WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO JUNE 2006
Find out what all happened February to June 2006

The last Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) is decommissioned by the United States Army. (16. February 2006)

ETA, the armed Basque separatist group, declares a permanent ceasefire. (22. March 2006)

Over 60 tornadoes break out in the United States; hardest hit is in Tennessee with 29 people killed (2. April 2006)

The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat is launched. (18. June 2006)

The union of Serbia and Montenegro comes to an end with Montenegro's formal declaration of independence. (3. June 2006)

The government of Sudan signs an accord with the Sudan Liberation Army. (5. May 2006)

Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier, is kidnapped by Palestinian militants in a cross-border raid from the Israeli territory. (25. June 2006)

Over 150 Chadian soldiers are killed in eastern Chad by members of the rebel UFDC. The rebel movement sought to overthrow Chadian president Idriss Deby. (20. March 2006)

Construction begins on the Freedom Tower for the new World Trade Center in New York City. (27. April 2006)

Michelle Bachelet is inaugurated as first female president of Chile. (11. March 2006)

In South Korea the United Liberal Democrats, the three top political parties was merged into Grand National Party. (20. February 2006)

The aircraft carrier USS Oriskany is sunk in the Gulf of Mexico as an artificial reef. (17. May 2006)

Iranian Azeris interpret a cartoon published in an Iranian magazine as insulting, resulting in massive riots throughout the country. (12. May 2006)

Sami Hammad, a Palestinian suicide bomber, detonates an explosive device in Tel Aviv, killing 11 people and injuring 70. (17. April 2006)

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrives at Mars. (10. March 2006)

Alaskan stratovolcano Mount Cleveland erupts. (23. May 2006)

English-language Wikipedia reaches its one millionth article, Jordanhill railway station. (1. March 2006)

Protesters demanding a new election in Belarus, following the rigged Belarusian presidential election, 2006, clash with riot police. Opposition leader Aleksander Kozulin is among several protesters arrested. (25. March 2006)

At least one million union members, students, and unemployed take to the streets in France in protest at the government's proposed First Employment Contract law. (28. March 2006)

Dhaka wildcat strikes: A series of massive strikes begin, involving nearly 1.8 million garment workers in Bangladesh. (20. May 2006)