Date: February 23, 2010
The Copiapó mining accident occurs, trapping 33 Chilean miners approximately 2,300 ft (700 m) below the ground for 69 days. Date: August 5, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2010Madeira Island Floods and Mudslides Kill 43,…
In Madeira Island, Portugal, heavy rain causes floods and mudslides, resulting in at least 43 deaths, in the worst disaster in the history of the archipelago. Date: February 20, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 20 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
WikiLeaks publishes the first of hundreds of thousands of classified documents disclosed by the soldier now known as Chelsea Manning. Date: February 18, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2010Chinese Fishing Trawler Collides with…
Unknown criminals pour more than 2+1⁄2 million liters of diesel oil and other hydrocarbons into the river Lambro, in northern Italy, sparking an environmental disaster. Date: February 23, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on the STS-132 mission to deliver the first shuttle-launched Russian ISS component — Rassvet. This was originally slated to be the final launch of Atlantis, before Congress approved STS-135. Date: May 14, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 14 📅 Events on this day in 2010…
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) More events from 2010JS Air Flight 201 Crashes After Takeoff in Karachi, Pakistan -…