So much has happened in 2010, so at the end of the year, I thought I’d look back at some of the milestones of 2010:
World Milestones
- January 12 – deadly earthquake in Haiti kills over 230,000 people.
- April 10 – the President of Poland is killed in a plane crash.
- April 20 – the Deepwater Horizon oil platform explodes in the Gulf of Mexico, starting a months-long oil spill
- April 27 – the S&P downgrades Greece’s sovereign debt rating to junk status, setting off a stock market selling spree.
- July 25 – WikiLeaks posts over 90,000 documents about America’s involvement in Afghanistan.
November 17 – Researchers trap 38 antihydrogen atoms for a sixth of a second.- November 28 – WikiLeaks releases over 250,000 diplomatic cables.
Political Milestones
- January 19 – Republican Scott Brown upsets Democrat Martha Coakley in the special election to replace deceased Senator Edward Kennedy.
- February 8 – Rep. John Murtha dies while in office
- March 23 – Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is passed (known as ObamaCare)
- April 23 – Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signs the controversial immigration law (S.B. 1070) into law.
- June 28 – Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia dies while in office
- July 1 – Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act is passed.
- July 21 – Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is passed
August 28 – Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin hit the Mall in Washington for their much-talked-about “Restoring Honor” rally.- September 27 – Small Business Jobs and Credit Act is passed
- October 11 – Joe Manchin, facing an uphill battle in his race for the West Virginia Senate seat, films a 30-second ad that shows him shooting the cap and trade bill.
- November 2 – Americans vote overwhelmingly for Republicans, electing 63 additional Republican members to the House of Representatives, 6 additional Republican members to the U.S. Senate, and hundreds of additional members of state legislatures.
- December 8 – the last contentious House race is decided when Randy Altshuler concedes to Democrat Rep. Tim Bishop in the NY1 race.
- December 17 – Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act is passed (the tax bill)
- December 22 – Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act is passed
Brevis Milestones
- September 30 – Brevis is launched as a free blog on WordPress.com
- October 2 – Bob becomes a Twitter convert, and starts using Twitter. His first follower is @genuinechris.
- October 27 – We moved Brevis to our own domain, brevis.me
- November 30 – We pass 500 unique visitors in November.
- December 19 – Followers of @bobewoldt passes 1,000. The 1,000th follower is @cathykhayes
- December 31 – Traffic on our site increases over 250% from November to December.
What was your favorite story of 2010 (political or otherwise)? Did you have a milestone in your life?
