Sunday 17 October 2010
It was Sunday, under the sign of Libra (see planets position on October 17, 2010). The US president was Barack Obama (Democratic).
In that special week of October people in US were listening to Just The Way You Are by Bruno Mars.
Main Street, directed by John Doyle, was one of the most viewed movies released in 2010
while Crimes Against Liberty by David Limbaugh was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Gigantic.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing CSI: Crime City or Pac-Man Party.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
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Holidays:
- R.C. Saints - Saint Ignatius of Antioch; translation of Saint Audrey (�thelthryth); Saint Richard Gwyn
- United States - Black Poetry Day
- UN International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
- French Republican Calendar - Aubergine (Eggplant) Day, twenty-sixth day in the Month of VendTmiaire
- Haiti - Jean-Jacques Dessalines (1806), State holiday
Famous Birthdays:
See famous people born on 17 OctoberFacts:
- At least 33 people are killed and 50 others are injured during violence in Karachi as a by-election approaches. (UPI)
- 15 people are killed in target killing in Quetta, Pakistan. (Xinhua)
- Yemen begins a ground and air campaign against al-Qaeda forces, killing at least 6 Western embassies in Yemen go on high security alert. (CNN)
- 70 films from 23 countries and territorries will be shown during the first Vietnam International Film Festival opening in Hanoi. (Vietnamnet)
- Rare German stamps featuring film star Audrey Hepburn smoking fetch €430,000 at a charity auction in Berlin. (BBC)
- Canonization:
- Pope Benedict XVI canonises Mary MacKillop, the first Australian saint, in front of 50,000 people in Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican City. (''The Times of India'')
- Five other saints from other countries are also canonised: André Bessette of Canada, Stanisław Sołtys of Poland, Giulia Salzano and Camilla Battista da Varano of Italy, and Cándida María de Jesús of Spain. (AP)
- GM workers protest a drop in wages, from $58,000/year to $30,000/year, at a new car plant in Michigan that was funded by a $50 billion government bailout and is receiving $770 million in tax incentives. (Reuters)
- Workers in Hilton Hotels in the US cities of Chicago, San Francisco, and Honolulu continue a strike over what they claim are efforts to ampquotlock workers into cheap recession contracts.ampquot (LA Times)
- The Philippines prepares for Typhoon Megi, potentially the strongest typhoon to hit the country this year. (''Philippine Inquirer'')
- Five more bodies are found after a gas leak in a coal mine in China's Henan province, bringing the death toll to 26. (CNN)
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel had recently renewed contacts with a German mediator to negotiate the release of a captured Israeli soldier, Staff Sgt. Gilad Shalit, who is being held incommunicado by Hamas. (AFP)
- French Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux states that Saudi Arabia has warned that Al-Qaeda is targeting Europe particularly France. (BBC)
- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran is ready for talks with the six majors powers of the G5|5+1 group in November, but the Islamic Republic’s previous conditions for holding talks should be met. (IRNA)
- An international report finds its most noticeable example of racial profiling is that black people are 26 times more likely than white people to be searched by police in England and Wales U.S. civil rights activist Jesse Jackson describes it as ampquotastonishingampquot. (''The Observer'')
- Angela Merkel claims that multicultural society has ampquotfailedampquot in a Potsdam speech before younger activist members of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party. (BBC)
- It was reported that Ingmar Guandique, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, was to go on trial Monday for Chandra Levy's 2001 killing. (Fox News)
- Somali pirates hijack a South Korean owned Kenyan registered fishing boat with 43 crew aboard. (BBC)
- At least twelve people die when gunmen try to rob jewellery shops in Baghdad, Iraq and get into a gunfight with security, police and military. (Reuters via ABC News Australia)
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Sport Games on 17 October 2010
Serie A
Italian Football- Bari - Lazio : 0 - 2
- Brescia - Udinese : 0 - 1
- Cagliari - Inter : 0 - 1
- Catania - Napoli : 1 - 1
Jupiler League
Football (Belgium)- Cercle Brugge - Anderlecht : 1 - 0
- Genk - Standard : 4 - 2
Bundesliga 1
Football (Germany)- Hoffenheim - M'gladbach : 3 - 2
- Kaiserslautern - Ein Frankfurt : 0 - 3
Bundesliga 2
Football (Germany)- Aachen - Ingolstadt : 2 - 1
- Cottbus - Paderborn : 3 - 1
- Oberhausen - Munich 1860 : 0 - 0
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Magazine Covers
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- Time: A member of the Ohio Defense Force, a private militia
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.11452
- EW: Entertainment Weekly: no.1124
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of October 2010 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
Top #10 R&B songs
- Deuces - Chris Brown Featuring Tyga & Kevin McCall
- Bottoms Up - Trey Songz Featuring Nicki Minaj
- Love All Over Me - Monica
- Fancy - Drake Featuring T.I. & Swizz Beatz
- Holding You Down (Goin In Circles) - Jazmine Sullivan
- There Goes My Baby - Usher
- Can't Be Friends - Trey Songz
- Love The Way You Lie - Eminem Featuring Rihanna
- Miss Me - Drake Featuring Lil Wayne
- Alicia Keys - Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)
Top #10 Latin songs
- Nina De Mi Corazon - La Arrolladora Banda el Limon de Rene Camacho
- Cuando Me Enamoro - Enrique Iglesias Featuring Juan Luis Guerra
- Dime Que Me Quieres - Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga
- I Like It - Enrique Iglesias Featuring Pitbull
- Al Diablo Lo Nuestro - Espinoza Paz
- El Malo - Aventura
- Sergio Vega - Millonario de Amor
- Danza Kuduro - Don Omar & Lucenzo
- Corazon Sin Cara - Prince Royce
- La Despedida - Daddy Yankee
Top #10 Rock songs
- Stone Sour - Say You'll Haunt Me
- Neon Trees - Animal
- Kings Of Leon - Radioactive
- Mumford & Sons - Little Lion Man
- The Black Keys - Tighten Up
- Lay Me Down - The Dirty Heads Featuring Rome
- Another Way To Die - Disturbed
- Avenged Sevenfold - Nightmare
- Kick In The Teeth - Papa Roach
- Jimmy Eat World - My Best Theory
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
Crimes Against Liberty
As Americans, liberty is an inalienable right that is granted to us by God, protected by the Constitution, and upheld by our government.
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Fall of Giants
Ken Follett’s magnificent new historical epic begins as five interrelated families move through the momentous dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for women’s suffrage. A
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Even Silence Has An End
Ingrid Betancourt tells the story of her captivity in the Colombian jungle, sharing powerful teachings of resilience, resistance, and faith. Born in Bogotá, raised in France, Ingrid Betancourt at
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue combine into one satisfyingly complex and entertainingly atmospheric novel, the first in Stieg Larsson's thrilling Millenium series featuring Lisbeth Salander.
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Videogames
What videogames would you be playing back in the days ?
CSI: Crime City
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Dance Evolution
Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam
Pac-Man Party
Financial News
Stock Markets and Exchange Rates
News articles
The latest dispute over cable television retransmission fees is alienating viewers who will eventually foot the bill. [..]
