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1 November 2010 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 1 November 2010 was a Monday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Like a G6” by Far East Movement featuring The Cataracs and Dev.
- Top Film of 2010
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2010 was Toy Story 3.
- Bestselling Novel of 2010
- “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest” by Stieg Larsson was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 2010.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “American Idol” (FOX) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2010–11 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 1 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 1 November 2010 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 1 November 2010 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 1 November
- 1997 Titanic premieres publicly at Tokyo festival, launching a global blockbuster career.
- 2000 Chhattisgarh officially becomes the 26th state of India, formed from sixteen districts of eastern Madhya Pradesh.
- 2000 Serbia and Montenegro joins the United Nations.
- 2001 Turkey, Australia, and Canada agree to commit troops to the invasion of Afghanistan.
- 2011 Mario Draghi succeeds Jean-Claude Trichet and becomes the third president of the European Central Bank.
Famous people born on November 1
- Tim Cook, American businessman and engineer, current CEO of Apple Inc. (born 1960)
- Jenny McCarthy, American actress and model (born 1972)
- Aishwarya Rai, Indian model and actress (born 1973)
- Toni Collette, Australian actress (born 1972)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2010 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2010 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- April 5 – Adventure Time premieres on Cartoon Network.
- May 7 – Iron Man 2, directed by Jon Favreau, is released by Marvel Studios as the third film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the direct sequel to 2008's Iron Man.
- June 18 – Pixar Animation Studios' eleventh feature film, Toy Story 3, the sequel to 1999's Toy Story 2, is released in theaters, surpassing 2003's Finding Nemo as the studio's biggest financial success.
Life in the US in 2010
President
Barack Obama
Gas (per gallon)
$2.78
Loaf of Bread
$1.64
Average House
$222,900
Weekly Wage
$718
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