2006

Facts and Events That Happened in This Year

Dec 30

The Madrid Barajas International Airport was bombed.

Dec 5

Audrey Hepburn's dress was auctioned off at a record price.

Nov 19

The Nintendo Wii was released in the US.

Nov 17

Sony released the PlayStation 3 console in North America.

Nov 14

The James Bond movie 'Casino Royale,' with Daniel Craig as Bond, premiered in London.

Nov 5

Saddam Hussein was sentenced to death after being found guilty of crimes against humanity.

Oct 17

The US population reached 300 million people.

Oct 9

Google announced that it had acquired YouTube for $1.65 billion.

Oct 4

Julian Assange launched WikiLeaks.com.

Sep 7

Sacha Baron Cohen's mockumentary 'Borat' premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Sep 6

Stephanie Myers published New Moon, the second novel in the Twilight series.

Aug 31

Two of Edvard Munch's stolen artworks were found after being missing for two years.

Aug 25

Naturalists Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor discovered the world's tallest tree in Redwood National Park, California.

Aug 6

At just 30 years old, golf professional Tiger Woods won the 50th PGA, making him the youngest person ever to win a PGA.

Jul 15

Twitter was launched to the public.

Jul 13

British singer-songwriter Lily Allen released her first album, 'Alright, Still,' in the UK.

Jul 11

A series of seven bomb blasts killed 209 people in Mumbai, India.

Jun 24

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest premiered at Disneyland Resort, Anaheim, California.

Jun 21

Two newly discovered moons orbiting Pluto were named Nix and Hydra.

Jun 5

Serbia declared its independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.

May 27

The 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake occurred.

May 16

The Apple MacBook was released.

Mar 21

The first-ever Tweet was published on Twitter.

Mar 11

Michelle Bachelet became the first female president of Chile.

Mar 10

After seven months of travel, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrived safely to Mars.

Feb 22

The UK's biggest robbery happened, where at least six thieves stole £53 million.

Jan 24

Walt Disney announced it was going to buy Pixar.

Jan 22

Evo Morales was inaugurated as Bolivia's first indigenous President.

Jan 8

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook the entire Eastern Mediterranean.