WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO JULY 2006
Find out what all happened March to July 2006

The Serious Organised Crime Agency, dubbed the "British FBI", is created in the United Kingdom. (1. April 2006)

Capitol Hill massacre: A gunman kills six people before taking his own life at a party in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. (25. March 2006)

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

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

Fidel Castro hands over power to brother Raúl Castro. (31. July 2006)

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

The United Kingdom Terrorism Act 2006 becomes a law. (30. March 2006)

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

Three Christian Peacemaker Team hostages are freed by British forces in Baghdad after 118 days of captivity and the murder of their colleague, American Tom Fox. (22. March 2006)

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

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

The Nathula Pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-openes for trade after 44 years. (6. July 2006)

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

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces that Iran has successfully enriched uranium. (11. April 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)

Shedden massacre: The bodies of eight men, all shot to death, are found in a field in Ontario, Canada. The murders are soon linked to the Bandidos motorcycle gang. (8. April 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)

2006 São Paulo violence: a major rebellion occurs in several prisons in Brazil. (13. May 2006)

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