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* [[May 1]] to [[October 30]] - [[Expo 2010|2010 World's Fair]] in [[Shanghai]]. |
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* The 7th [[EJCF|European Festival of Youth Choirs (EJCF)]] will be held in [[Basel]], [[Switzerland]]. |
* The 7th [[EJCF|European Festival of Youth Choirs (EJCF)]] will be held in [[Basel]], [[Switzerland]]. |
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*[[May 26]] - Brian Stewart of [[Snellville, Georgia]] will graduate |
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* First Class [[Midshipmen]] at the [[United States Naval Academy]] will be commissioned Ensigns and Second Lieutenants in the [[Navy]] or [[Marine Corps]] respectively. |
* First Class [[Midshipmen]] at the [[United States Naval Academy]] will be commissioned Ensigns and Second Lieutenants in the [[Navy]] or [[Marine Corps]] respectively. |
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Revision as of 02:30, 22 April 2007
- This article is about the year 2010. For other uses, see 2010 (disambiguation).
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| Centuries: | 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century |
| Decades: | 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s |
| Years: | 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 |
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2010 (MMX) will be a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. It will be the first year of the 2010s.
Pronouncing 2010 and subsequent years
- See also: Year pronunciation
Among experts and the general public, there is a debate as to how specific years of the 21st century should be pronounced in English. Although the majority of English-speakers say "two thousand (and) X" for any specific year post–1999, it is often suggested that the continuation of this type of pronunciation for the entire 21st century would be inappropriate or unnatural, given the alternative "twenty X" option.
Academics suggest that since former years such as 1805 and 1905 were commonly pronounced as "eighteen oh" or "nineteen oh" five, the year 2005 should naturally have been pronounced as "twenty oh-five".[1] Many experts agree that majority usage of "two thousand (and) X" is a result of influences from the Y2K hype, as well as the way "2001" was pronounced in the influential 1968 film, 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Many people, ranging from linguistic and academic experts to Internet bloggers, predict that the "twenty X" pronunciation method will eventually prevail, but a timeframe as to when this change will occur often differs. The year 2010 is suggested by many[2][3], while 2011[1] and 2013 are popular as well. The latest timeframes for change are usually placed at 2020[1] or 2100. Though it seems more logical to say it in that former way in another 93 years when the year is more like 2101.
According to a recent press release, David Crystal, author of the Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language, has predicted that the change of pronunciation to "twenty X" will occur in 2011, as "twenty eleven", explaining that the way people pronounce years depends on rhythm, rather than logic. Crystal claims that the rhythm or "flow" of "two thousand (and) ten", beats out that of "twenty ten", but the flow of "twenty eleven" beats out "two thousand (and) eleven".[1] Alternatively, Ian Brookes, editor-in-chief of Chambers Dictionary, suggests the change will occur in 2013. And finally, the UK Times has suggested 2020 as a final timeframe for the change, saying "If people can have “twenty-twenty” vision, then surely they should also live in the year “twenty twenty”.[1]
In addition, some notable people/organizations are already switching to the "twenty" system. A recent TV ad for the 2007 Kids Choice Awards said "twenty oh-seven", rather than the generally accepted "two thousand seven".
Predicted and scheduled events
January
- January 1 - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to establish and introduce monetary union.
Bulgaria, Lithuania and Estonia are set to adopt the euro.
- January 1 - Croatia will join to the EU.
- January 10 - Deadline for the America's Space Prize for private manned orbital spaceflight.
- January 14 - The Space Shuttle Endeavour launches from LC-39A at the Kennedy Space Center, beginning the Space Shuttle's final flight, STS-132.
- January 15 - Annular solar eclipse (The longest lasting annular eclipse of the 21st century.)
- Late January - The Space Shuttle Endeavour returns to Earth after STS-132, concluding the Space Shuttle Program.
February
- February 7 - Super Bowl XLIV in Miami, Florida
- February 12 to February 28 - 2010 Winter Olympics scheduled to be in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.
March
- March 7 to March 12 - 2010 International Congress of Actuaries scheduled in Cape Town, South Africa.
- March 12 to March 21 - 2010 Winter Paralympics scheduled in Whistler, Canada.
April
- April - Cisco Field, the new Oakland Athletics ballpark, could open as early as this time.
- April - New Minnesota Twins Ballpark set to open.
- April - International Space Station construction is expected to be completed.
- April 1 - U.S. Census.
- April 3 to April 5 - NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four to be held at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.
May
- Designated date of Philippine National Elections
- May 1 to October 30 - 2010 World's Fair in Shanghai.
- The 7th European Festival of Youth Choirs (EJCF) will be held in Basel, Switzerland.
- May 26 - Brian Stewart of Snellville, Georgia will graduate
- First Class Midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy will be commissioned Ensigns and Second Lieutenants in the Navy or Marine Corps respectively.
June
- June 3 - This is the latest date the next UK general election can be held.
- June 6 - Conjunction between Jupiter and Uranus, Jupiter 28' south. First conjunction of triple conjunction Jupiter/Uranus.
- June 11 - Start of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa
- June 23 - One hundredth birthday of Gordon B. Hinckley, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- June 30 - Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will end her 6-year term as President of the Philippines and complete her 9-year term due to her installment on January 20, 2001
July
- July - BSA National Scout jamboree (Boy Scouts of America), Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia - Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the BSA.
- July - Japanese House of Councillors Election.
- July 11 - Total solar eclipse (visible only in the South Pacific (esp. Easter Island) and southern South America).
- July 11 - Final Match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup scheduled to play at Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg.
- July 20 - In Colombia, will celebrate the 200 year of independence.
August
- August 16 - FIBA World Basketball Championships will be held in Turkey.
- August 19-27 - The 26th International Congress of Mathematicians will be held in Hyderabad, India.
September
- September 11 - Scheduled date for the opening of the "Freedom Tower", the office tower replacing the World Trade Center after its destruction on September 11, 2001 in New York, NY.
- September 16 - Mexico celebrates its Bicentennial
- September 18 - Chile celebrates its Bicentennial
- September 19 - Sweden general election, 2010: Sweden holds elections for the Riksdag.
- September 21 - International Day of Peace (United Nations)
- September 22 - Conjunction between Jupiter and Uranus, Jupiter 53' south. Second conjunction of triple conjunction Jupiter/Uranus.
- September 25-October 10 - Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky.
October
- October 3 - Possible date for Brazilian general elections
- October 3-14 - The 2010 Commonwealth Games will be held in Delhi, India.
- All-Russia population census is scheduled.
November
- November 2 - Elections for the United States Congress
- November 12 to November 27 - 16th Asian Games, Guangzhou, China
- Unknown date - Zork copyright expires.
December
- December 21- Total lunar eclipse
Unknown dates
- The XXI Central American and Caribbean Games start in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.
- Museum Plaza: construction of the approved 62-story skyscraper in Louisville, Kentucky is expected to be completed, making it the tallest building in Kentucky.
- Australia plans to cease analogue television broadcasts.
- Australia will have phased out the incandescent light bulb
- Sometime during Philippine summer (April-June), National Elections.
- The first phase of the extension to the East London Line of the London Underground is scheduled for completion.
- General Motors is confident that it can produce a commercially viable model of its concept car, the Hy-wire, by this year.
- A new bridge of the Robert Moses Causeway is set to be constructed next to the decomposing Fire Island Inlet span in Long Island, NY.
- The F-35 Lightning II is due to begin replacing the A-10 Thunderbolt II and the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
- A new casino/hotel called Echelon Place in Las Vegas, Nevada is scheduled to open.
- The CityRail Clearways Project is expected to be completed.
- Brisbane's new NSBT (North South Bypass Tunnel) is expected to be completed.
- Israel by this year will have completed its Security Barrier and will use it as the basis for the definitive border between Israel and Palestine, according to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, as reported March 10 2006 by the Wall Street Journal and many other newspapers and other news media. All Israeli settlements not protected by the barrier will have been evacuated.
- The UK's analog TV Signal will be switched off in this year in favor of digital TV with HTV West and STV being the areas to switchover [3].
- The US government has the goal of getting 75% of Americans to eat 2 daily servings and three of vegetables by 2010, according to Dr. Larry Cohen of the Center for Disease Control, as reported by the Associated Press, March 16, 2007.
- NASA's Hubble Space Telescope may be deorbited by 2010.
- NTT DoCoMo will launch Super 3G cellular network in Japan with download speeds of 100 Mbits.
- The World Lacrosse Championship will take place in Manchester, England
- An Exercise Trail for Elephants in the Maryland Zoo, Baltimore, will open in 2010.
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (film) is to be released
- WWE WrestleMania 26 will take place.
Major religious holidays
- February 1 - Imbolc, a Cross-quarter day (Celebrated on February 2 in some places).
- March 20 - Spring Equinox, also known as Ostara.
- April 4 - Easter.
- May 1 - Beltane, a Cross-quarter day.
- August 1 - Lammas, a Cross-quarter day.
- September 23 - Fall Equinox, also known as Mabon.
- November 1 - Samhain, a Cross-quarter day and Neopagan new year.
- December 25 - Christmas.
2010 in fiction and popular culture
Computer and video games
- Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War, also known as Ace Combat: Squadron Leader (2004): War breaks out between Yuktobania and Osea in September, ending on New Year's Eve.
- Set in 2010: Uplink (2001)
Film
- Set in 2010: 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)
Literature
- Set in 2010: 2010: Odyssey Two (1982) by Arthur C. Clarke.
- According to a British Comic Named "Big War". World War III
Starts on November 22, 2010 a day before Thanksgiving.
Music
- Pearl Jam's song "Do the Evolution" references the world in this year: "2010 watch it go to fire."
- Bad Religion have a song titled "Ten in 2010" about this year on their album, The Gray Race.
Television
- Eureka ("Once in a Lifetime," 2006): Stark is given the opportunity to investigate "the Artifact." After it is tested, time is warped to 2010 and the town is a very different place.
- Macross: The surface of the Earth is decimated in 2010 by the Zentradi in a final attack by the Zentradi, that also ends in the defeat of the Zentradi fleet due the operation Minmay Attack done as a counterattack by the humans.
- 2010: The Series: Though having little to do with the year, this MTV Reality Series depicted the lives of Milwaukee youths living together in a run down duplex apartment on the Lower East Side. Storylines centered around raucuous partying, video game addiction, loss of innocence, and general college debauchery. The series concluded with the cast moving out of the house (2010 E Park St) and parting ways, around the same time TV Guide magazine outed the fact that most of the supposedly real plots were completely contrived, going so far as to accuse breakout star Susan Marie of dubbing in her catchphrase, "so much drama", in post-production at the network's request. However, due to fan petitions and contractual negotiations with leading man Karl, Viacom (of which MTV is a subsidiary) announced plans to begin shooting a second season in June of 2007. While leads Karl and Susan Marie will be moving back into the house, plans are in order to bring in a new supporting cast, with only some minor players and love interests from Season One returning. Currently, MTV is filming the lives of Karl and Susan Marie to be aired as "webisodes" on MTV Overdrive, their broadband video channel.
- Set in 2010:
- Knight Rider 2010 (1994 movie)
- The Simpsons ("Lisa's Wedding," 1995)
- Stargate SG-1 ("2010," 2001)
- The Transformers (1986-1987 season)