Welcome to the beginning of the 2010 installment of End of the Year, the annual slate of columns on this site dedicated to remember these past 365 days while, at the same time, also picking and choosing some of the year's best and/or most memorable moments in the world of sports, entertainment, politics, pop culture, religion, science, etc. In case you didn't read last year's installment of the column or if have just forgotten about the procedures, this year's version of End of the Year (much like last year) will be separated into four parts and will all get uploaded to this site almost every day this week until the clock strikes midnight on 01/01/11. The first post will be a month-by-month retrospective piece where I recall almost every important or memorable moment to have happened in 2010. The next three posts will be dedicated to my picks of some of the year's bests, with one post dedicated solely to the twenty or so best TV clips and/or viral videos of the year, one post dedicated solely to the year's most memorable individuals (featuring my vote for 2010's Person of the Year) and one post dedicated to every other best and/or most memorable stuff that I can fit. 2010 was a crazy year of many ups and downs, and I just figured that since I spend one day a week writing a look-back column at the week that was and the month that was that I would do it once again for the year itself.
The following is the first post: the month-by-month retrospective, where I look back on just how the hell we got here to this point in time. As with every post, I hope you enjoy.
2010
JANUARY
-Then Washington Wizards PG Gilbert Arenas starts 2010 off right with the news on New Year's Day that, on Christmas Eve, he and teammate Javaris Crittenton drew loaded guns onto each other during a card game. This resulted in the NBA suspending the two men for the rest of the '09-'10 season with Crittenton also getting released by the Wizards later on in the season.
- A massive 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes the Central American coastal country of Haiti, leaving the country (and especially the capital of Port-au-Prince) in ruins while killing nearly 230,000 people (one of the largest mortality rates caused by an earthquake in human history).
- The Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the capital of the country of UAE (United Arab Emirates), the tallest man-made structure to ever be built in the history of this planet, is officially open.
-The Alabama Crimson Tide defeat the Texas Longhorns 37-21 to win the BCS championship, college football's "national title."
- James Cameron's "Avatar" officially becomes the highest grossing movie of all-time both in the domestic and worldwide box office, surpassing...James Cameron's "Titanic." That man can sure bring the meat onto theater seats!
-Speaking of "Avatar," the movie picked up the Golden Globe Award for best motion picture drama while "The Hangover" won the Golden Globe award for best motion picture comedy. In the TV side of The Golben Globes, "Mad Men" picks up their third straight best TV drama win while "Glee" picks up the award for best TV comedy.
-Roger Federer and Serena Williams take home the top prizes at the Australian Open.
-Automotive company Toyota announces the massive recall of millions of vehicles due to improper breaking equipment, one of the largest single recalls in American history.
- In a game watched by nearly 59 million people (the largest audience for an NFL game ever not named the Super Bowl), the New Orleans Saints defeat the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Championship 31-28 in overtime for the right to face the AFC Champion Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLIV. The game is remembered for many things, none more memorable than Vikings QB Brett Favre, in what many considered to be his final season in the league, throwing a late fourth quarter interception as his last pass of the season.
- Future MLB Hall-of-Fame pitcher Randy Johnson and should-be future NFL Hall-of-Fame quarterback Kurt Warner both retire from their respective sports.
- Conan O'Brien's 7 month reign as host of "The Tonight Show" finally ends much sooner than expected after O'Brien didn't agree to NBC's request of moving the show to 12:05 a.m./ET in favor of a shortened, 30 minute version of "The Jay Leno Show." The final two weeks of "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" also featured an engaged media and public relations conflict between Conan O'Brien with his supporters and Jay Leno/NBC with his supporters in what would be known as the Late Night War of 2010.
-J.D. Salinger, author of "The Catcher and the Rye," dies. Teddy Pendergrass, famous singer, also passed away this month after a long battle with colon cancer.
-The world finds out that famous English soccer star John Terry was having an affair with one of his teamates wives.
-Republican Scott Brown wins Ted Kennedy's old Massachusetts Senate seat. The pleasing year for the Republican party begins.
-At the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, Taylor Swift's "Fearless" picks up the award for Best Album, Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody" wins Best Record, Beyonce's "Single Ladies" wins Song of the Year, and a bunch of other stuff happen.
FEBRUARY
-The XXI Olympic Winter Olympics take place in Vancouver, Ontario, Canada. The United States pick-up the most overall medals (37) while host nation Canada pick-up the most gold medals (14). Some of the event's highlights (both the good and the bad) include Canada defeating the United States in overtime to win the men's hockey final, the tragic death of luger Nodar Kumaritashvilli, the malfunctions during the game's Opening Ceremony, figure skater Joannie Rochette skating a day after her mother passed away, and more.
-The Martin Scorsese directed "Shutter Island," one of the year's first great movies, is first show in theaters.
-A revamped, 25th anniversary edition of the classic 1985 "We Are the World" video debuts on NBC during coverage of the Winter Olympics in order to raise relief funds for Haiti.
- With a TV audience of 106.5 million viewers (the largest in American TV history), the New Orleans Saints defeat the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLIV.
-Conan O'Brien joins Twitter and turns it into one of the most interesting to read feeds of the year.
-A 8.8 magnitude earthquake takes place in Chile, killing 497 and evenually causing a tsunami over the Pacific Ocean into areas like Hawaii and Indonesia.
-Tiger Woods makes his first public press conference since the scandalous stories involving him that began last Thanksgiving were released. In it, he apologize for any wrong doings that he may have committed, stated that all of the rumors are true and that he will return to golf during the Masters.
MARCH
- Congress finally passes the new Obama supported health care reform bill, the first major revamping of the health care system since the LBJ administration. This new plan includes the giving of health care to over 32 million Americans, expanding Medicaid and much more.
- It is reported that Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger may have sexually assaulted a woman in a Milledgeville, Georgia bar.
-The 82nd Academy Awards, hosted by Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin, took place at the Kodak Theatre. Some of the show's biggest moments include "The Hurt Locker" defeating "Avatar" and eight other nominees for Best Picture, Jeff Bridges winning the award for Best Actor for "Crazy Heart," Sandra Bullock winning Best Actress for "The Blind Side" a day after winning the Worst Actress Razzie for "All About Steve," "Up" winning best animated film, Katheryn Bigelow becoming the first woman to win Best Director, Christoph Waltz winning Best Supporting Actor for "Inglourious Basterds" and Elinor Burkett providing the year's "Kanye Moment."
-"The Pacific," the soon-to-be Emmy award winning ten part miniseries from Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, premieres on HBO.
-News circulate that during Pope Benedict XVI's time as Archbishop of Munich that he covered up the sex scandal of a pedophile priest, controversy among the church is caused.
-The same month that Sandra Bullock wins an Academy Award, we find her splitting up with husband Jessee James after it was found that James was involved with a woman known as "Bombshell McGee."
-"Alice in Wonderland" and "How to Train Your Dragon," two of the year's highest grossing movies, premiere in theaters.
-Jay Leno returns as host of "The Tonight Show."
APRIL
- On Earth Day (oh, the irony!), the BP-owned Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf Coast explodes, killing eleven workers and leaving behind a massive leak that would release oil in the gulf's waters. That leak would continue to release oil for the rest of the month and for many months to come.
-Lech Kaczynski, the President of Poland, and 96 others are killed in a plane crash in Smolensk, an area in western Russia.
-Eyjafjallajokull, an ice-cap volcano in Iceland, erupts and releases ash that would soon disrupt air traffic across northern and western Europe for many days.
-Tiger Woods returns to golf to play his tournament of the year at the Masters. He ended the tournament tied for 7th, but it was Phil Mickelson who ultimately ended up wearing the coveted green jacket.
-KFC releases the Double Down, a sandwich that uses two pieces of chicken as bread, to the general public.
-The Apple iPad is finally released to consumers. It would soon become one of the fastest selling products of all-time.
-Ben Roethlisberger is suspended by the NFL for 4-6 games at the same time that Georgia polic announce that he will not be charged for the sexual assault crime.
-Arizona passes its controversial immigration law, stating that police have the right to check people under suspicion that they may be illegal immigrants.
-Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" music video surpasses "Charlie Bit My Finger" as the most watched video in YouTube history.
- Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford is chosen by the St. Louis Rams as the first pick of the 2010 NFL draft. Other notable selections include the Detroit Lion taking Ndamukong Suh at #2, the Kansas City Chiefs taking Eric Berry at #5,the Buffalo Bills taking C.J. Spiller at #9, the Dallas Cowboys taking Dez Bryant at #24, the Denver Broncos taking Tim Tebow at #25, the New England Patriots taking .Rob Gronkowski at #42, the Carolina Panthers taking Jimmy Clausen at #48, and the Clevelang Browns taking Colt McCoy at #85.
-Evander Holyfield, at the age of 47, wins the WBF Heavyweight championship.
- The David Simon TV series "Treme" premieres.
-Colorado Rockies pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez pitches a no-hitter against the Atlanta Braves, beginning a string of 6 no-hitters and/or perfect games by a MLB pitcher this year.
-The Duke Blue Devils defeat the Butler Bulldogs in a close, 61-59 game to win the year's NCAA Div. I men's basketball tournament, while Connecticut wins it on the women's side.
-The Philadelphia Eagles trade longtime QB Donovan McNabb to the division rival Washington Redskins in favor of starting either Kevin Kolb or Michael Vick (it would eventually become the latter).
MAY
-In game 6 of the eastern Conference semifinals, the Boston Celtics defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 94-85 to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals round of the NBA playoffs. It would be the last NBA game that Lebron James ever plays in a Cavs uniform.
-"Lost," "Law and Order" and "24," three once groundbreaking and Emmy award winning shows during their time on-air were either ended voluntarilyy or were canceled in one of the most memorable months of TV finales in recent memory.
-Thanks to an online campaign on Facebook, 88 year old Betty White hosts an episode of "Saturday Night Live."
-David Cameron becomes Great Britain's new Prime Minister after defeating incumbent Gordon Brown and Nick Clegg.
-Doctor J. Craig Venter announces the creation of the first self-replicating bacterial genome cell.
-Actors Dennis Hopper and Gary Coleman both pass away.
-"Iron Man 2" and "Shrek Forever After," the final movie of the very popular "Shrek" series, both premiere in theaters.
-Simon Cowell officially ends his time as "American Idol" judge in favor of working on his new upcoming FOX series "The X-Factor."
-Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies and Dallas Braden of the Oakland A's throw perfect games in a span of twenty days.
-LCD Soundsystem's third studio album "This Is Happening," one of the most universally acclaimed albums of the year, was released.
-The "Modern Warfare" episode of "Community" a.k.a. the funniest half hour of television all-year, debuts.
-The Philadelphia Flyers become only the third team in NHL team to win a seven game playoff series after trailing 0-3(in this case, against the Boston Bruins).
- In Thailand, a protest rally was interrupted by police, causing a bloody riot that would kill 91 and injure thousands.
-NFL Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor is arrested for raping a 16 year old girl.
-The BP oil spill? The company tried as best as they could with operations like Top Kill and Junk Shot, but it was still not repaired.
JUNE
-It took seven games, but the Los Angeles Lakers were able to defeat the Boston Celtics to win their second straight NBA championship.
-Ethnic riots take place in Kyrgyzstan between the Kyrgyz and the rival Uzbeks, resulting in the death of hundreds.
-"Toy Story 3," the first ever animated movie to gross over a billion dollars worldwide and arguably the best movie of 2010, premieres in theaters.
-"Louie," based on the stand-up materials and life experiences of comedian Louis C.K., debuts on FX.
-At the French Open, Rafael Nadal win's the men's singles title while Francesca Schiavone win the women's singles title. Meanwhile, at Wimbledon, John Isner and Nicolas Mahut play a men's singles match that goes on...and on...and on...for 11 hours and 5 minutes (the longest match in tennis history).
-The majority of the World Cup takes place in South Africa. Among some of the highlights, you had Landon Donovan's goal in extra time to beat Algeria and advance the US to the next round of the tournament, the fantastic play of David Villa and Diego Drogba, Portugal's 8-0 win over North Korea, Ghana choking away a crucial World Cup playoff game thanks to a missed penalty kick by Asamoah Gyan, Robert Green's "Hand of Clod," Paul the Octopus's constant correct predictions, the torturing sound that was the vuvuzela and much more.
-Legendary men's basketball coach John Wooden passes away at the age of 99. Other notable people to die in June 2010 include: "Golden Girls" star Rue McLanahan, actor Jimmy Dean and veteran US Senator Robert Byrd.
- The BP oil spill? STILL. F$#%&^. GOING.
-The Russian spy story.
- At the 64th Annual Tony Awards, the main winners are "Red" for Best Play and "Memphis" for Best Musical.
-Future MLB Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. officially announces his retirement from baseball.
-Graeme McDowell wins the 110th U.S. (golf) Open.
-Steve Carell officially announces that he will leave "The Office" in May of 2011.
-During the same month that Edwin Jackson of, at the time, the Arizona Diamondbacks pitches a 148 pitch no-hitter, Armando Galarraga was robbed of one himself thanks to an umpiring error with two outs in the 9th inning by Jim Joyce.
-The Chicago Blackhawks win their first Stanley Cup since 1961, and it was awesome.
-Eminem releases his newest album "Recovery," while the first studio album for Drake, "Thank Me Later" hits the charts as well.
-The Washington Wizards select Kentucky's John Wall with the first pick in the year's NBA draft.
-In his first professional start since being selected with the #1 overall pick by the Washington Nationals in 2009, Stephen Strasburg makes a big debut, going 7 IP, 2 ER and 14Ks (including the last seven batters) against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
JULY
-BP announces that they have successfully placed a cap on the Deepwater Horizon oil leak to finally stop oil flow to the Gulf of Mexico for the first time in 86 days. The national nightmare is all over.
-Andres Iniesta scores a goal in the 108th minute to give Spain the 1-0 win in the World Cup Finals over the Netherlands. Diego Droba of Uruguay takes the Golden Ball, Thomas Muller of Germany takes the Golden Boot and Iker Casillas of Spain takes the Golden Glove.
-The social networking website Facebook receives its 500,000,000th user, making them the first in their field to do so.
- The first and soon-to-be only season of the wonderful AMC series "Rubicon" premieres.
-Actress/tabloid target Lindsay Lohan is sentenced to jail for a 90 day sentence after violating parole. She would soon be released after 13 days.
-Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams win Wimbledon in the men's and women's side respectively.
-"Inception," the science fiction movie from Christopher Nolan ("The Dark Knight") and starring Leonardo DiCaprio about expert dream thieves, is released.
-Iconic New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner dies of a heart attack.
-In a one-hour ESPN special called "The Decision," Lebron James announces to the world that he will now play basketball with the Miami heat, joining new teammates Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. In other NBA free agency news, the Golden State Warriors trade for David Lee, the Mavericks resign Dirk Nowitzki, the Bulls sign Carlos Boozer and Kyle Korver, the Celtics resign Paul Pierce and Ray Allen, the Lakers resign Lamar Odom and the Knicks sign Amare Stoudemire.
- The music video of Justin Bieber's "Baby" ends the three month reign of the music video for Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" as the most watched video in YouTube history.
-The mj15 Blog turns one years old, names the Tiger Woods Sex Scandals, South Carolina, The 2010 Tonight Show conflict, Matthew Clemens and Bill Simmons as the first five members in the website's made-up Hall of Fame.
-Alberto Contador wins his third straight Tour de France title.
-Kanye West joins Twitter.
-"Dynamite," a single from Taio Cruz, is released and soon earns the crown for Song of the Year That Even Makes White People Wanna Dance.
-Louis Oosthuizen wins the Open Championship at St. Andrews in dominating fashion.
-WikiLeaks, a non-profit organization created by Australian Julian Assange and intended on releasing secret, private and confidential documents and cables to the web, releases nearly 92,000 documents concerning the Us combat mission in Afghanistan from January 2004 to December 2009.
-Mel Gibson's crazy rants to his ex-girlfriend Oksana is finally released for the world to see. With it, Gibson reminds everyone just how much of a wacko he really is.
- During the MLB trade deadline, Roy Oswalt is traded from the Houston Astros to the Philadelphia Phillies, Cliff Lee is traded from the Seattle Mariners to the Texas Rangers, Dan Haren is traded from the Arizona Diamonbacks to the LA Angels of Anaheim, Bengie Molina is traded from the San Fransisco Giants to the Texas Rangers and Matt Capps is traded from the Washington Nationals to the Minnesota Twins.
-The world is introduced, at last, to Antoine Dodson thanks to a news report about his sister nearly getting raped in their home.
AUGUST
-The final set of United States combat troops finally leave Iraq seven years after they first invaded the country.
-Brett Favre announces that he will play a 20th NFL season, his second with the Minnesota Vikings. As this was going on, sports blog Deadspin makes their first of many more reports soon to come on Brett Favre's alleged cock shots that he sent to former New York Jets sideline reporter Jenn Sterger.
-A flood takes place in Pakistan, leaving nearly 1,600 people killed, 3.5 million people homeless within the first ten days and about 14 million overall affected by it.
- At this year's Emmy awards, "Mad Men" wins its third straight award for Outstanding Drama (the first to win three and a row since "The West Wing"), "Modern Family" wins Outstanding Comedy, "Temple Grandin" wins the award for best made-for-TV movie, "The Pacific" wins Outstanding Miniseries and Jimmy Fallon manages to be tolerable as host.
- The wildly entertaining five part series "Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the New York Jets" premieres on HBO.
-Elena Kagan gets sworn as the newest United States Supreme Court Justice following the resignation of David Souter.
-Martin Kaymer defeats Bubba Watson in a three-hole playoff to win the PGA championship. Dustin Johnson had an opportunity to play in that playoff, but he infamously received a two-stroke penalty after grounding his club in a sandtrap in the 72nd hole.
-The World Health Organization declares the great H1N1 influenza pandemic that began in 2009 officially over.
-At the US (tennis) Open, Rafael Nadal takes hom his third consecutive major title on the men's side, while Kim Clijsters wins her third US open overall on the women's side.
-Cee-Lo Green's awesome song, "F*ck You" is released.
-Paris Hilton is arrested for possession of cocaine.
-The new "Arcade Fire" album "The Suburbs," one of the year's most critically praised albums and Katy Perry's platinum album "Teenage Dream" are both released.
-Musician Wyclef Jean declares his candidacy for the President of Haiti. He would soon be ruled ineligible for not living in Haiti during the proper times.
SEPTEMBER
-The Fire Joe Morgan crew reunite on Deadspin for the second year in a row, and it was fantastic once again.
-"The Suitcase" episode of "Mad Men" a.k.a. the best hour of scripted TV drama in 2010 period and one of the best episodes of "Mad Men" ever, debuts.
-The National Bureau of Economic Research declares the recession that has plagued the U.S. since the fall of 2008 is over.
-Christine O'Donnell, America's most lovable anti-abortion witch practicer, is nominated as the GOP candidate for the Delaware Senate seat left by now Vice President Joe Biden. O'Donnell would eventually lose that race big time.
-In movie news, "The Town" starring and directed by Ben Affleck, is released in theaters and "The King's Speech," one of the year's top contenders for Best Picture debuts at the Telluride Film Festival.
- "Some Like it Hot" actor Tony Curtis and comedian Greg Giraldo both die.
-A few weeks after the news that Ellen Degeneres and Kara DioGuardi will also not return, "American Idol" introduces Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler as the show's new judges.
-In TV Land, "Boardwalk Empire," the drama series about Prohibition in Atlantic City during the 1920s, and "Terriers" the one-season wonder about a private PI business, debut. Ken Burn's "Tenth Inning," a continuation of his 1994 "Baseball" series, premieres on PBS as well.
OCTOBER
-All 33 Chilean miners that were trapped underground for 69 days following the famous Copiapó mining accident were finally rescued.
- Late night comedy show hosts Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert hold a Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear at the National Mall in Washington D.C. in response to Glenn Beck's Rally to Restore Honor held at the Lincoln Memorial back in August. The rally was attended by nearly 215,000 people, or 2 million if you ask Beck himself.
- "The Social Network," one of the consensus best movies of 2010 and top contender of the Oscar for Best Picture about the founding of Facebook, premieres in theaters nationwide.
-The now legendary Internet meme, Cigar Guy, is born, courtesy of The Daily Mail's Mark Pain.
-In his first postseason appearance, Roy Halladay pitches the first perfect game in MLB playoff history since Don Larsen did it in 1954. Halladay's Phillies would soon advance to the NLCS but would ultimately lose that one to the San Fransisco Giants. Meanwhile, in the AL, the Texas Rangers (led by Cliff Lee's masterful pitching) defeat the New York Yankees to advance to their first World Series in franchise history.
-Bill O'Reilly gets into a now infamous catfight with Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar on "The View."
-"The Walking Dead," based on the comic by Robert Kirkman, premieres on AMC Halloween night to both rave reviews and stellar ratings.
- The Brett Favre-Jenn Sterger cock shots story is finally confirmed on Deadspin, featuring actual NSFW photos of his Lil' Gunslinger, along with the news that he sent inappropriate texts to two more female Jets employees.
-"Two and a Half Men" star Charlie Sheen is hospitalized after being arrested drunk and with a female adult actress locked in one of his closets.
-A "Sesame Street" sketch starring Katy Perry wearing a wedding dress is cut from the show for allegedly being too inappropriate.
-Taylor Swift releases "Speak Now," a new album of hers.
-Paul the Octopus, famous for correctly predicting almost every match that he had to make a choice of during the World Cup just a few months ago, tragically dies.
NOVEMBER
-WikiLeaks is at it again, this time releasing nearly 250,000 different diplomatic cables from nearly 274 US embassies onto their website.
-The 2010 midterm elections take place in the US. While the Democrats retain a majority in the Senate, the Republicans, led by John Boehner, gain majority in the House of Representatives.
-The Giants defeat the Rangers in five games to win their first World Series since 1954.
-Prince William of Wales announces that he shall wed Kate Middleton in the spring of 2011.
-Notable movies released this month: "127 Hours," "Megamind," and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1."
- ESPN finally fires Joe Morgan (and, in sadder news, also fire Jon Miller).
-The new Conan O'Brien late night talk show "Conan" debuts on TBS.
-Jimmie Johnson becomes the first NASCAR driver in history to win five straight Winston/Nextel/Sprint Cup championships.
-North Korea blasts Yeonpyeong Island, a territory of rival South Korea, increasing the already high tension between the two nations
-Kanye West's fifth studio album "My Beautiful Dark, Twisted Fantasy," the consensus 5-star, 10 out of 10, best album of the year in almost every website or magazine that you read these days, debuts in the charts.
-Both comedic actor Leslie Nielsen and multiple time World Series winning manager Sparky Anderson pass away.
-Manny Pacquiao puts on a masterful performance over Antonio Margarito to become the first boxer in history to win a belt in eight different weight classes. Sadly, he has yet to face Floyd Mayweather in any of these matchups.
-Former US President George W. Bush returns to the national spotlight to promote his new memoir, admits that Kanye West calling him a racist was his worst moment as President. Man, how I missed him (Ed. note: not really)!
DECEMBER
-The creator of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange is arrested in Great Britain for rape allegations ranging in Sweden. He would soon be released on bail.
-The Connecticut University women's basketball team wins its 89th straight game, beating the 1971-74 UCLA basketball team's record of 88 straight game for the longest winning streak in NCAA basketball history. It would eventually end a few weeks later at 90 games.
-Florida head football coach Urban Meyer announces his resignation, doesn't un-resign a day later.
-Notable movies released this month: "True Grit," "Black Swan," "The Fighter" and "Tron: Legacy."
-Tiger Woods ends the year without winning a single tournament, the first time he has ever done this since going pro in 1996.
-President Obama compromises with both House Republicans and Democrats to help pass a new tax bill, extending the Bush tax cuts into 2011.
-On the same week that the roof of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome collapses, causing the Vikings to play their home game against the New York Giants on a Monday Night in Detroit, Brett Favre's consecutive starts streak of 297 game finally comes to an end. He would only play one more game in what should be his 20th and final NFL season. Oh, and the Favre-Sterger thing? The NFL only ended up fining Favre $50,000 for it, half as much as the Jets had to pay for the infamous "Tripgate" incident.
-The United States Congress repeals the controversial military policy "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
-Former Cubs third baseman/longtime radio broadcaster Ron Santo, longtime lawyer Elizabeth Edwards and former NFL player/broadcaster Don Meredith pass away to officially end the string of celebrity deaths in 2010.
-The first total lunar eclipse to occur during the annual winter solstice takes place for the first time since 1638.
-The CNN primetime news program "Larry King Live" airs its final episode after over twenty five years on air.
-In MLB hot stove news, the Philadelphia Phillies win the Cliff Lee sweepstakes, the Red Sox sign Carl Crawford and trade for Adrian Gonzalez, the Nationals sign Jayson Werth, the Yankees re-sign Derek Jeter, the White Sox sign Adam Dunn and Paul Konerko, and the Brewers trade for Zach Greinke.
-Auburn QB Cam Newton takes home the year's Heisman Trophy (though he may not keep it for long) and it is announced that Auburn and Oregon will play in next month's BCS National Championship.
-The mj15 Blog announces a full-time move to Blogger beginning in 2011. (Yep, I ended the post with a personal note. Deal with it.)
And that's the way it was for the year 2010! Since I am human, there is a strong possibility that I may have left out a thing or two in this post. If there is such an instance where that did occur, feel free to include them in the comments section, or e-mail me at the usual address so I can correct the post as soon as I can. Part two of End of the Year: 2010 (the videos of the year installment) will be posted sometime tomorrow. As of now, I have over 50 nominees for that list, so stay tuned. Until then, have a safe and happy Monday!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
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