WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO AUGUST 2006
Find out what all happened February to August 2006

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

Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612 crashes near the Russian border over eastern Ukraine, killing all 170 people on board. (22. August 2006)

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

Mari Alkatiri, the first Prime Minister of East Timor, resigns after weeks of political unrest. (26. June 2006)

The world's longest running music show Top of the Pops is broadcast for the last time on BBC Two. The show had aired for 42 years. (30. July 2006)

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

Comair Flight 5191 crashes on takeoff from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky bound for Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia. Of the passengers and crew, 49 of 50 are confirmed dead in the hours following the crash. (27. August 2006)

Chencholai bombing in which 61 Tamil girls are killed in Sri Lankan Airforce bombing. (14. August 2006)

The first operation of Qinghai–Tibet Railway in China. (1. July 2006)

The terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba coordinates a series of bombings in Varanasi, India. (7. March 2006)

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

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

Serbia declares independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. (5. June 2006)

North Korea tests four short-range missiles, one medium-range missile and a long-range Taepodong-2. The long-range Taepodong-2 reportedly failed in mid-air over the Sea of Japan. (5. July 2006)

60th Anniversary Celebrations of Bhumibol Adulyadej's Accession. (9. June 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)

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)

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

A massive mudslide occurs in Southern Leyte, Philippines; the official death toll is set at 1,126. (17. February 2006)