2010 - Definition and Overview

2010 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. See also: 2010: Odyssey Two

Events

January

• January 15 - Annular solar eclipse (The longest lasting annular eclipse of the 21st century.)

February

• February 12 to February 28 - 2010 Winter Olympics scheduled in Vancouver, Canada

April

• April 3 to April 5 - NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four to be held at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana.
• April 9 - It is projected that on this day the world population will reach 7 billion (thousand million, not million million).

May

• May 1 to October 31 - 2010 World's Fair in Shanghai.

June

• June 6 - Conjunction between Jupiter and Uranus, Jupiter 28' south. First conjunction of triple conjunction Jupiter/Uranus.

July

• July 11 - Total solar eclipse (visible only in the South Pacific and southern South America).

September

• September 22 - Conjunction between Jupiter and Uranus, Jupiter 53' south. Second conjunction of triple conjunction Jupiter/Uranus.

November

• November 4 elections for the United States Congress

Unknown dates

• A new terminal south of the current terminals at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is scheduled for completion.
• 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.
• Football World Cup scheduled to be held in South Africa.
• U.S. Census

Fictional References

• The Simpsons episode Lisa's Wedding takes place in 2010.