June 16th, 2010, was a Wednesday. It was day 167 of 2010. The decade was the 2010s.
10 years, 11 months and 27 days have passed since June 16th, 2010.
The zodiac star sign for this date is Gemini.
What happened on June 16th, 2010?
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on June 16th, 2010.
The movie "The Karate Kid" was at the top of the box office on June 16th, 2010.
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The date is June 16th, 2010 and it's a Wednesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Gemini. It's summer, so the temperatures are warmer and the evenings are longer than usual.
In America, the song OMG by Usher ft will.i.am is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Shout by Shout for England is the number one hit song. Barack Obama is currently the President of the United States and the movie The Karate Kid is at the top of the Box Office.
In the United Kingdom, David Cameron is the current Prime Minister. The term "hipster" is currently growing in use. The word is being used to describe people who are pretentious and deliberately anti-mainstream. Video rental stores such as Blockbuster are continuing to close their doors at the moment. This is due to the increasing popularity of online streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu.
It's 2010, so the music charts are being dominated by artists such as Kesha, Katy Perry, Rihanna, Eminem and Bruno Mars. In South Africa, the 2010 FIFA World Cup is currently taking place and stadiums are being filled with the sound of vuvuzelas. Celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton has come under fire after posting an upskirt picture of 17-year-old Miley Cyrus on Twitter.
In celebrity news, actor Harrison Ford has married actress Calista Flockhart in Santa Fe, New Mexico. AOL have sold their struggling social network "Bebo" to Criterion Capital Partners. Like many social networks, the site has found it difficult to compete with the rising popularity of Facebook. AOL's decision to buy Bebo in 2008 for $850 million has been described as one of the worst deals ever made in the dotcom era. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Smallville", "CSI: Miami", "Desperate Housewives" and "House".
Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2", "Heavy Rain", "Battlefield: Bad Company 2" and "Red Dead Redemption". Children and teenagers are currently watching television shows such as "One Tree Hill", "Ben 10", "Hannah Montana" and "Victorious". Popular toys at the moment include the likes of the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3, ZhuZhu Pets and the iPad.
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In June and July of 2010, the martial arts film "The Karate Kid" was showing at movie theaters. The film starred Will Smith's son Jaden Smith as Dre Parker, a 12-year-old boy who moves from Detroit to Beijing with his widowed mother.
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was taking place in South Africa at this time. The competition was won by Spain after they defeated the Netherlands 1-0 in the final.
At this time, the world was talking about the constant buzzing of the vuvuzela instrument, which was being heard during World Cup games in South Africa.
The song "Need You Now" by Lady Antebellum won a Grammy for 2010's Record of the Year.
Popular music artists in 2010 included Rihanna, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Kesha, Eminem, Jason Derulo, Taio Cruz, Enrique Iglesias, Nelly, Taylor Swift, Usher, Mike Posner, B.o.B, Jay-Z, La Roux and Bruno Mars.
According to Forbes, the highest paid celebrities in 2010 were Oprah Winfrey, Beyoncé, James Cameron, Lady Gaga, Tiger Woods, Britney Spears, U2, Sandra Bullock, Johnny Depp and Madonna.
In 2010, the best NBA players were LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, Dirk Nowitzki, Amar'e Stoudemire, Deron Williams, Steve Nash, Pau Gasol, Tim Duncan, Andrew Bogut, Joe Johnson and Brandon Roy.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was named as the Time Person of the Year for 2010.
In 2010, the best soccer players were Lionel Messi, Andrés Iniesta, Xavi, Wesley Sneijder, Diego Forlán, Cristiano Ronaldo, Iker Casillas, David Villa, Didier Drogba, Xabi Alonso and Carles Puyol.
Movies that hit the big screen in 2010 included the likes of Toy Story 3, Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1, Inception, Shrek Forever After, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Iron Man 2, Tangled, Despicable Me, How to Train Your Dragon, The Social Network, Shutter Island, Black Swan and 127 Hours.
From 2010 onward, video rental stores such as Blockbuster were beginning to close down. This was due to the popularity of new online streaming services such as Netflix and the Internet in general. Although a few stores and franchises continued to hobble along, it was only a matter of time before they were also forced to close their doors.
"The King's Speech" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2010.
During this period, most countries were still reeling from the world economic crisis that hit in 2008. Unemployment increased, property prices fell, the stock market struggled and bailouts became a popular tool to keep struggling countries afloat.
English singer Cheryl Cole was named as FHM's sexiest woman in both 2009 and 2010.
During this period, smartphones with touchscreens and 3G Internet capabilities started to replace the "dumber" cell phones of the past. Up until this point, the focus had been on making phones that were smaller and more compact. However, rising mobile Internet usage and the introduction of higher quality phone cameras started to reverse this trend. As a result, phones started to get larger.
Throughout 2009 and 2010, a dance music genre called Dubstep began to soar in popularity.
In the late naughties, HD TV became the norm and flat screen television sets started to became more affordable.
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