Taxpayer March on Washington Taxpayer March on Washington (also known as the 9-12 Tea Party) takes place in Washington, D. C. According to various estimates ranging from 60,000 to more than 1 million people march from Freedom Plaza to the United States Capitol. The event coincided with other similar protests organized in various cities across the nation.The protesters rallied against what they consider big government, the dismantling of free market capitalism, abortion, and President Barack Obama's proposals on health care reform, taxation, and federal spending, among other issues.
Néstor Kirchner Néstor Kirchner, former President of Argentina and current Secretary-General of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), has surgery on a blocked coronary artery.
Turkish constitutional referendum, 2010 The constitutional changes are reported to have been "approved" by the people.
Philippines Airplane cleaners in the Philippines locate a newborn male baby human which had been discarded in a toilet bin.
Australia Australia sends an official to the Indonesian province of Maluku to investigate claims that Detachment 88, part of the Indonesian National Police, tortured a group of separatists.
Mexican marines Mexican marines capture alleged Beltrán Leyva Cartel leader Sergio Villarreal Barragán in the state of Puebla.
Sarah Shourd 2009 detention of American hikers by Iran: Iran announces its willingness to release Sarah Shourd, a U.S. hiker arrested in 2009, on bail and says that she will be permitted to leave the country.
Rwanda 2 French judges and 17 other legal experts land in Rwanda ahead of a week-long inquiry into the killing of President Juvénal Habyarimana, whose plane with French crew on board was shot down in 1994.
Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement The Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), an important trade pact, comes into force between China and Taiwan. Hundreds of thousands of people protested against it in Taiwan but it was unanimously approved by the island's parliament.
Israeli Prime Minister Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu states that 10-month restrictions on the building of Israeli settlements in the West Bank will no longer apply after they expire later this month.
2010 Atlantic hurricane season Tropical Storm Julia forms in the Atlantic with a tropical storm warning issued for parts of the Cape Verde Islands.
2010 San Bruno pipeline explosion The California Public Utilities Commission orders Pacific Gas and Electric to perform a survey of all natural gas lines in California following the explosion.
The death toll rises to 7 from a pipeline explosion in San Bruno, California, near the U.S. city of San Francisco.
States 95 farm workers are rescued from difficult living conditions in two south-eastern states (Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro (state)) of Brazil.
Rescue 33 miners trapped The 33 miners involved in the 2010 Copiapó mining accident are permitted to smoke cigarettes after one month of underground entrapment.
Lady Gaga Lady Gaga wins eight MTV Video Music Awards at the 2010 ceremony including Video of the Year for "Bad Romance".
Conakry At least 24 people are injured in clashes between supporters of rival political parties in several parts of Conakry ahead of a presidential run-off election in Guinea.
Srinagar A curfew is imposed on Srinagar and other large towns in Kashmir after police clashes with people protesting against Indian rule yesterday.
Denmark Danish police state that there is no evidence that a small explosives blast in a Copenhagen hotel ties into a larger terror plot.
Israeli military Israeli soldiers identify a group of armed men approaching Israel from Gaza near Kibbutz Erez, killing three; Palestinian sources claim that two were farmers.
United States At least 3 people are killed by a United States missile attack on a home where associates of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan chief Hafiz Gul Bahadur were believed to be staying in northwest Pakistan.