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  • Tel Aviv, Israel
    May, 2010
    Garry Kasparov

    Played 30 games simultaneously

    Tel Aviv, Israel
    May, 2010

    In May 2010 he played 30 games simultaneously, winning each one, against players at Tel Aviv University in Israel.




  • Virginia, U.S.
    May, 2010
    YouTube

    43% and more than 14 billion views of videos

    Virginia, U.S.
    May, 2010

    According to data published by market research company comScore, YouTube is the dominant provider of online video in the United States, with a market share of around 43% and more than 14 billion views of videos in May 2010.




  • Nasr City, Cairo
    Monday May 3, 2010
    Mohamed Salah

    Debut

    Nasr City, Cairo
    Monday May 3, 2010

    Salah played his youth football with El Mokawloon. He made his senior team debut in the Egyptian Premier League coming on as a substitute on 3 May 2010 in a 1–1 away draw against El Mansoura. During the 2010–11 season Salah continued earning minutes on the pitch, eventually becoming a regular in the team.




  • Maidenhead, England
    Thursday May 6, 2010
    Theresa May

    Re-elected MP for Maidenhead

    Maidenhead, England
    Thursday May 6, 2010

    On 6 May 2010, May was re-elected MP for Maidenhead with an increased majority of 16,769 – 60% of the vote. This followed an earlier failed attempt by the Liberal Democrats to unseat her in 2005, as one of that party's leading "decapitation-strategy" targets.




  • England
    Thursday May 6, 2010
    David Cameron

    The 2010 General Election

    England
    Thursday May 6, 2010

    The 2010 general election resulted in the Conservatives, led by Cameron, winning the largest number of seats (306). This was, however, 20 seats short of an overall majority and resulted in the nation's first hung parliament since February 1974.




  • New York City, New York, U.S.
    Thursday May 6, 2010
    New York Stock Exchange

    2010 Flash Crash

    New York City, New York, U.S.
    Thursday May 6, 2010

    On May 6, 2010, the Dow Jones Industrial Average posted its largest intraday percentage drop since the crash on October 19, 1987, with a 998-point loss later being called the 2010 Flash Crash (as the drop occurred in minutes before rebounding).




  • San Francisco, California, U.S.
    May, 2010
    Uber

    Uber goes live for the first time in San Francisco

    San Francisco, California, U.S.
    May, 2010

    Uber goes live for the first time in San Francisco, launches at SF AppShow, gives attendees first limo rides from app.


  • the Army Air Corps Base (AAC), Middle Wallop, England
    Friday May 7, 2010
    Prince Harry

    Prince Charles presented him

    the Army Air Corps Base (AAC), Middle Wallop, England
    Friday May 7, 2010

    Prince Charles presented him with his flying brevet (wings) on 7 May 2010 at a ceremony at the Army Air Corps Base (AAC), Middle Wallop. Harry had let it be known he intended to fly Apache attack helicopters if he was successful in passing the rigorous Apache training course. This would allow him to see active military service again on the frontline in Afghanistan.


  • Dublin, Ireland
    Monday May 10, 2010
    League of Legends

    European HQ

    Dublin, Ireland
    Monday May 10, 2010

    In Europe, Riot Games initially signed an international licensing partnership with GOA, the video games department of Orange's Content Division, and Europe's largest gaming portal. On October 13, 2009, GOA and Riot announced that they would start channeling server access for players located in Europe to GOA's dedicated servers. This partnership did not last; on May 10, 2010, Riot Games announced that they would take over the distribution and operation of the game in Europe. To do so, Riot Games established a European HQ in Dublin.


  • England
    Tuesday May 11, 2010
    David Cameron

    The Youngest Prime Minister

    England
    Tuesday May 11, 2010

    On 11 May 2010, following the resignation of Gordon Brown as Prime Minister and on his recommendation, Queen Elizabeth II invited Cameron to form a government. At age 43, Cameron became the youngest Prime Minister since Lord Liverpool in 1812, beating the record previously set by Tony Blair in May 1997.


  • England
    Tuesday May 11, 2010
    David Cameron

    Cameron appointed Nick Clegg as Deputy Prime Minister

    England
    Tuesday May 11, 2010

    Cameron outlined how he intended to "put aside party differences and work hard for the common good and for the national interest." As one of his first moves Cameron appointed Nick Clegg, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, as Deputy Prime Minister on 11 May 2010.


  • Istanbul, Turkey
    Wednesday May 12, 2010
    Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

    Turkey and Russia signed 17 agreements to enhance cooperation

    Istanbul, Turkey
    Wednesday May 12, 2010

    On 12 May 2010, Turkey and Russia signed 17 agreements to enhance cooperation in energy and other fields, including pacts to build Turkey's first nuclear power plant and further plans for an oil pipeline from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. The leaders of both countries also signed an agreement on visa-free travel, enabling tourists to get into the country for free and stay there for up to 30 days.


  • England
    Wednesday May 12, 2010
    Theresa May

    Appointed Home Secretary

    England
    Wednesday May 12, 2010

    On 12 May 2010, when May was appointed Home Secretary and Minister for Women and Equality by Prime Minister David Cameron as part of his first Cabinet, she became the fourth woman to hold one of the British Great Offices of State, after Margaret Thatcher (Prime Minister), Margaret Beckett (Foreign Secretary) and Jacqui Smith (Home Secretary).


  • Greece
    May, 2010
    International Monetary Fund

    3:11 proportion

    Greece
    May, 2010

    In May 2010, the IMF participated, in 3:11 proportion, in the first Greek bailout that totaled €110 billion, to address the great accumulation of public debt, caused by continuing large public sector deficits. As part of the bailout, the Greek government agreed to adopt austerity measures that would reduce the deficit from 11% in 2009 to "well below 3%" in 2014.


  • Wembley Stadium, London, UK
    Saturday May 15, 2010
    Michael Ballack

    The 2010 FA Cup Final

    Wembley Stadium, London, UK
    Saturday May 15, 2010

    He also started as Chelsea were victorious against Portsmouth in the 2010 FA Cup final, however he would come off injured shortly before half-time after a tackle by Kevin-Prince Boateng. As a result of the injury, Ballack was not able to participate in the 2010 World Cup.


  • San Bruno, California, U.S.
    May, 2010
    YouTube

    More than two billion times per day

    San Bruno, California, U.S.
    May, 2010

    In May 2010, YouTube videos were watched more than two billion times per day.


  • Pakistan
    Wednesday May 19, 2010
    Mark Zuckerberg

    Blocked in Pakistan

    Pakistan
    Wednesday May 19, 2010

    On May 19, 2010, Facebook's website was temporarily blocked in Pakistan until Facebook removed the contest from its website at the end of May. Sidiqque (Pakistani Deputy Attorney General) also asked its UN representative to raise the issue with the United Nations General Assembly.


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Wednesday May 19, 2010
    Kobe Bryant

    Setting a new playoff career-high

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Wednesday May 19, 2010

    On the Western Conference Finals, where they faced the Phoenix Suns. In Game 2, Bryant finished the game with 13 assists, setting a new playoff career-high; it was the most assists by a Laker in the playoffs since Magic Johnson had 13 in 1996.


  • Palo Alto, California, U.S.
    Thursday May 20, 2010
    Tesla, Inc.

    Tesla and Toyota announced a partnership

    Palo Alto, California, U.S.
    Thursday May 20, 2010

    On May 20, 2010, Tesla and Toyota announced a partnership to work on electric vehicle development, which included Toyota's US$50 million future conditional investment in Tesla and Tesla's US$42 million purchase of a portion of the former NUMMI factory.


  • Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
    Wednesday May 26, 2010
    Heysel Stadium Events

    Centenary Stand

    Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
    Wednesday May 26, 2010

    On Wednesday 26 May 2010, a permanent plaque was unveiled on the Centenary Stand at Anfield to honour the Juventus fans who died 25 years earlier. This plaque is one of two permanent memorials to be found at Anfield, along with one for the 96 fans killed in the Hillsborough disaster in 1989.


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