Protesters demanding a new election in Belarus, following the rigged 2006 Belarusian presidential election, clash with riot police. Opposition leader Aleksander Kozulin is among several protesters arrested. Date: March 25, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 25 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)
Capitol Hill massacre: A gunman kills six people before taking his own life at a party in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. Date: March 25, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 25 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)
Three Christian Peacemaker Team (CPT) hostages are freed by British forces in Baghdad after 118 days of captivity and the murder of their colleague from the U.S., Tom Fox. Date: March 22, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day…
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)
Over 150 Chadian soldiers are killed in eastern Chad by members of the rebel UFDC. The rebel movement sought to overthrow Chadian president Idriss Déby. Date: March 20, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)
Operation Bringing Home the Goods: Israeli troops raid an American-supervised Palestinian prison in Jericho to capture six Palestinian prisoners, including PFLP chief Ahmad Sa'adat. Date: March 14, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 14 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
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)