Sri Lankan Civil War: Chencholai Schoolgirls Killed in Air Strike, August 14, 2006

The UK settles its Anglo-American loan, post-WWII loan debt. Date: December 29, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 29 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Mahmoudiyah Iraq Rape-Murder of Abeer Qassim Hamza al-Janabi, March 12, 2006National Museum of the Marine Corps…

The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat-1 is launched. Date: June 18, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Somalia Transitional Government and Ethiopian Troops Capture Mogadishu, December 28, 2006South Africa Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage, First in…

The Republic of Montenegro holds a referendum proposing independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro; 55% of Montenegrins vote for independence. Date: May 21, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2006Construction Begins…

Felipe Calderón, the president of Mexico, launches a military-led offensive to put down the drug cartel violence in the state of Michoacán. This effort is often regarded as the first event in the Mexican drug war. Date: December 11, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this…

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…