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Historical Events Happened In 2006
Wednesday, 22 May 2013
Oct 18 Microsoft publicly releases Windows Internet Explorer 7 on this day in history. Share it »
Oct 19 On this day in history on the 19th anniversary of the 1987 stock market crash, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 12,000 for the first time gaining 19.05 points, or 0.16%, to 12,011.73. Share it »
Oct 23 Jeffrey Skilling is sentenced to 24 years and 4 months in federal prison on charges relating to the financial collapse of Enron on this day in history. Share it »
Oct 25 On this day in history the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously rules in favor of marriage equality. [1]. Share it »
Oct 27 On this day in history last Ford Taurus rolls off Atlanta Assembly line. Share it »
Oct 27 The St. Louis Cardinals win the 2006 World Series on this day in history. Share it »
Oct 29 On this day in history aviation Development Company Flight 53 crashes shortly after take off in Nigeria. Share it »
Oct 29 On this day in history luis Inácio Lula da Silva is re-elected President of Brazil. Share it »
Oct 30 On this day in history an airstrike on a madrasah in Bajaur kills dozens of suspected al-Qaeda and Taliban militants. Share it »
Oct 30 On this day in history former President of Chile augo Pinochet is placed under house arrest for crimes committed at the Villa Grimaldi detention centre. Share it »
Oct 30 The Esperanza Fire burns over 61 square miles of Cabazon, California mountain territory on this day in history. Share it »
Nov 01 On this day in history the Stardust Resort & Casino closes after 48 years of business in Las Vegas. Share it »
Nov 03 On this day in history iran successfully test-fires 3 new models of sea missiles in a show of force to assert its military capacities in the Gulf. Share it »
Nov 03 Science predicts 90% of maritime life forms will be extinct by 2048 on this day in history. Share it »
Nov 03 On this day in history ted Haggard resigns as president of the National Association of Evangelicals, after allegations of methamphetamine use and sexual relations with a male prostitute. Share it »
Nov 05 On this day in history former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and two of his senior allies are sentenced to death by hanging after an Iraqi court finds them guilty of crimes against humanity. Share it »
Nov 07 In the U.S. congressional elections, Minnesota Democrat Keith Ellison becomes the first Muslim elected to the House of Representatives on this day in history. Share it »
Nov 07 The Japanese town of Saroma, Hokkaido is struck by a tornado, killing nine. It is the deadliest tornado in Japan since 1941 on this day in history. Share it »
Nov 07 On this day in history u.S. Midterm elections: Democrats win control of both houses of Congress for the first time since 1994. Share it »
Nov 08 A transit of Mercury occurs on this day in history. Share it »
Nov 08 Margaret Chan is elected as the Director-General of the World Health Organization on this day in history. Share it »
Nov 08 U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld resigns; President Bush nominates Robert Gates, a former Central Intelligence Agency director, as his replacement. Gates is then confirmed by the U.S. Senate and sworn in on dec 18 on this day in history. Share it »
Nov 11 On this day in history edinburgh Place Ferry Pier, Hong Kong, completed the last journey of its 49-year operation. Share it »
Nov 12 On this day in history gerald Ford surpasses Ronald Reagan as the longest lived President of the United States. Share it »
Nov 12 The former Soviet republic of South Ossetia holds a referendum on independence from Georgia on this day in history. Share it »
Nov 15 On this day in history al Jazeera launches its new English language news channel, Al Jazeera English. Share it »
Nov 15 On this day in history start of the Sales and Use Tax in Puerto Rico; a response to the Puerto Rico budget crisis of may 2006. Share it »
Nov 15 The State of Hawaii bans smoking in all enclosed public places on this day in history. Share it »
Nov 16 Rioting in Nuku'alofa, the capital of Tonga, destroys approx. 80% of the CBD; 8 bodies found and foreign forces requested on this day in history. Share it »
Nov 17 U.S. comedian and actor Michael Richards launches a racially charged tirade at hecklers during a performance at the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles. Sony launches its next-generation console, the PlayStation 3, in North America on this day in history. Share it »
Nov 19 On this day in history the 94th Grey Cup is held in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The B.C. Lions beat the Montreal Alouettes 25-14. Nintendo launches its next-generation console, the Wii, in North America. Share it »
Nov 20 Iran and Syria recognize the government of Iraq, restore diplomatic relations, and call for a peace conference on this day in history. Share it »
Nov 20 On this day in history lee High School bus crash kills 4 students in Huntsville, Alabama. Share it »
Nov 21 On this day in history a gas explosion in the coal mine Halemba in Ruda Slaska, Poland, kills 23 miners approximately 1,000 meters below ground. Share it »
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