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Julian Assange and WikiLeaks in 2010
Julian Assange became a globally recognized figure in 2010 through WikiLeaks' release of classified US State Department diplomatic cables beginning November 28. The Australian activist founded Wiki...
November 28, 2010
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Julian Assange and WikiLeaks in 2010
Julian Assange became a globally recognized figure in 2010 through WikiLeaks' release of classified US State Department diplomatic cables beginning...
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Arab Spring / Tunisia Jasmine Revolution
On December 17, 2010, a 26-year-old Tunisian street vendor named Mohamed Boua...
WikiLeaks Diplomatic Cables Release
WikiLeaks began publishing 251,287 classified U.S. State Department diplomati...
2010 United States Midterm Elections
The 2010 United States midterm elections, held on November 2, represented the...
Mount Merapi eruption
Indonesia's Mount Merapi erupted October 26, killing 346+, displacing 1+ mill...
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Comet Elenin Discovery — Automated Astronomy Breakth...
On December 10, Russian astronomer Leonid Elenin discovered a long-period com...
SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon COTS Demo Flight 1
SpaceX achieved a milestone on December 8 when Falcon 9 launched Dragon space...
Verizon Launches 4G LTE Network
On December 5, 2010, Verizon Wireless launched its Long Term Evolution (4G LT...
Microsoft Kinect for Xbox 360 Launch
Microsoft released the Kinect motion-sensing device for Xbox 360 on November ...
Arts & Culture
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Black Swan
Darren Aronofsky's psychological thriller Black Swan, starring Natalie Portma...
Kanye West's *My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy* — H...
Kanye West released *My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy* on November 22, a spr...
Nobel Prize in Literature 2010
The Swedish Academy awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature to Mario Varga...
The Social Network (2010 film)
*The Social Network* is a 2010 American biographical drama film directed by D...
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FCC Adopts the 2010 Open Internet Order
Dec 21
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Mohamed Bouazizi — Arab Spring Catalyst
Dec 17
History & Politics
Arab Spring / Tunisia Jasmine Revolution
Dec 17
Science & Technology
Comet Elenin Discovery — Automated Astrono...
Dec 10
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SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon COTS Demo Flight 1
Dec 08
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