2010 Snapshot
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The Vibe
Pop Culture
Instagram Launch
Slang
"No Filter"
Price Check
Gas: $2.79
Notable Deaths
J.D. Salinger, Alexander McQueen, Leslie Nielsen
Music & Style
EDM Pop
World Affairs
Arab Spring
Afghan Surge
Year's Summary
- Global Events: The Deepwater Horizon oil spill becomes the largest marine oil spill in history. The Arab Spring begins in Tunisia. The 'Affordable Care Act' is signed into law in the US.
- Culture & Mood: The decade of the 'Selfie' begins as Instagram launches. Inception leaves audiences questioning reality. The world is captivated by the rescue of 33 Chilean miners.
- Fashion & Slang: Skinny jeans reach peak popularity and 'Hipster' culture (beards and flannel) goes mainstream. 'Swag.'
- Fun Fact: 2010 was the year the Apple iPad was released, creating a new category of device between the phone and the laptop!
- 12 Jan 2010: Catastrophic Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Devastates Haiti – A catastrophic earthquake struck Haiti near the capital of Port-au-Prince, causing unprecedented destruction, destroying critical infrastructure, and claiming an estimated 200,000 to 300,000 lives while displacing over a million people.
- 20 Apr 2010: Deepwater Horizon Rig Explosion Causes Largest Marine Oil Spill – An explosion aboard the BP-operated Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico killed eleven workers and initiated a massive seafloor oil gusher that leaked over four million barrels of crude oil over eighty-seven days, resulting in immense ecological damage.
- 11 May 2010: David Cameron Becomes British Prime Minister Heading Coalition Government – Following a hung parliament in the UK general election, Conservative Party leader David Cameron formed a historic coalition government with the Liberal Democrats, becoming Prime Minister and ending thirteen years of Labour rule.
- 11 Jul 2010: Spain Wins First FIFA World Cup Title in South Africa – Spain defeated the Netherlands 1-0 in extra time with a goal by Andrés Iniesta at Soccer City in Johannesburg, securing their first FIFA World Cup title in the first World Cup tournament hosted on the African continent.
- 5 Aug 2010: Copiapó Mine Collapse Traps Thirty-Three Chilean Miners – A cave-in at the San José copper-gold mine near Copiapó, Chile, trapped thirty-three miners 2,300 feet underground for sixty-nine days until a heroic international rescue mission successfully brought all thirty-three men to the surface alive.
- 17 Dec 2010: Self-Immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi Ignites the Arab Spring – Street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, in protest against police harassment and economic stagnation, sparking widespread popular uprisings across the region that became known as the Arab Spring.