Date: March 14, 2006
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…
Space Shuttle Program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-115 to resume assembling the International Space Station. It is the first ISS assembly mission after the Columbia disaster back in 2003. Date: September 9, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On…
Mass unrest by the Primeiro Comando da Capital begins in São Paulo (Brazil), leaving at least 150 dead. Date: May 12, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Grigori Perelman Wins Fields Medal for Poincaré…
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that President George W. Bush's plan to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in military tribunals violates U.S. and international law. Date: June 29, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 29 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Madrid–Barajas Airport is bombed. Date: December 30, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 30 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Mexico Coal Mine Methane Explosion Kills 65 Miners – February 19, 2006Tel Aviv Restaurant Suicide Bombing Kills 11, Injures 70 -…
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) More events from 2006Montenegro Independence Referendum Passes…