At A Glance

19 November 2010 at a glance

Day of the week
19 November 2010 was a Friday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “We R Who We R” by Kesha.
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 19 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 19 November 2010 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 19 November 2010 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 19 November

  • 1998 Clinton–Lewinsky scandal: The United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee begins impeachment hearings into U.S. President Bill Clinton.
  • 1999 Shenzhou 1: The People's Republic of China launches its first Shenzhou spacecraft.
  • 1999 John Carpenter becomes the first person to win the top prize in the TV game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
  • 2001 The Aviation and Transportation Security Act is enacted by the 107th United States Congress in the immediate aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The Act created the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
  • 2023 The 2023 Cricket World Cup final takes place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, played between host nation India and Australia.

Famous people born on November 19

  • Jodie Foster, American actress, director, and producer (born 1962)
  • Allison Janney, American actress (born 1959)
  • Charles I of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1600–1649)
  • James A. Garfield, American general, lawyer, and politician, 20th President of the United States (1831–1881)

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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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