Born in 2010
Turns 16 in 2026
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BACK TO 2010 · United Kingdom
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Spain won its first men’s football World Cup, with Andrés Iniesta scoring the only goal in extra time. Japan’s Hayabusa mission returned asteroid material to Earth, and Toy Story 3 opened in June, bringing Woody and Buzz back to cinemas.
What happened in 2010?
Spain won its first football World Cup
Spain defeated the Netherlands in Johannesburg to win the men’s football World Cup for the first time, with Andrés Iniesta scoring the only goal in extra time.
Hayabusa brings asteroid material home
Hayabusa returned its asteroid sample capsule to Earth on June 13, 2010, after traveling from Itokawa.
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency · NASA Technical Reports Server
Toy Story 3 reached U.S. theatres
Pixar’s Toy Story 3 opened in U.S. theatres on June 18, 2010.
Nagoya Protocol sets new biodiversity rules
On October 29, 2010, the Nagoya Protocol was adopted in Japan to set rules for access to genetic resources and sharing benefits from their use.
United Nations Treaty Section · Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat
Firsts and new ideas
Obama served as president through 2010
Barack Obama was the 44th U.S. president throughout 2010, midway through his first term.
Miller Center, University of Virginia · White House Historical Association
The LHC recorded its first 7 TeV collisions
The Large Hadron Collider recorded its first proton collisions at 7 teraelectronvolts on March 30, 2010.
Number ones and music in 2010
Chart positions belong to the country and chart named in each record.
Lady Antebellum takes a country ballad pop
Lady Antebellum’s country ballad reached pop audiences and later won both record and song of the year at the Grammys.
Katy Perry releases California Gurls
Katy Perry released California Gurls, featuring Snoop Dogg, in 2010 as a new pop single.
Prices and everyday money in 2010
United Kingdom figures in the money of the time. Units and sources matter: these are not today's prices.
| Item or measure | Then | Unit and source |
|---|---|---|
| Average weekly earnings per person in the United Kingdom (Bank of England series) | £451.60 per week | GBP per week Bank of England (series republished by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis FRED) |
| Unleaded petrol (UK annual average pump price, including tax) | £1.17 | per litre Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| bread (published annual average) | £1.20 | 800g sliced white loaf Office for National Statistics |
| milk (published annual average) | 44.2p | per pint Office for National Statistics |
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