe

Other topics

Deaths - Awards - Gay rights - Games - Law - Religious leaders - Video gaming

Birth and death categories

Births - Deaths

Establishments and disestablishments categories

Establishments - Disestablishments

Works category

Works

2010 (MMX) will be a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar.

Contents 1 Pronunciation of 2010 and onward 2 Predicted and scheduled events 2.1 January 2.2 February 2.3 March 2.4 April 2.5 May 2.6 June 2.7 July 2.8 August 2.9 September 2.10 October 2.11 November 2.12 December 2.13 Unknown dates 3 Major religious holidays 4 2010 in fiction and popular culture 4.1 Computer and video games 4.2 Film 4.3 Literature 4.4 Music 4.5 Television

Pronunciation of 2010 and onward

A perhaps minute dilemma that will occur on 1 January, 2010, will be the decision as to what method of pronunciation will be generally used across the English-speaking world to refer to the year "2010" and the remaining years of the 21st century. It is expected that it will revert to the pre-2000 method of "two-part interval" pronunciation (i.e. "19-90, nineteen-ninety" for 1990), and will pronounce 2010 as "20-10, twenty-ten". Many broadcasting companies, such as the BBC, have already converted to the "two-part interval" method. In the UK, the future 2012 Olympics, to be held in London, are referred to as the "Twenty-Twelve Olympics". It is likely the "two-part interval" method will prevail by the early part of the next decade.

Predicted and scheduled events

January

• January 1 - The 2010s begin.
• January 1 - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to establish and introduce monetary union.
• January 1 - Czech Republic and Lithuania are set to adopt the Euro.
• January 10 - Deadline for the America's Space Prize for private manned orbital spaceflight.
• January 12 - The Canadian Navy celebrates 100 years of service.
• January 14 - The Space Shuttle Endeavour launches from LC-39A at the Kennedy Space Center, beginning the Space Shuttles final flight, STS-132.
• January 15 - Annular solar eclipse (The longest lasting annular eclipse of the 21st century.)
• Late January - The Space Shuttle Endeavour returns to Earth after STS-132, concluding the Space Shuttle Program.

February

• February 7 - Super Bowl XLIV in Miami, Florida
• February 12 to February 28 - 2010 Winter Olympics scheduled to be in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.

March

• March 12 to March 21 - 2010 Winter Paralympics scheduled in Whistler, Canada.

April

• April - New Minnesota Twins Ballpark set to open.
• April 1 - U.S. Census
• April 2 - Alea Iacta Est, Paul Bogatir
• April 3 to April 5 - NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four to be held at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.
• April 9 - It is projected that on this day the world population will reach 7 billion. ***This Event is also expected to occur in 2012 and 2013***

May

• Designated date of Philippine National Elections
• May 1 to October 30 - 2010 World's Fair in Shanghai.
• May 25 - 200th anniversary of Argentina's May Revolution/National Day

June

• June 3 - This is the latest date the next UK general election can be held.
• June 6 - Conjunction between Jupiter and Uranus, Jupiter 28' south. First conjunction of triple conjunction Jupiter/Uranus.
• June 23 - Assuming he lives this long, Gordon B. Hinckley, President of the 13-million member Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will celebrate his 100th birthday.
• June 30 - Philippine President Gloria Arroyo will end her 6-year term and complete her 9-year term due to her installment on January 20, 2001
• Date Unknown - Start of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa

July

• July 20 - 200th anniversary of Colombia's independence
• July 11 - Total solar eclipse (visible only in the South Pacific (esp. Easter Island) and southern South America).
• Date Unknown - Final Match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup scheduled to play at Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg.

August

• August 16 - FIBA World Basketball Championships will be held in Turkey.
• August 19-27 - The 26th International Congress of Mathematicians will be held in Hyderabad, India.

September

• September 16 - 200th anniversary of Mexico's independence.
• September 18 - 200th anniversary of Chile's independence.
• September 19 - Sweden general election, 2010: Sweden holds elections for the Riksdag.
• September 22 - Conjunction between Jupiter and Uranus, Jupiter 53' south. Second conjunction of triple conjunction Jupiter/Uranus.
• September 25-October 10 - Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky.

October

• October 3 - Possible date for Brazilian general elections
• October 3-14 - The 2010 Commonwealth Games will be held in Delhi, India.
• October 5 - 100th Anniversary of the implantation of the Portuguese First Republic.
• All-Russia population census is scheduled.

November

• November 2 - Elections for the United States Congress
• November 12 to November 27 - 16th Asian Games, Guangzhou, China
• November 20 - 100th anniversary of Mexican Revolution.
• The Canadian Football League's (CFL) Grey Cup Championship Trophy will have to add another layer on to its foundation as it will run out of space after this season.

December

• December 21- Total lunar eclipse
• December 28- New U.S. Army Assault Rifle is Introduced.

Unknown dates

• Sometime in April (unknown) - The International Space Station construction is expected to be completed.
• Sometime during Philippine summer (April-June), National Elections.
• Summer July BSA National Scout jamboree (Boy Scouts of America), Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia - Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the BSA.
• The Space Shuttle will retire.
• The first phase of the extension to the East London Line of the London Underground is scheduled for completion.
• General Motors is confident that it can produce a commercially viable model of its concept car, the Hy-wire, by this year.
• FIFA World Cup 2010 scheduled to be held in South Africa.
• A new bridge of the Robert Moses Causeway is set to be constructed next to the decomposing Fire Island Inlet span in Long Island, NY.
• June is the latest possible month for the next United Kingdom general election
• The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is due to begin replacing the A-10 Warthog and the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
• The Airbus A350 is planned to start service.
• A new casino/hotel called Echelon Place in Las Vegas, Nevada is scheduled to open.
• The Cityrail Rail Clearways project is expected to be completed.
• Brisbane's new NSBT (North South Bypass Tunnel) is expected to be completed.
• Israel by this year will have completed its Security Barrier and will use it as the basis for the definitive border between Israel and Palestine, according to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, as reported March 10, 2006 by the Wall Street Journal and many other newspapers and other news media. All Israeli settlements not protected by the barrier will have been evacuated.
• The UK's analog TV Signal will be switched off in this year in favour of digital TV with HTV West and stv being the areas to switchover [1].

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope may be deorbited by 2010.

Major religious holidays

• February 1 - Imbolc, a Cross-quarter day (Celebrated on February 2 in some places).
• March 20 - Spring Equinox, also known as Ostara.
• May 1 - Beltane, a Cross-quarter day.
• June 21 - Summer Solstice, also known as Midsummer or Litha.
• August 1 - Lammas, a Cross-quarter day.
• September 23 - Fall Equinox, also known as Mabon.
• November 1 - Samhain, a Cross-quarter day and Neopagan new year.
• December 21 - Winter Solstice, also known as Yule.

2010 in fiction and popular culture

Computer and video games

• Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War, also known as Ace Combat: Squadron Leader (2004): War breaks out between Yuktobania and Osea in September, ending on New Year's Eve.
• Set in 2010: Uplink (2001)

Film

• Set in 2010: 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)

Literature

• Set in 2010: 2010: Odyssey Two (1982)

Music

• Pearl Jam's song "Do the Evolution" references the world in this year: "2010 watch it go to fire."

Television

• Eureka ("Once in a Lifetime," 2006): Stark is given the opportunity to investigate "the Artifact." After it is tested, time is warped to 2010 and the town is a very different place.
• Macross: The Earth is decimated in 2010 by the Zentradi in a final attack that also ends in the defeat of the Zentradi fleet.

• Set in 2010:
  • Knight Rider 2010 (1994 movie)
  • The Simpsons ("Lisa's Wedding," 1995)
  • Stargate SG-1 ("2010," 2001)
  • The Transformers (1986-1987 season)

Preceded by: 2009

Years 2010

Succeeded by: 2011