So That Was 2010

The first winter solstice lunar eclipse for 400 years made the moon glow a vivid red on 21st December.

Events to look back on
Haiti was shattered by an earthquake on 12th January which killed at least 230,000 and left millions homeless.
America hand power back to the Iraqi government.
North Korea continue to provoke South Korea.
After a blast on a BP leased oil rig on 20th April, 11 workers were left dead and over 170,000,000 gallons of crude oil were pumped into the Gulf of Mexico.
Trapped nearly a half-mile underground after a mine collapsed on 5th August, 33 Chilean miners were eventually freed one-by-one after 69 days.
The general election in the UK leads to the first coalition government in post war Britain with David Cameron named as the new PM.
The previously unheard of Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland left a million holiday-makers stranded and thousands of flights grounded when it erupted in April.
The British government controversially announced in late November that it would pledge £7 billion to Ireland as part of a bailout deal for the debt-struck nation.
Pope Benedict XVI meets the Queen and Prime Minister David Cameron during the first papal visit to Britain in 28 years.
The royal weddings of Price William and Kate Middleton as well as that of Zara Philips and Mike Tindall are announced for 2011.

Sporting Highlights
Golf - Europe beat the USA in the Ryder Cup
Cricket - England retain the Ashes with a match to spare in Australia and win the Twenty20 World Cup
Tennis - Isner and Mahut’s epic Wimbledon match breaks all tennis records
F1 - Sebastian Vettel becomes youngest F1 champ
Skeleton Bob - Amy Williams takes skeleton gold to bring back Britain's first individual Winter Olympic gold medal for 30 years
Racing - A.P. McCoy rides into the history books by finally winning the Grand National and the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.
Football - Spain beat the Netherlands in South Africa to win the World Cup.

Deaths
Alexander McQueen (CBE), Alex Higgins, Gary Coleman, Lynn Redgrave (OBE), Dennis Hopper, Tony Curtis, Claire Rayner (OBE), Norman Wisdom (OBE), Bernard Matthews (CVO, CBE), Leslie Nielsen