Date: November 11, 2006
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…
The social media site Twitter (now officially named X) is founded. Date: March 21, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Somalia Transitional Government and Ethiopian Troops Capture Mogadishu, December 28, 2006Katowice Fair Roof Collapse…
Space Shuttle program: Discovery launches STS-121 to the International Space Station. The event gained wide media attention as it was the only shuttle launch in the program's history to occur on the United States' Independence Day. Date: July 4, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 4 📅 Events on this…
Fidel Castro hands over power to his brother, Raúl. Date: July 31, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 31 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006France First Employment Contract Protests Draw One Million March 28, 2006Katowice Fair Roof Collapse Kills 65,…
Armavia Flight 967 crashes into the Black Sea near Sochi International Airport in Sochi, Russia, killing 113 people. Date: May 3, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Slovak Air Force Antonov An-24 Crashes Near…
Six black youths assault a white teenager in Jena, Louisiana. Date: December 4, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Mount Cleveland Erupts in Alaska, May 23, 2006Montenegro Declares Independence, Ending Serbia and Montenegro Union…