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)
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)
The last Mobile army surgical hospital (MASH) is decommissioned by the United States Army. Date: February 16, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)
Stephen Harper becomes Prime Minister of Canada. Date: February 6, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 6 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Goleta postal facility shootings occur, killing seven people before the perpetrator took her own life. Date: January 30, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)
The roof of one of the buildings at the Katowice International Fair in Poland collapses due to the weight of snow, killing 65 and injuring more than 170 others. Date: January 28, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day…