User:Glimmer721/Google Doodles

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List of Google Doodles in 2010

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Date Location Occasion Notes
January 1 Global[1] New Year 2010[2] —
January 4 Global[1] Isaac Newton's 367th birthday An apple falling from a tree. It is the first doodle to include an action.[3]
January 9 Slovakia and Czech Republic[4] Karel Capek's 120th Birthday —
January 11 Japan[5] Coming of Age Day —
January 14 India[6] Festival of Kites —
January 14 China[7] Celebration of Chinese Culture —
January 15 Turkey[8] European Capital of Culture The doodle highlighted Istanbul, which had been chosen as the Capital of Culture that year.[8]
January 18 United States[9] Martin Luther King, Jr. Day —
January 20 Spain[10] Festival of San Sebastian —
January 21 Poland[11] Grandparent's Day The Polish version of the holiday.[11]
January 22 China[12] Porridge Day —
January 23 Belgium and France[13] Django Reinhardt's 100th Birthday —
January 25 Australia[14] Doodle4Google Austrialia Winner —
January 26 India[15] Republic Day of India —
January 29 Isreal and Russia[16] Anton Chekhov's 150th Birthday —
January 31 Chile[17] Tapati Rapa Nui Festival —
March 4 Global[1] Antonio Vivaldi's 332nd birthday[18] —
March 14 Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United States, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam[19] Pi Day [20] —
March 14 United Kingdom and Ireland[21] Mother's Day[20] Celebration of Mother's Day in the UK and Ireland
March 14 Spain[22] Felix Rodriguez de la Fuente's birthday[20] —
April 1 United States[23] April Fool's Day Google jokingly changed their name (and logo) to "Topeka" for a day in response to the city of Topeka, Kansas; the city had unofficially changed its name to Google for the previous month.[24]
April 2 Global[1] Hans Christian Andersen's 205th birthday A multi-part doodle which tells the story of Andersen's "Thumbelina", created by Jennifer Horn.[25][26]
April 22 Global[1] Earth Day Also Earth Day's 40th anniversary.[27]
April 24 Global[1] Hubble Space Telescope anniversary 20th anniversary of the telescope's launch by NASA[28]
May 7 Global[1] Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's 170th birthday Created by Jennifer Horn. Dancers from the San Francisco Ballet posed for the design, the first time real people have posed for a doodle.[29] The moonlit scene represented Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake.[30]
May 21 Global[1] 30th anniversary of Pac Man An playable game of Pac Man designed as the Google logo. It is the first doodle to be interactive.[31] On May 24, 2010, Google announced that it will keep the game permanent at http://www.google.com/pacman/.[32]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "2010 Global Google Doodles". Google. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  2. ^ "Happy New Year 2010!". Google. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  3. ^ Schofield, Jack (January 4, 2010). "Google celebrates Isaac Newton's birthday with a falling apple". The Guardian. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  4. ^ "Karel Capek's 120th Birthday". Google. January 9, 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  5. ^ "Coming of Age Day 2010". Google. January 11, 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  6. ^ "Festival of Kites 2010". Google. January 14, 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  7. ^ "Celebration of Chinese Culture". Google. January 14, 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  8. ^ a b "Istanbul 2010 European Capital of the Year". Google. January 15, 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  9. ^ "Dr. Martin Luther King Day 2010". Google. January 18, 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  10. ^ . Google. January 20, 2010 http://www.google.com/doodles/festival-of-san-sebastian. Retrieved March 2, 2012. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Text "titleestival of San Sebastian" ignored (help)
  11. ^ a b . Google. January 21, 2010 http://www.google.com/doodles/grandparents-day-2010-poland. Retrieved March 2, 2012. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |tite= ignored (|title= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "Porridge Day 2010". Google. January 22, 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  13. ^ "Django Reinhard's 100th Birthday". Google. January 23, 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  14. ^ "Doodle 4 Google 2010 - Australia". Google. January 25, 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  15. ^ "Republic Day of India 2010". Google. January 26, 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  16. ^ . Google. January 29, 2010 http://www.google.com/doodles/anton-chekhovs-150th-birthday. Retrieved March 4, 2012. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |tite= ignored (|title= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ "Tapati Rapa Nui Festival 2010". Google. January 31, 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  18. ^ Leach, Ben (March 4, 2010). "Vivaldi given Google Doodle". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  19. ^ "Pi Day". Google. March 14, 2010. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  20. ^ a b c Schwartz, Barry (March 14, 2010). "Google's Pi Day Logo on 3.14". Search Engine Land. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  21. ^ "Mother's Day 2010 - UK & Ireland". Google. March 14, 2010. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  22. ^ "Felix Rodriguez de la Fuente's Birthday". Google. March 14, 2010. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  23. ^ "April Fool's Day 2010". Google. April 1, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  24. ^ "Topeka Google April Fools' Prank". The Huffington Post. June 1, 2010. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  25. ^ Horn, Jennifer (April 2, 2010). "Hans Christian Andersen's 205th Birthday". Google. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  26. ^ "Hans Christian Anderson honoured in Google doodle". The Daily Telegraph. April 2, 2010. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  27. ^ Vaughan, Adam (April 22, 2010). "Earth Day 2010 grows a Google Doodle forest for its 40th birthday". The Guardian. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  28. ^ "Google Doodle celebrates Hubble Space Telescope's 20th anniversary". The Daily Telegraph. April 24, 2010. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  29. ^ Horn, Jennifer (May 7, 2010). "Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's 170th Birthday". Google. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  30. ^ Wada, Karen (May 7, 2010). "Today's Google Doodle? It's a 170th birthday present for Tchaikovsky". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  31. ^ Ha, Peter (May 21, 2010). "Google Doodles Pac Man on his 30th Birthday". Time. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  32. ^ Paul, Ian (May 24, 2010). "Google Gives the Gift of Pac-Man Forever". PC World. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
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