The BEST of '06 (from what I've seen.)
The year of when the former 38th President of the United States Gerald Ford died aged 93 of cerebrovascular disease. Chris Penn died aged 40 of heart disease. J Dilla died aged 32 of cardiac arrest 3 days after the release of his final album, "Donuts." Steve Irwin was killed aged 44 by a stingray on film. 1st Blu-ray disc titles were released. MeToo movement was founded by survivor & activist Tarana Burke. WikiLeaks was founded by Julian Assange. Twitter was founded by Jack Dorsey. Spotify was founded by Daniel Ek & Martin Lorentzon. Google purchased YouTube for $1.65 billion. Disney purchased Pixar for $7.4 billion.
Hanukkah Eve Storm of '06. Queens & European blackouts. Southern Leyte mudslide. Cyclone Larry. Yogyakarta earthquake.
Slovak Air Force Antonov An-24, Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612, Pakistan International Airlines Flight 688, S7 Airlines Flight 778, Armavia Flight 967, Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907, and Comair Flight 5191 crashes.
'06 Hajj Stampede during "the Stoning of the Devil" Ritual. PhilSports Stadium stampede. Côte ďIvoire Toxic Dumping incident. MS al-Salam Boccaccio 98 sinking. São Paulo Violence outbreak. West Nickel Mines School shooting. Chencholai bombing. Capitol Hill massacre. Series of Sadr City bombings. Series of 7 Mumbai Train bombings.
North Korea announced it had successfully conducted its 1st nuclear test. Former President of Iraq Saddam Hussein was executed aged 69 by a hanging. Islamic State founder Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed aged 39 in a targeted killing by 2 United States Air Force F-16C jets. Casamance Conflict ended. Hezbollah Cross-Border Raid culminated into the 2nd Lebanon War, "the July War." Gaza-Israel Conflict began. Iraqi Civil War began. Mexican Drug War began.
Hanukkah Eve Storm of '06. Queens & European blackouts. Southern Leyte mudslide. Cyclone Larry. Yogyakarta earthquake.
Slovak Air Force Antonov An-24, Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612, Pakistan International Airlines Flight 688, S7 Airlines Flight 778, Armavia Flight 967, Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907, and Comair Flight 5191 crashes.
'06 Hajj Stampede during "the Stoning of the Devil" Ritual. PhilSports Stadium stampede. Côte ďIvoire Toxic Dumping incident. MS al-Salam Boccaccio 98 sinking. São Paulo Violence outbreak. West Nickel Mines School shooting. Chencholai bombing. Capitol Hill massacre. Series of Sadr City bombings. Series of 7 Mumbai Train bombings.
North Korea announced it had successfully conducted its 1st nuclear test. Former President of Iraq Saddam Hussein was executed aged 69 by a hanging. Islamic State founder Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed aged 39 in a targeted killing by 2 United States Air Force F-16C jets. Casamance Conflict ended. Hezbollah Cross-Border Raid culminated into the 2nd Lebanon War, "the July War." Gaza-Israel Conflict began. Iraqi Civil War began. Mexican Drug War began.
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