April 4, 2010
Gas cost $2.79 a gallon in the spring of 2010, and the Dow Jones stood at 11,578 — a major healthcare overhaul was making its way through the final stages of implementation after President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law in March, reshaping how millions of Americans thought about medical coverage. On the radio, Rihanna's "Rude Boy" held the top spot, while audiences were filling theaters for "Clash of the Titans" and readers were working through Stieg Larsson's "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest." The Los Angeles Lakers claimed the NBA championship that June by defeating the Boston Celtics, and earlier that spring, a Pablo Picasso painting, "Nude, Green Leaves and Bust," sold at auction in New York for $106.5 million, setting a new world record for a work of art sold at auction.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — April 4, 2010
NY Times Headlines — Week of April 4, 2010
Obama Limits When U.S. Would Use Nuclear Arms
U.S. Now Trying Softer Approach Toward Karzai
World Events — April 2010
Time Person of the Year — 2010
On the radio
Billboard Charts — April 4, 2010
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 2009–10 Season
Emmy Winners — 2010
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — April 4, 2010
Ebert 4-Star Films — April 4, 2010
On the field
Sports Champions — April 4, 2010
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