People
The figures who defined 2010, from dissidents and Nobel laureates like Liu Xiaobo and Aung San Suu Kyi to WikiLeaks' Julian Assange, Arab Spring catalyst Mohamed Bouazizi, and sporting icons LeBron James and Lionel Messi.
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Mohamed Bouazizi — Arab Spring Catalyst
Mohamed Bouazizi was a Tunisian street vendor whose act of self-immolation on December 17, 2010, ...
Lionel Messi's 2010 Ballon d'Or
In January 2011, Lionel Messi was awarded the inaugural FIFA Ballon d'Or for his performance duri...
Julian Assange and WikiLeaks in 2010
Julian Assange became a globally recognized figure in 2010 through WikiLeaks' release of classifi...
Sebastian Vettel Becomes Formula One's Youngest World Cha...
By winning the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on November 14, 2010, Red Bull's Sebastian Vett...
Aung San Suu Kyi — Release from House Arrest
Aung San Suu Kyi, the pro-democracy leader of Myanmar's National League for Democracy (NLD), was ...
Liu Xiaobo — Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Liu Xiaobo, a Chinese literary critic, professor, and human rights activist, was awarded the 2010...
André Geim and Konstantin Novoselov — 2010 Nobel Prize in...
André Geim and Konstantin Novoselov shared the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics for their groundbreaki...
Nelson Mandela's 92nd Birthday and First International Ma...
On July 18, 2010, Nelson Mandela celebrated his 92nd birthday — born on July 18, 1918, in Mvezo, ...
LeBron James' "The Decision"
On July 8, 2010, NBA superstar LeBron James announced his free-agency decision during a 75-minute...
Julia Gillard Becomes Australia's First Female Prime Mini...
On June 24, 2010, Julia Gillard was sworn in as Australia's 27th prime minister and the first wom...
Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook's 2010 Emergence as a Global...
In 2010, Mark Zuckerberg established Facebook as the world's dominant social network, surpassing ...
David Cameron — UK's Youngest Prime Minister and Coalitio...
David Cameron became Prime Minister on May 11, 2010, leading the UK's first coalition government ...
Corazon Aquino — People Power Legacy and the 2010 Philipp...
Corazon Cojuangco Aquino — "Cory" — the former President of the Philippines and iconic leader of ...
Lady Gaga — Pop's Provocative Vanguard
Pop superstar Lady Gaga dominated 2010 with the release of *The Fame Monster* era, iconic music v...
Tiger Woods' 2010 Personal and Professional Crisis
Tiger Woods publicly admitted to infidelity on February 19, 2010, in a televised press conference...
Steve Jobs' 2010 Leadership and Apple's Product Renaissance
In 2010, Steve Jobs led Apple through its most prolific product year, launching the revolutionary...
J. D. Salinger — Death of the Author of The Catcher in th...
Jerome David Salinger, the American author best known for his 1951 novel *The Catcher in the Rye*...
Justin Bieber — Rise to Global Stardom
Canadian pop star Justin Bieber rose from YouTube discovery to global teen idol, defining the 201...