Mohamed Bouazizi sets himself on fire. This act became the catalyst for the Tunisian Revolution and the wider Arab Spring. Date: December 17, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)
A boat carrying 90 asylum seekers crashes into rocks off the coast of Christmas Island, Australia, killing 48 people. Date: December 15, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 15 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Japanese solar-sail spacecraft IKAROS passes the planet Venus at a distance of about 80,800 km (50,200 mi). Date: December 8, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 8 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)
With the second launch of the Falcon 9, and the first launch of the Dragon, SpaceX becomes the first private company to successfully launch, orbit and recover a spacecraft. Date: December 8, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 8 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day…
Bombardment of Yeonpyeong: North Korean artillery attack kills two civilians and two marines on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea. Date: November 23, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 23 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)
During the Cambodian water festival, a stampede in Koh Pich, Phnom Penh, kills 347 people. Date: November 22, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 22 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first of four explosions takes place at the Pike River Mine in New Zealand. Twenty-nine people are killed in the nation's worst mining disaster since 1914. Date: November 19, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 19 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)
A fire in a high-rise apartment building in Shanghai, China kills 58 people. Date: November 15, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)
JS Air Flight 201 crashes after takeoff from Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan, killing all 21 aboard. Date: November 5, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 5 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)
Qantas Flight 32, an Airbus A380, suffers an uncontained engine failure over Indonesia shortly after taking off from Singapore, crippling the jet. The crew manage to safely return to Singapore, saving all 469 passengers and crew. Date: November 4, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 4 📅 Events on this…