Page 6: Historical Events In 2006

Oct 15   The UN agrees to sanction North Korea over nuclear testing issue.   

Oct 16   The last MASH (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) was decommissioned   

Oct 17   The United States population reaches 300 million based on a United States Census Bureau projection   

Oct 18   In this year, Microsoft publicly releases Windows Internet Explorer 7   

Oct 19   On the 19th anniversary of the 1987 stock market crash, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 12000 for the inaugural time gaining 19.05 points, or 0.16%, to 12011.73.   

Oct 23   Jeffrey Skilling is sentenced to 24 years and 4 months in federal prison on charges relating to the financial collapse of Enron.   

Oct 25   The New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously rules in favor of marriage equality. [1].   

Oct 27   Last Ford Taurus rolls off Atlanta Assembly line   

Oct 27   The St. Louis Cardinals win the 2006 World Series.   

Oct 29   Aviation Development Company Flight 53 crashes shortly after take off in Nigeria.   

Oct 30   An airstrike on a madrasah in Bajaur results in the deaths of dozens of suspected al-Qaeda and Taliban militants.   

Oct 30   Former President of Chile augo Pinochet is placed under house arrest for crimes committed at the Villa Grimaldi detention centre   

Oct 30   The Esperanza Fire burns over 61 square miles of Cabazon, California mountain territory   

Nov 01   The Stardust Resort and Casino closes after 48 years of business in Las Vegas.   

Nov 03   Iran successfully test-fires 3 new models of sea missiles in a show of force to assert its military capacities in the Gulf.   

Nov 03   Science predicts 90% of maritime life forms will be extinct by 2048.   

Nov 03   Ted Haggard steps down as president of the National Association of Evangelicals, after allegations of methamphetamine use and sexual relations with a male prostitute   

Nov 05   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   

Nov 07   In the U.S. congressional elections, Minnesota Democrat Keith Ellison is recorded as becoming the inaugural Muslim elected to the House of Representatives   

Nov 07   The Japanese town of Saroma, Hokkaido is struck by a tornado, killing nine. It is the deadliest tornado in Japan since 1941.   

Nov 07   U.S. Midterm elections: Democrats win control of both houses of Congress for the inaugural time since 1994.   

Nov 08   A transit of Mercury occurs   

Nov 08   Margaret Chan is elected as the Director-General of the World Health Organization   

Nov 08   U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld steps down; 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   

Nov 11   Edinburgh Place Ferry Pier, Hong Kong, completed the last journey of its 49-year operation   

Nov 12   Gerald Ford surpasses Ronald Reagan as the longest lived President of the United States   

Nov 12   The former Soviet republic of South Ossetia holds a referendum on independence from Georgia   

Nov 15   Al Jazeera launches its new English language news channel, Al Jazeera English.   

Nov 15   Start of the Sales and Use Tax in Puerto Rico; a response to the Puerto Rico budget crisis of may 2006.   

Nov 15   The State of Hawaii bans smoking in all enclosed public places   

Nov 16   Rioting in Nuku'alofa, the capital of Tonga, destroys approx. 80% of the CBD; 8 bodies are discovered and foreign forces requested   

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   

Nov 19   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.   

Nov 20   Iran and Syria recognize the government of Iraq, restore diplomatic relations, and call for a peace conference   

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Jan 01   On this day in history death of harry Magdoff, American magazine editor (b. 1913)   

Jan 02   Cecilia Muñoz-Palma, first female Philippine Supreme Court Justice (b. 1913) died on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 2006 death of bill Skate, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (b. 1954)   

Jan 04   In the year 2006 death of irving Layton, Canadian poet (b. 1912)   

Jan 05   In the year 2006 death of lord Merlyn-Rees, British politician (b. 1920)   

Jan 06   In the year 2006 death of lou Rawls, American singer (b. 1933)   

Jan 07   Heinrich Harrer, Austrian mountaineer (b. 1912) died on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Tony Banks, British politician (b. 1943) died on this day in history.