Data for 2010

The tallest man-made structure to date, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, is officially opened (Jan 4), volcanic ash from Mount Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland spreads to northern and western Europe, disrupting air traffic (Apr 14), Greece gets a hefty bailout package from the EU (May 2), Wikileaks leaks to the public thousands of internal U.S. reports (Jul 25),  ISS surpasses record for longest human stay in space (Oct 22), Wikileaks releases new classified reports (Nov 28) – and all these fine people were born: