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Georgia History Timeline / Chronology 2010
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| January 5, 2010 |
No. 9 Georgia Tech loses to No. Iowa 24-14 at the Orange Bowl in Miami |
| February 16, 2010 |
President Obama announced an $8.33 billion loan guarantee for the new Vogtle reactors (Wayneboro, Georgia), the first step in the Administration's push to jump-start the nuclear construction industry.
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Burke County, Georgia |
| February 19, 2010 |
Lima, a 12-year-old zebra from Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey circus escapes the pen at Phillips Arena and is spotted near Centennial Park, CNN and on the Downtown Connector before being captured near the Grady Curve |
| February 20, 2010 |
Zeta Tau Alpha sorority chapter wins top prize at the Sprite Step Off competition in Atlanta. Among those judging the competition were recording artists TLC's Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas and Monica |
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2010 Sprite Step Off |
| February 24, 2010 |
Elana Meyers from Douglasville, Georgia, and teammate Erin Pac won a bronze medal in the women's two-man bobsled competition during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. |
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Douglas County, Georgia |
| February 24, 2010 |
Apple's Itunes online music store, crossed the 10 billion song threshold when 71-year-old Louie Sulcer of Woodstock, Ga., bought "Guess Things Happen That Way" by Johnny Cash. Steven Jobs called Sulcer to congratulate him for winning 10,000 free songs. |
| February 25, 2010 |
According to DeKalb County Police, a 2009 Toyota Corolla slammed into the front of a neighbor's home across the street near Stone Mountain when her accelerator got stuck. The VIN indicated that her car was one of those recalled by Toyota for such problems. |
| February 25, 2010 |
Coca-Cola and McDonalds, facing criticism for the judges selection at the percussive dance "Sprite Step Off" in Atlanta, announced they would award a co-prize to the second place team from a chapter from Alpha Kappa Alpha along with the original winner, a chapter from Zeta Tau Alpha. |
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2010 Sprite Step Off |
| February 26, 2010 |
The Kia Sorrento plant in West Point, Georgia, officially opens |
| March 5, 2010 |
A 20-year old Georgia College student tells friends at Capitol City, a bar in Milledgeville, that she was sexually assaulted by Pittsburgh Steeler quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. She reports the crime to a police officer on the scene before being treated at a local hospital for injuries, including bruising on her head. |
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Milledgeville assault |
| March 7, 2010 |
Brad Keselowski taps Carl Edwards in lap 41 of the Atlanta Motor Speedway's Kobalt Tools 500 in Hampton, Georgia. With Keselowski looking to finish in the top 5, Edwards later retaliates, banging Keselowski and sending him airborne. NASCAR officials order Edwards to leave the track. |
| March 8, 2010 |
Battling his second sex crimes charge in 9 months, Pittsburgh Steeler QB Ben Roethlisberger hires noted Atlanta attorney Ed Garland. The victim's family also hires attorneys. |
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Milledgeville assault |
| March 9, 2010 |
Neal Horsley, from Carrollton is arrested for making terroristic threats against Elton John. He stood in front of John's Atlanta apartment building with a sign saying "Elton John Must Die." He then posted a video of it on YouTube. Horsley was upset because John said Jesus was a "compassionate, super-intelligent gay man who understood human problems" in Parade Magazine. |
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Elton John Death Threats |
| March 10, 2010 |
In statements to police, Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger admits he had "sexual contact" with a young Georgia College student and that she had "bumped her head" during the incident |
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Milledgeville assault |
| March 17, 2010 |
Attorneys for Ben Roethlisberger's victim deliver a letter to DA Fred Bright asking that the criminal case not continue. The letter states, "...this decision does not reflect any recanting of our client's complaint." |
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Milledgeville assault |
| April 12, 2010 |
Baldwin County District Attorney Fred Bright said assault charges against Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger would not be filed. |
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Milledgeville assault |
| April 15, 2010 |
According to USA Today, friends of the young college student assaulted by Ben Roethlisberger tried to reach her in the women's restroom during the assault but were prevented by his bodyguards. One friend told a bodyguard the victim was "...too drunk to be alone back there with Ben. We need to get her." |
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Milledgeville assault |
| April 19, 2010 |
Demario Atwater pleads guilty in federal court to charges of carjacking, kidnapping and firearms charges in the torture/murder of Eve Carson. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole. |
| June 14, 2010 |
Fulton County judge Kimberly Adams dismissed the case against Neal Horsley because his actions against Elton John did not warrant criminal charges |
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Elton John Death Threats |
| June 23, 2010 |
UGA Alumni John Isner goes down in the record books as the winner of the longest match in tennis history following a 183-game marathon that spanned two days against Frenchman Nicolas Mahut on Court 18 at Wimbledon. |
| June 24, 2010 |
| July 5, 2010 |
Damon Evans resigns as UGA athletic director following his DUI arrest. He had been the director since 2004. |
| July 10, 2010 |
Country singer and American Idol winner Carrie Underwood marries hockey player Mike Fisher at Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro |
| July 19, 2010 |
Andrew Breitbart posts an edited version of a speech given by U. S. D. A. employee Shirley Sherrod to the NAACP. In editing the video Brietbart makes Sherrod's statements seem racist. |
| July 20, 2010 |
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| August 31, 2010 |
Decatur's Paste Magazine, a national music magazine, calls it quits amid falling revenue. |
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DeKalb County, Georgia |
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