In Mahmoudiyah, Iraq, 14-year-old Abeer Qassim Hamza al-Janabi is raped and murdered by five American soldiers of the 502nd Infantry Regiment, who also murder both of her parents and her sister. Date: March 12, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On…
Michelle Bachelet is inaugurated as the first female president of Chile. Date: March 11, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 11 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrives at Mars. Date: March 10, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 10 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)
The terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba coordinates a series of bombings in Varanasi, India. Date: March 7, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 7 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)
In Monterrey, Mexico, a man identified as Diego Santoy Riveroll commits a double murder against two children, followed by an attempted murder of his ex-partner, Erika. The incident is popularly known as the Cumbres case. Date: March 2, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day…
English-language Wikipedia reaches its one millionth article, Jordanhill railway station. Date: March 1, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declares Proclamation 1017 placing the country in a state of emergency in an attempt to subdue a possible military coup. Date: February 24, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Securitas depot robbery was the UK's largest heist. Almost £53m (about $92.5 million or €78 million) was stolen from a Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent. Date: February 22, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)
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…
A methane explosion in a coal mine near Nueva Rosita, Mexico, kills 65 miners. Date: February 19, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 19 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)