2010

Also known as MMX, 2010 AD, 2010 CE, twenty ten, two thousand and ten

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2010 was a year on the calendar between 2009 and 2011. It matters historically because significant world events occurred during this time, including major political, economic, and cultural developments that shaped the decade that followed.

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Commons category: 2010
point in time: 2010-01-01
Commons gallery: 2010
model year code: A
start time: 2010-01-01
end time: 2010-12-31

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2010 (MMX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2010th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 10th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 1st year of the 2010s decade.

The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The swine flu pandemic which began the previous year dissipated in this year. In addition, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) gained four new members; Chile, Slovenia, Israel, and Estonia. 2010 also saw advancements in technology such as the release of the iPad, the public launch of Instagram, and the first successful trapping of antimatter.