Somalia Transitional Government and Ethiopian Troops Capture Mogadishu, December 28, 2006
Date: December 28, 2006
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Date: December 28, 2006
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At approximately 6:44Β 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 β π Other events on February…
Saddam Hussein, the former president of Iraq, and his co-defendants Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti and Awad Hamed al-Bandar, are sentenced to death in the al-Dujail trial for their roles in the 1982 massacre of 148 Shia Muslims. Date: November 5, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 5 π Events on this…
Two earthquakes in Hengchun, Taiwan measuring 7.0 and 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale kill two and disrupt telecommunications across Asia. Date: December 26, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 26 π Events on this day in 2006 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Mexico Coal Mine Methane…
A Slovak Air Force Antonov An-24 crashes near Hejce, Hungary, killing 42. Date: January 19, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 19 π Events on this day in 2006 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2006NASA Reveals Mars Global Surveyor Photos Suggesting Liquid Water on Mars, December 6,…
Over 60 tornadoes break out in the United States; Tennessee is hardest hit with 29 people killed. Date: April 2, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 2 π Events on this day in 2006 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Canadian House Recognizes QuΓ©bΓ©cois Nation Within Canada, November…
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 β π Other events on March 2 π Events on this day…