10 Years After Opening Statements, Casey Anthony Juror Reflects on Verdict: 'I Had Reasonable Doubts'

Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/MCT/Landov. Ten years ago Monday,Casey Anthonyhad her day in court. Opening statementsbegan on May 24, 2011 — and both sides leveledjaw-dropping bombshellsin the case that horrified the nation. But lead defense attorneyJose Baezhad a different argument. “Caylee was never missing,” Baez told the jury. “On June 16, 2008, she drowned in the family swimming pool. It was a horrible tragedy. A common tragedy.” Minutes later, there was an audible gasp in the courtroom when Baez alleged that Casey’s father, George Anthony, molested her when she was 8 years old.

10 Years Later, 'Balloon Boy' Dad Still Insists Saga Was No Hoax

It’s been 10 years since the nation sat, transfixed, as a homemade balloon floated miles and miles over Colorado, purportedly with 6-year-old Falcon Heene (a.k.a. “Balloon Boy”) along for the ride. Though already bizarre, the story would only get stranger as it was revealed that not only was the young boy not inside the balloon, but he never had been, and was camped out in his family’s attic instead. ABC

10 Years, 10 Photos of Tom Brady & Gisele Bündchen Making Out on the Met Gala Red Carpet

01of 10A SWEET SMOOCH: 2008Kristen Somody Whalen/Penske/REX/ShutterstockProofTom Bradyis the best date ever? He’s well aware of how arduous getting red carpet readytrulyis. Case in point: His decision to gently plant a kiss on then-girlfriend Gisele Bündchen’s temple (instead of smudging her glossy pout). 01of 10 A SWEET SMOOCH: 2008 Kristen Somody Whalen/Penske/REX/Shutterstock ProofTom Bradyis the best date ever? He’s well aware of how arduous getting red carpet readytrulyis. Case in point: His decision to gently plant a kiss on then-girlfriend Gisele Bündchen’s temple (instead of smudging her glossy pout).

10 Years, 5 Albums & 1 Artist of the Decade: Taylor Swift's Record-Breaking Career by the Numbers

01of 13Taylor Swift: Artist of the DecadeMichael Buckner/Getty; Kevin Mazur/WireImageTaylor Swiftburst onto the music scene in 2006 with her debut single “Tim McGraw” and has been steadily topping the charts ever since. Fromplaying local showsfor a small handful of onlookers to selling out arenas in a matter of minutes, it seems like she’s achieved herwildest dreamsover the last 13 years.Within the last decade alone, she’s had five No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as 20 top 10 hits, with more than 70 songs making the chart.

10,000 Volunteers Pull Out of Helping at Tokyo Olympics amid Calls for Games' Cancellation

Photo: Stanislav Kogiku/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images TheTokyo Olympicsare becoming increasingly complicated for organizers. According to theAssociated Press, nearly 10,000 of 80,000 unpaid volunteers have pulled out from participating in the event, set to begin on July 23. Organizers admitted some of the volunteers resigned from the positions due toCOVID-19fears, among other reasons. In late April, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga first announced that Japan would be undergoing its third COVID-19-related lockdown, as Tokyo and three other prefectures — Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo — experienced a sharp increase in cases,NPRreported at the time.