Date: February 24, 2006
At approximately 6:44 a.m. local Iraqi time, explosions occurred at the al-Askari Shrine in Samarra, Iraq. The attack on the shrine, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, caused the escalation of sectarian tensions in Iraq into a full-scale civil war. Date: February 22, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February…
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that President George W. Bush's plan to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in military tribunals violates U.S. and international law. Date: June 29, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 29 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
The 2006 Chadian coup d'état attempt ends in failure. Date: March 14, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 14 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Grigori Perelman Wins Fields Medal for Poincaré Conjecture Proof, August 22, 2006Cyclone Glenda Hits Onslow, Western…
Grigori Perelman is awarded the Fields Medal for his proof of the Poincaré conjecture in mathematics but refuses to accept the medal. Date: August 22, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 22 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Pierre Gemayel Assassinated…
The union of Serbia and Montenegro comes to an end with Montenegro's formal declaration of independence. Date: June 3, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 3 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Sudan Government Signs Accord with Sudan Liberation Army, May…
Felipe Calderón, the president of Mexico, launches a military-led offensive to put down the drug cartel violence in the state of Michoacán. This effort is often regarded as the first event in the Mexican drug war. Date: December 11, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this…