"The Top Five News Events of 2010," by Kelley.

The year 2010 was a very eventful year. Of all of the things that happened last year, five main things come to mind. The BP Oil Spill was probably one of the most talked about events of the year. The tragic oil spill lasted for a full eighty-six days. That’s almost three months! Another horrible event was when the Chilean Miners got stuck in the mines underground. They were trapped underground for 69 days. A mine unexpectedly collapsed in Chile leaving nowhere for all 33 miners to go. Another tragic event was the earthquake in Haiti. It destroyed almost everything, and left lots of people homeless. The people living in Haiti lost everything in one day. They are still trying to rebuild everything and get back on their feet. The election of Florida’s governor was also very significant. Rick Scott unexpectedly defeated Alex Sink. Rick Scott spent almost seventy-five million dollars on his campaign. Alex Sink did some things wrong during her campaign, which hurt her chances alike. For example, she answered a helpful text message in an important debate where cell phones were prohibited. Another event that comes to my mind when I think of 2010 is the volcano eruption near the Eyjafjallajoekull glacier in Iceland. When the eruption happened in April, lava shot up a hundred meters and this caused lots of flights to be canceled. The last eruption in this area was in 1821.

Sources:

-http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100906112348AAcgaYq
-http://www.phongpo.com/search/how+long+were+the+chilean+miners+trapped
-http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/The-Vote/2010/1103/Florida-governor-election-results-Republican-Rick-Scott-prevails-in-tight-race
-http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8578576.stm