2010 43226 225909510 2008-07-15T23:40:08Z Arthur Rubin 374195 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/71.87.48.179|71.87.48.179]] ([[User talk:71.87.48.179|talk]]) to last version by 67.242.73.219 :''This article is about the year 2010. For other uses, see [[2010 (disambiguation)]].'' <!--:''For the film, see [[2010: The Year We Make Contact]]''. :''For the book, see [[2010: Odyssey Two]]''.--> {{year nav|2010}} {{C21YearInTopic}} {{Year in other calendars}} '''2010''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MMX]]''') will be a [[common year starting on Friday]] of the [[Gregorian calendar]]. It will be the first year of the [[2010s]] decade. ==Pronouncing 2010 and subsequent years== :''See also: [[Year pronunciation]]'' There is a debate as to how specific years of the 21st century should be pronounced in [[English language|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".<ref name="preferMC">[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article376957.ece Experts clash over millennium bugbear] — [[The Times|UK Times]]</ref> 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, including [[linguistic]] and [[academic]] experts, predict that the "twenty '''X'''" pronunciation method will eventually prevail, but a time frame as to when this change will occur often differs. The year [[2010]] is suggested by many<ref>http://maxspeak.org/mt/archives/002457.html</ref><ref>[http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=0026Sg The Naughty Noughties, or something<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>, while [[2011]]<ref name="preferMC" /> and [[2013]] are popular as well. The latest time frames for change are usually placed at [[2020]]<ref name="preferMC" /> or [[2100]]. 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".<ref name="preferMC" /> Alternatively, Ian Brookes, editor-in-chief of ''Chambers Dictionary'', suggests the change will occur in [[2013]]. And finally, [[The Times|the UK Times]] has suggested [[2020]] as a final time frame for the change, saying "If people can have “twenty-twenty” vision, then surely they should also live in the year “twenty twenty”.<ref name="preferMC" /> The team which organized the successful bid to host the [[Olympic Games]] of 2012 in [[London]], styled the year they will hold the games as "twenty twelve". This appears to have been accepted with the [[United Kingdom|British]] public. In addition, some notable organizations are already switching to the "twenty" system. The favoured description for the 2010 Vancouver, Canada, Winter Olympic Games is stated as the "twenty ten" Winter Olympic Games, the 2010 FIFA World Cup is stated as the "twenty ten" FIFA World Cup, South Africa & the 2010 Commonwealth Games, India prefers the description of this Event as the "twenty-ten" Delhi Commonwealth Games, India. Some suggest that after the "twenty '''X'''" pronunciation for current and future 21st century years has taken hold, future references to early 21st century years will change accordingly from the previous "''two thousand (and) '''X'''''" method; thus, they say, future generations will refer to the date of the [[9/11 attacks]] in the United States as September 11, "twenty oh-one", just as 1911 was referred to as "nineteen hundred and eleven"{{Fact|date=July 2008}} at the time, but is now called "nineteen eleven". ==Predicted and scheduled events== ===January=== * [[January 1]] — [[Croatia]] is set to join the [[European Union]]. * [[January 1]] — [[Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf|Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries]] to establish and introduce monetary union. * [[January 1]] - [[Spain]] takes over the [[Presidency of the Council of the European Union]] from [[Sweden]]. * [[January 1]] — [[Lithuania]], and [[Denmark]] are set to adopt the [[euro]]. * [[January 10]] — Deadline for the [[America's Space Prize]] for private manned orbital spaceflight. * [[January 15]] — Annular [[solar eclipse]] (The longest lasting annular eclipse of the 21st century.) ===February=== * [[February 7]] — [[Super Bowl XLIV]] will be played at [[Dolphin Stadium]] * [[February 12]]–[[February 28]] — [[2010 Winter Olympics]] will take place in [[Vancouver]] and [[Whistler, British Columbia|Whistler]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]] ===March=== * [[March 7]]–[[March 12]] — [[International Congress of Actuaries|2010 International Congress of Actuaries]] scheduled in [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]]. * [[March 12]]–[[March 21]] — [[2010 Winter Paralympics]] scheduled in [[Vancouver]] and [[Whistler]] Canada. ===April=== * April — [[International Space Station]] construction will be completed. * [[April 1]] — The [[Space Shuttle Discovery]] will launch from [[LC-39A]] at the [[Kennedy Space Center]], beginning the [[Space Shuttle|Space Shuttle's]] final flight, [[STS-132]]. * [[April 1]] — [[U.S. Census, 2010|U.S. National Census]]. ===May=== *May — The 55th [[Eurovision Song Contest]] will be held. * [[May 1]]–[[October 30]] — [[Expo 2010|2010 World's Fair]] in [[Shanghai]]. * [[May 8]] — [[48]]th [[Costa Rica]] presidential election will be held to replace the [[President]] [[Óscar Arias Sánchez]] (ineligible for re-election). * [[May 10]] — [[Philippine general election, 2010|Philippine presidential election]] will be held to replace the incumbent President [[Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo]] (ineligible for re-election). * The 7th [[EJCF|European Festival of Youth Choirs (EJCF)]] will be held in [[Basel]], [[Switzerland]]. * [[May 31]] -- The [[Space Shuttle]]'s final launch will take place at the [[Kennedy Space Center]] with [[Space Shuttle Endeavour]]. <ref>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/09/2298336.htm retrieved 08 July 2008</ref> ===June=== * [[June 3]] — This is the latest date the next [[54th United Kingdom general election|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 14]]–[[June 20]] — the [[U.S. Open (golf)|United States Golf Open 2010]] is scheduled at [[Pebble Beach Golf Links]].<ref>http://www.usopen.com/future/ retrieved 14 June 2007</ref> * [[June 30]] — [[Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo]] will end her nine-year term as [[President of the Philippines]] as the [[House of Representatives of the Philippines|15th Congress of the Philippines]] begins. ===July=== * July — Japanese [[House of Councillors]] Election. * [[July 1]] - [[Belgium]] takes over the [[Presidency of the Council of the European Union]] from [[Spain]]. * [[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 11]] — Opening of the XII WCTR (World Conference on Transportation Research), held by [[Instituto Superior Técnico]] in [[Lisbon]]. * [[July 13]] — Support will be cancelled for [[Microsoft Windows 2000]], which was put on extended support in [[2005]]. * [[July 13]] — The 81st [[Major League Baseball]] [[All-Star Game]] will be held at [[Angel Stadium]] in [[Anaheim, California]]. === August=== *[[August]] — Possible month for [[SNP]]-promised referendum about [[Scotland]] becoming independent of the [[UK]]. *[[August 14]]–[[August 26|26]] — The [[2010 Summer Youth Olympics]] will be celebrated in [[Singapore]]. *[[August 16]] — The [[2010 FIBA World Championship]] will be held in [[Turkey]]. *[[August 19]]–[[August 27|27]] — The 26th [[International Congress of Mathematicians]] will be held in [[Hyderabad, India]]. ===September=== *[[September 19]] — [[Sweden general election, 2010]]: [[Sweden]] holds elections for the [[Riksdag]]. *[[September 22]] — Conjunction between Jupiter and Uranus, Jupiter 53' south. Second conjunction of triple conjunction Jupiter/Uranus. ===October=== * [[October 1]] — [[Census]] in [[Japan]] * [[October 3]] — [[Elections in Brazil|Brazilian presidential and parliamentary election]]s. * [[October 3]]–[[October 14|14]] — The [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] will be held in [[Delhi]], [[India]]. * All-[[Russia]] population [[census]]. ===November=== *[[November 2]] — Elections for the [[United States Congress]] *[[November 19]] - Publication date for the film version of [[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]. ===December=== ===Unknown dates=== *[[Istanbul]], the largest city of [[Turkey]] and [[Europe]], is going to be the [[European Capital of Culture]]. * The [[Space Shuttle program]] will be retired by [[NASA]] and replaced by [[Project Constellation]]. This project will include new space vehicles called [[Ares I]] and [[Ares V]] [[launch vehicle]]s, as well as the [[Orion (spacecraft)|Orion]] capable of traveling to the Space Station, to the Moon, and eventually to [[Mars]]. (Sources: ''National Geographic'', October 2007; ''Scientific American'', October 2007.) * Proposed launch of the [[General Motors]] [[Chevrolet Volt]] electric car. *(July-September) - [[NASA]] [[Mars Science Laboratory]] [[Rover (space exploration)|rover]] expected landing to [[Mars]]; launch is scheduled for September [[2009]]. *[[Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency|JAXA]] [[PLANET-C]] [[orbiter]] to [[Venus]] *The [[Chicago Spire]] will be completed. It will be the tallest building and freestanding structure in North America. *[[Australia]], [[Austria]], [[Germany]], [[Malta]] and [[Spain]] will cease [[analog television]] broadcasts. *[[Australia]] will have phased out the [[incandescent light bulb]]. *A general election will be held in Australia. *[[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] will produce a commercially viable model of its [[concept car]], the [[General Motors Hy-wire|Hy-wire]]. *[[Israel]] will complete its [[Israeli West Bank barrier|Security Barrier]] and will use it as the basis for the definitive border between [[Israel]] and a [[Palestinian state]], 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. *Olmert's term in office ends in 2010 (if not earlier), and new elections will be held. *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<ref>[http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/en/when.html When is the Digital TV Switchover? The different regions and dates<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. * The [[World Lacrosse Championship]] will take place in [[Manchester]], [[England]]. *The [[International Space Station]] will be completed. *[[Croatia]] will join the [[European Union]]. *1300 year anniversary of transfer capital to [[Heijō-kyō]], with anniversary festival at [[Nara Prefecture|Nara]], [[Japan]]. *Launch of the [[KEO]] satellite time capsule, if it was not launched in [[2009]]. *[[Central Florida Commuter Rail]] will begin operation, with full completion expected by [[2013]]. *[[MS Queen Elizabeth]], a ship ordered by [[Cunard Line]] October [[2007]] will be finished. It will act as sister ship to [[MS Queen Victoria]]. *[[New Pittsburgh Arena]] will open. ==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]] — [[Equinox|Fall Equinox]], also known as [[Mabon]] * [[November 1]] — [[Samhain]], a [[Cross-quarter day]] and [[Neopaganism|Neopagan]] new year * [[November 16]] - [[Eid al-Adha]], a religious festival in [[Islam]] * [[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 (computer game)|Uplink]]'' (2001) * Set in 2010: ''[[Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas]]'' (2006) * Set in 2010 (mostly): ''[[Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2]]'' (2008), the first level of the game is set in 2005 * Set in 2010: ''[[Psychic Force]]'' (1996) * Set in 2010: ''[[Street Fighter 2010]]'' (1990) * Set in 2010: ''[[Mega Man III]]'' * Set in 2010: ''[[Dino Crisis 2]]'' (2000) ===Film=== * Set in 2010: ''[[2010 (film)|2010]]'' (1984) * The target destination of Doc Brown in the original ''[[Back to the Future]]'' film. * Set in 2010: The [[2004]] film [[Thunderbirds (film)|''Thunderbirds'']] ===Literature=== * Set in 2010: ''[[2010: Odyssey Two]]'' ([[1982]]) by [[Arthur C. Clarke]]. * Set in 2010: ''[[In The Presence of Mine Enemies]]'' ([[2003]]) by [[Harry Turtledove]]. * Set in 2010: ''[[The Mayflower Project]]'' ([[2001]]) by [[K.A. Applegate]]. ===Music=== * [[Pearl Jam]]'s song "[[Do the Evolution]]" references the world in this year: "I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher. 2010, watch it go to fire." * [[Bad Religion]] have a song titled "Ten in 2010" about this year on their album, ''[[The Gray Race]]''. * [[The Mint Chicks]] have a song titled "2010", which is their first song recorded as a 3 piece after the departure of bassist Mike in 2007. It is the b-side to the Walking Off A Cliff Again 7" vinyl, and will only feature on that format. ===Television=== * ''[[Eureka (TV series)|Eureka]]'' ("[[Once in a Lifetime (Eureka episode)|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. * ''[[seaQuest DSV]]'': In this show, the [[Florida Marlins]] win the [[World Series]] in 2010. [[Lucas Wolenczak]] wears a Marlins jersey with this notation during the show. * ''[[The Simpsons]]'' : 2010 is the predicted death for [[Seymour Skinner]]. It is also the year that [[Lisa's Wedding]] takes place. * ''[[Death Note]]'' : January 28, 2010 is the death of [[Light Yagami]]. Light Yagami is the main character of ''[[Death Note]].'' * Set in 2010: ** ''[[Knight Rider 2010]]'' (1994 movie) ** ''[[The Simpsons]]'' ("[[Lisa's Wedding]]," 1995) ** ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' ("[[2010 (Stargate SG-1)|2010]]," 2001) ** ''[[The Transformers (TV series)|The Transformers]]'' (1986–1987 season) ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:2010| ]] [[Category:2010s]] [[Category:Years in the future]] [[af:2010]] [[als:2010er#2010]] [[am:2010 እ.ኤ.አ.]] [[ar:2010]] [[ay:2010]] [[az:2010]] [[zh-min-nan:2010 nî]] [[be:2010]] [[be-x-old:2010]] [[bh:२०१०]] [[bs:2010]] [[br:2010]] [[bg:2010]] [[ca:2010]] [[cs:2010]] [[cy:2010]] [[da:2010]] [[de:2010]] [[et:2010]] [[el:2010]] [[es:2010]] [[eo:2010]] [[eu:2010]] [[fa:۲۰۱۰ (میلادی)]] [[fo:2010]] [[fr:2010]] [[gd:2010]] [[glk:2010]] [[gan:2010年]] [[ko:2010년]] [[hr:2010.]] [[id:2010]] [[ia:2010]] [[is:2010]] [[it:2010]] [[he:2010]] [[csb:2010]] [[la:2010]] [[lb:2010]] [[lt:2010 m.]] [[lij:2010]] [[hu:2010]] [[mi:2010]] [[ms:2010]] [[nah:2010]] [[nl:2010]] [[new:२०१०]] [[ja:2010年]] [[no:2010]] [[nn:2010]] [[oc:2010]] [[uz:2010]] [[pi:२०१०]] [[pl:2010]] [[pt:2010]] [[crh:2010]] [[ksh:Joohr 2010]] [[ro:2010]] [[qu:2010]] [[ru:2010 год]] [[se:2010]] [[sq:2010]] [[scn:2010]] [[simple:2010]] [[sk:2010]] [[sl:2010]] [[sr:2010]] [[fi:2010]] [[sv:2010]] [[tl:2010]] [[tt:2010]] [[th:พ.ศ. 2553]] [[vi:2010]] [[tr:2010]] [[uk:2010]] [[wuu:公元2010年]] [[zh-yue:2010年]] [[bat-smg:2010]] [[zh:2010年]]