Things to look forward to in 2010  A year ago, the joke was that
with so much strife afoot, the only thing most people would look
forward to in 2009 would be ... 2010.  It was funnier then -
before 2010 arrived and it turned out we're still struggling to
get out of two wars, an economic slump and a national political
squabble.  The bright side? Here are 10 things to look forward
to in '10.  Chopin and Barnum turn 200  Hark back a century or
two, and some pretty cool things were going on. This year, the
world celebrates the 200th birthdays of composer Frederic Chopin
(March 1) and circus founder P.T. Barnum (July 5).  Other round-
number anniversaries: It's 100 years since black boxer Jack
Johnson's historic knockout of James J. Jeffries and 50 years
since the signing of the Civil Rights Act; John F. Kennedy's
election; the debuts of the oral contraceptive, a functional
laser, and the 50-star U.S. flag; the publication of "To Kill a
Mockingbird"; and the renaming of a band called the Quarrymen as
- it's written