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In 2010, the world population was approximately 7,021,732,148 people[â ]
2010Jimmy Dean, American singer and businessman, founded Jimmy Dean Foods (born 1928)[â ]
Jimmy Ray Dean was an American country music singer, television host, actor and businessman. He was the creator of the Jimmy Dean sausage brand as well as the spokesman for its TV commercials, and his likeness and voice continue to be used in advertisements after his death.
2010A capsule of the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa, containing particles of the asteroid 25143 Itokawa, returns to Earth by landing in the Australian Outback.[â ]
Hayabusa was a robotic spacecraft developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to return a sample of material from a small near-Earth asteroid named 25143 Itokawa to Earth for further analysis. Hayabusa, formerly known as MUSES-C for Mu Space Engineering Spacecraft C, was launched on 9 May 2003 and rendezvoused with Itokawa in mid-September 2005. After arriving at Itokawa, Hayabusa studied the asteroid's shape, spin, topography, color, composition, density, and history. In November 2005, it landed on the asteroid and collected samples in the form of tiny grains of asteroidal material, which were returned to Earth aboard the spacecraft on 13 June 2010.
Tim Howardâs steady play and Robert Greenâs momentary lapse were the difference in a 1-1 tie.
Military officers are looking for insights on how to combat perversion of authority by Afghan power brokers.
Goalkeeper Robert Greenâs blunder gave the United States a goal and cost England a victory in its World Cup opener.
Much of Osh was in ruins after rioting that appeared to be aimed at ethnic Uzbeks; the official death toll in southern Kyrgyzstan rose to more than 100.
The speech is part of a week of activities intended to convey presidential command of a crisis that continues to test both the U.S. and the company.
The Philadelphia Orchestra has put its future into the hands of a 35-year-old Canadian barely known in this country two years ago.
In his first game as a catcher since coming off the disabled list, Jorge Posada helped the Yankees complete a sweep with his second grand slam in as many days.
Sam Wassonâs new book is devoted to the contradictions that pervade âBreakfast at Tiffanyâsâ and the unusual place occupied by the free-spirited Holly Golightly.
As the Bonnaroo Festival concluded, jam bands appeared on the wane while rappers and current hit makers were ascendant in the lineups.
Weeks into the oil spill, public information seems to be controlled by BP, in whole or in part.
The Dutch have traditionally fielded teams that play a mesmerizing brand of soccer â and fall short of expectations.
The pianist Garrick Ohlsson and the Borromeo String Quartet put acoustics through their paces at the Rockport Chamber Music Festival.