A Look Back At

Born in 2010

What Was Life Like in 2010?

Who Was in Charge?

President

Barack Obama

Gas (per gallon)

$2.78

Loaf of Bread

$1.64

Average House

$222,900

Weekly Wage

$718

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.
July 15 – The BP Oil Spill is stopped for the first time, 86 days after oil started leaking into the Gulf of Mexico.
July 16 – Inception is released in theaters to critical acclaim and box office success, grossing $825 million in its initial run.
October 6 – Instagram, a mainstream photo-sharing application, is founded.
October 31 – The Walking Dead debuts on AMC.
November 24 – Walt Disney Animation Studios' 50th feature film, Tangled, is released in theaters. The most expensive animated film of all time, it receives critical acclaim and commercial success - the studio's best performance in both fields since the Disney Renaissance.