September 2nd, 2010, was a Thursday. It was Day 245 of 2010. The decade was the 2010s.
12 years, 9 months, and 3 days have passed since September 2nd, 2010.
The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.
What happened on September 2nd, 2010?
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on September 2nd, 2010.
These were the top five songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:
The movie "Takers" was at the top of the box office on September 2nd, 2010.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane!
The date is September 2nd, 2010, and it's a Thursday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Virgo. Schools and colleges are starting again, and fall has officially arrived. As a result, temperatures are beginning to cool, and trees are starting to shed their leaves.
Labor Day weekend is a few days away, which means that many Americans are planning barbecues and other social gatherings. In America, the song Love The Way You Lie by Eminem ft Rihanna is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Dynamite by Taio Cruz is the number-one hit song.
Barack Obama is the President of the United States, and the movie Takers is at the top of the box office. David Cameron is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Video rental stores such as Blockbuster are continuing to close their doors at the moment. Sadly, it seems as though they will be unable to compete with 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. Rescuers in Chile are working around the clock to save 33 men who have become trapped following a cave-in at a gold and copper mine near the city of Copiapó. The ongoing effort to rescue the miners is receiving international media attention. The news aggregation website Digg has enraged its users with the release of a new redesign called "Digg V4". This unpopular redesign has caused disgruntled users to leave the website for its competitor, Reddit.
Socialite Paris Hilton is in the news after being arrested in Las Vegas for possession of cocaine. In soccer, Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano has joined Spanish side Barcelona. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Denise Borino-Quinn, Leslie Nielsen, Pete Postlethwaite, and Nate Dogg would all still be alive.
On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Two and a Half Men", "Eureka", "Gossip Girl", and "The Vampire Diaries". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Pokémon Platinum", "League of Legends", "Heavy Rain", and "Alan Wake". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse", "WordGirl", "The Suite Life on Deck", and "Team Umizoomi".
Popular toys at the moment include the Xbox 360, Iggle Piggle, ZhuZhu Pets, and the iPad.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on September 2nd, 2010.
On August 25th, 2010, news aggregator website Digg launched its unpopular v4 redesign. The new design was so hated that it resulted in many long-time users leaving for other websites, such as Reddit. In the months that followed, Digg's CEO, Kevin Rose, stepped down, and the company laid off 37% of its workforce.
CeeLo Green released his hit song "Forget You" in August 2010.
A WAFF-48 news report about an attempted rape in Huntsville, Alabama, went viral in August 2010 after local man Antoine Dodson gave an interview in which he shouted, "Hide your kids. Hide your wife. They rapin' everyone up in here!"
At the start of August 2010, a cave-in at a mine in Copiapo, Chile, resulted in 33 men being trapped 700 meters underground. The men spent 69 days underground before they were finally freed on October 13th, 2010.
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 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 slowly began to close down. This was due to the rise of new online streaming services such as Netflix and Internet usage 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.
The Internet had started using the term "hipster" to describe people who are pretentious and deliberately anti-mainstream.
Most countries were still reeling from the 2008 global economic crisis. Unemployment increased, property prices fell, the stock market struggled, and bailouts became a favorite tool to keep struggling countries afloat.
English singer Cheryl Cole was named FHM's sexiest woman in both 2009 and 2010.
Smartphones with touchscreens and 3G Internet capabilities started replacing the "dumber" push-button cellphones of the past. Up until this point, companies had focused on making phones that were smaller and more compact. However, rising mobile Internet usage and the introduction of higher-quality cameras started to reverse this trend. As a result, phones started getting larger.
A dance music genre called dubstep began to take off in 2009 and 2010.
DVD sales were beginning to plummet as people were switching to online streaming platforms. Between 2008 and 2014, sales in the USA fell by a whopping 66%.
HD TV quickly became the norm during this time, as flat-screen televisions were starting to fall in price.
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Television shows that people were watching in September 2010.
Jersey Shore
Reality TV series.
White Collar
Crime series about a con artist who works as a CI for the FBI.
Modern Family
Mockumentary family sitcom.
Community
Sitcom that is set at a community college.
The Vampire Diaries
Supernatural teen drama.
Glee
Musical TV series.
RuPaul's Drag Race
Reality competition series.
True Blood
Fantasy horror series starring Anna Paquin as a telepathic waitress called Sookie Stackhouse.
Sons of Anarchy
Crime drama series about a biker gang.
Real Housewives of New York City
American reality television series.
Breaking Bad
Series about a high school chemistry teacher who becomes a drug dealer after he is diagnosed with lung cancer.
The Big Bang Theory
A sitcom about two physicists called Leonard Hofstadter and Sheldon Cooper.
Gossip Girl
Teen drama starring Blake Lively.
Mad Men
Period drama about an advertising agency in New York City.
Skins
British TV series about a group of teenagers living in Bristol.
Friday Night Lights
Sports drama series about a high school football team in West Texas.
Dexter
Crime drama series about a serial killer who murders other serial killers.
Eureka
Sci-fi series starring Colin Ferguson as Sheriff Jack Carter.
Psych
Detective comedy series starring James Roday and Dulé Hill.
How I Met Your Mother
Sictom starring Neil Patrick Harris.
Bones
Crime comedy-drama TV series.
Prison Break
TV serial drama about how one man must save his falsely-accused brother from a death sentence.
Grey's Anatomy
Medical drama television series.
The Office
The US version of The Office, starring Steve Carell as Michael Scott.
House
Medical drama starring Hugh Laurie.
Desperate Housewives
TV show about housewives living in suburban America.
CSI: NY
New York City version spin-off of the CSI franchise.
Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 2010.
Good Luck Charlie
Victorious
Team Umizoomi
Glee
Sonny with a Chance
The Suite Life on Deck
Wizards of Waverly Place
iCarly
WordGirl
Phineas and Ferb
Horrid Henry
Curious George
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
Hannah Montana
Ben 10
Johnny Test
Go, Diego, Go!
LazyTown
Peppa Pig
One Tree Hill
The Fairly OddParents
Dora the Explorer
Toys and games that were popular on this date in 2010.
The iPad
ZhuZhu Pets
The KidiZoom Camera
Iggle Piggle
The PlayStation 3
The Xbox 360
Popular video games that people were playing in September of 2010.
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Real-time strategy game.
Red Dead Redemption
Open-world adventure game that was set in the wild west.
Alan Wake
Action-adventure game developed by Remedy Entertainment.
God of War III
Action-adventure game developed by Santa Monica Studio.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Military FPS game.
Heavy Rain
An interactive drama adventure game that was released on the PS3.
Mass Effect 2
The second game in the series.
Left 4 Dead 2
The second game in the series.
Assassin's Creed II
The second game in the series.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
The second game in the Modern Warfare universe. Developed by Infinity Ward.
League of Legends
Multiplayer online battle arena.
Borderlands
RPG first-person shooter game.
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog.
Halo 3: ODST
First-person shooter game.
Farmville
Agriculture-simulation social network game.
Pokémon Platinum
Released for the Nintendo DS.
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Released on the Nintendo DS and the PlayStation Portable.
Mafia Wars
Social media game developed by Zynga.
If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 2010.
This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.
If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out September 2nd, 2016, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on September 2nd.
Soccer manager. Deceased
Born on September 2nd, 1913
He was not alive on this date.
American school teacher. Deceased
Born on September 2nd, 1948
She was not alive on this date.
British politician.
Born on September 2nd, 1962
He turned 48 on this day in 2010.
Actor.
Born on September 2nd, 1964
He turned 46 on this day in 2010.
Actress.
Born on September 2nd, 1966
She turned 44 on this day in 2010.
Historical weather information for September 2nd, 2010.
Barack Obama was the President of the United States on September 2nd, 2010.
David Cameron was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Brian Cowen was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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