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)
Maoist rebels kill 76 CRPF officers in Dantewada district, India. Date: April 6, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)
Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-131 to resupply the International Space Station. Date: April 5, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)