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{{*mp|January 15}} The first [[experiment]]al measurement of the [[melting point]] of '''[[diamond]]''' indicates that the solid [[buoyancy|floats]] on the liquid. |
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{{*mp|January 15}} The '''[[Solar eclipse of January 15, 2010|longest annular solar eclipse]]''' ''(pictured)'' of the entire [[3rd millennium|third millennium]] occurs over parts of [[Africa]], the [[Indian Ocean]], and [[Asia]]. |
{{*mp|January 15}} The '''[[Solar eclipse of January 15, 2010|longest annular solar eclipse]]''' ''(pictured)'' of the entire [[3rd millennium|third millennium]] occurs over parts of [[Africa]], the [[Indian Ocean]], and [[Asia]]. |
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{{*mp|January 14}} '''[[2010 Papua New Guinea bus crash|Two buses collide]]''' near [[Lae]] in [[Papua New Guinea]], killing at least 40 people. |
{{*mp|January 14}} '''[[2010 Papua New Guinea bus crash|Two buses collide]]''' near [[Lae]] in [[Papua New Guinea]], killing at least 40 people. |
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Revision as of 02:57, 17 January 2010
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- The first experimental measurement of the melting point of diamond indicates that the solid floats on the liquid.
- The longest annular solar eclipse (pictured) of the entire third millennium occurs over parts of Africa, the Indian Ocean, and Asia.
- Two buses collide near Lae in Papua New Guinea, killing at least 40 people.
- A 7.0 Mw earthquake strikes Haiti, causing widespread destruction in Port-au-Prince and killing over 40,000 people.
- The Liberal Democratic Party wins a plurality of seats in elections to the Legislative Chamber of Uzbekistan.
- Beach in Pourville, a painting by Impressionist artist Claude Monet stolen in September 2000, is recovered in Poland.
- An international investigation into the death of Rodrigo Rosenberg Marzano, who had left a recorded message saying President of Guatemala Álvaro Colom would have been responsible for his death, determines Rosenberg staged his own murder.
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