Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771 crashes on final approach to Tripoli International Airport in Tripoli, Libya, killing 103 out of the 104 people on board. Date: May 12, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)
David Cameron takes office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom as the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats form the country's first coalition government since the Second World War. Date: May 11, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 11 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)
In just 36 minutes, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunges nearly 1,000 points in what is known as the 2010 Flash Crash. Date: May 6, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)
Mass protests in Greece erupt in response to austerity measures imposed by the government as a result of the Greek government-debt crisis. Date: May 5, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 5 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)
Faisal Shahzad attempts to detonate a car bomb in Times Square, but the bomb fails to go off. Date: May 1, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)
The controversial Kharkiv Pact (Russian Ukrainian Naval Base for Gas Treaty) is signed in Kharkiv, Ukraine, by Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych and Russian president Dmitry Medvedev; it was unilaterally terminated by Russia on March 31, 2014. Date: April 21, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this…
The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explodes in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven workers and beginning an oil spill that lasted six months. Date: April 20, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)
Merano derailment: A rail accident in South Tyrol kills nine people and injures a further 28. Date: April 12, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)
Polish Air Force Tu-154M crashes near Smolensk, Russia, killing 96 people, including Polish President Lech Kaczyński, his wife, and dozens of other senior officials and dignitaries. Date: April 10, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 10 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sign the New START Treaty. Date: April 8, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)