Date: December 11, 2006
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…
Al Jazeera English launches worldwide. Date: November 15, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Pulkovo Flight 612 Crashes Over Eastern Ukraine, 170 Killed – August 22, 2006Beit Hanoun Shelling Kills 19 Palestinian Civilians, November…
Mumbai train bombings: 209 people are killed in a series of bomb attacks in Mumbai, India. Date: July 11, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 11 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Over 60 Tornadoes Strike U.S., Tennessee Hit Hardest April…
The International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust is opened in Tehran, Iran, by then-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad; nations such as Israel and the United States express concern. Date: December 11, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This…
A massive mudslide occurs in Southern Leyte, Philippines; the official death toll is set at 1,126. Date: February 17, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 17 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006USS Oriskany Sunk as Artificial Reef in Gulf of…
Fourpeaked Mountain in Alaska erupts, marking the first eruption for the volcano in at least 10,000 years. Date: September 17, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 17 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Serbia Declares Independence from Serbia and Montenegro, June…